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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has put energy efficient housing investment and the Warm Home Discount at the heart of its proposals for Scotland’s post-COVID economic recovery. In its submission to the Scottish Government’s Advisory Group for Economic Recovery, the charity outlines a ser

Glasgow-based housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has made four new appointments to support its plans for growth, which remain on course, despite the current economic uncertainties. The company has announced the promotion of finance manager Gillian Quigley to company director plus the recruitment o

A new housing development has been proposed for Glasgow’s historic Acre House.

A developer’s plans to deliver 200 homes on the old golf course in the village of Gretna will be subject to an online consultation event this week.

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has welcomed Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of the AIMCH stakeholder group. The £6.5 million AIMCH project is a collaboration between Stewart Milne Group, Barratt Developments, London &

Six highly-respected dispute resolution specialists have teamed up to offer a first of its kind fully online service for the mediation and arbitration of civil and commercial disputes, aimed at providing a quicker, efficient and more cost-effective alternative to court. It can be used by housing ass

Homelessness charity Cyrenians has quadrupled the output at its FareShare depot due to increased demand during the coronavirus crisis, delivering over 419 tonnes of food since March. Making use of FareShare produce, the charity’s Community Cook School has been converted into a production kitch

Still Game star Greg Hemphill has said he is proud to support Age Scotland's national Friendship Campaign to help tens of thousands of older people who are feeling increasingly isolated and lonely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The charity is encouraging anyone who is feeling alon

A further ten charities are set to receive a total of £41,074 from the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust Aberdeen COVID-19 Hardship Fund.

The Scottish Government has called for clarity from the UK Government over its £10 million funding gap. Tens of millions of pounds of lifeline funding has been fast-tracked to charities by the Scottish Government since the start of the coronavirus crisis despite delays in clarity over Barnett

A new net-zero plan launched by Zero Waste Scotland aims to show public, private and third sector organisations how to rebuild after coronavirus and meet their vital obligations on ending the climate emergency at the same time. Zero Waste Scotland has published its plan setting out five key steps fo

Detailed planning permission has been secured for 146 new homes at one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments.  The first residential plots at Blindwells

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) is working on a response on behalf of the sector to the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Framework for Decision Making proposals and route map, including a restarting services guide for landlords, an online space for sharing practice and i

Older tenants of Wheatley Group are getting extra security and peace of mind in their homes during the coronavirus crisis as the association is introducing a further 200 elderly tenants in mainstream homes to the Housing Proactive service.

Thenue Housing has helped a florist secure vital funding for her struggling business.