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Housing has the potential to become as potent a driver of far-right support within European politics as immigration due to unaffordable rents and property prices across the continent, the United Nations' expert on housing has warned.

The Highland Council has published annual reports which help to monitor infrastructure and give insight into future development opportunities across the region.

Wheatley Homes East built almost 200 new affordable homes in the east in the last financial year with hundreds more new homes in the pipeline. Part of Wheatley Group, the social landlord built 197 new homes in the last 12 months.

Shelter Scotland has urged the new First Minister to give housing a dedicated seat at the cabinet table. Former deputy first minister John Swinney was unopposed in the SNP leadership race following Humza Yousaf's resignation last month. He is now on track to become Scotland's seventh first

Revised plans for a £76 million development to regenerate Sauchiehall Street have been minded to grant approval by Glasgow City Council. The plans, brought forward by student accommodation developer and operator Fusion Group will see the construction of a student-led, mixed-use development on

The Scottish Housing Regulator has set out its plans to carry out a comprehensive review of the Annual Return on Charter (ARC) during 2024/25.

Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit in Bonnyrigg. Ogilvie Construction is building the development, which will be constructed to the Passivhaus green-energy standards, on behalf of Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership and Mid

As the festival programme for this year’s Borders Book Festival officially launched, sponsors Eildon marked the occasion by spreading the joy of books across the generations.

Last week, The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland celebrated its first birthday! We’ve put together some information which tells you all about the Network, including what we have achieved in our first year and what’s still to come during 2024. We're starting off with a reminder of wh

West Lothian Council has launched a postcode look-up facility for council housing tenants where they can check when their home is scheduled for improvement and maintenance works. This service enables council tenants to search for the proposed review year for Housing Capital Investment Programme work

Local community-led projects aimed at revitalising homes and improving rural transport links will be taken forward by Perth and Kinross Council and partners, following a winning bid for Innovate UK Pathfinder Places funding. The £150,000 funding provided follows a successful Phase 1 Pathfinder

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning that proposals to charge advice agencies who provide immigration advice fees could have a ‘disastrous’ impact. The Home Office is currently consulting on introducing charges for bodies providing immigration advice.

Shetland Islands Council staff are among those benefitting from a visit to Lerwick by a fully-equipped mobile classroom to deliver certified heat pump training.

Thousands more unpaid carers in Scotland will be eligible for a new benefit, if regulations laid this week in the Scottish Parliament are approved. Carer Support Payment is the replacement for Carer's Allowance in Scotland. It was first launched in November 2023 in three pilot areas, Perth & Kin

A public consultation that will help shape future developments at the Viewforth and Burghmuir Road areas of Stirling has now gone live. The new draft framework and planning brief for Viewforth and Burghmuir covers a key area of the city centre that includes the Viewforth site, existing council build