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A joint community venture by Pilmeny Development Project and FENIKS has received a major funding boost from Harbour Homes via the National Lottery’s Community Fund.

The Housing and Property Committee of the Highland Council met yesterday and noted the Housing Service performance report 2023/24 that met the agreed priorities and associated initiatives in the Local Housing Strategy 2023-2028. The report highlighted a number of achievements in 2023/24 in increasin

The social housing sector is facing several complex challenges as it looks forward, including but not limited to climate change, economic uncertainty, succession planning, recruitment challenges, cutbacks in other services, and several housing emergencies declared around the country.

Kingdom Housing Association has unveiled plans to deliver flats in Dunfermline in what was once a flagship office for Fife Council. New City House on Edgar Street was purpose-built for the local authority but council staff vacated the building in February after it was deemed “significantl

Finalists for the prestigious Scottish Home Awards have been unveiled, marking the 17th edition of the key celebration of excellence in Scotland's housing sector.

Caledonia Housing Association Group has launched its business plan for 2024-2025. The annual plan, which aligns with Caledonia’s five-year strategic plan for 2024-2029, details the priorities for the housing association including customer service improvements, climate change, asset and develop

A revised application for phase one of the South Stirling Gateway development has been approved by Stirling Council planners. Persimmon Homes was granted detailed planning consent for the development, between Pirnhall and Bannockburn, at a meeting of the Planning and Regulation Panel in October 2023

ARK Housing Consultancy has announced a senior figure in the social housing sector will be joining its consultancy team. Kirsty Wells will take up her role of assistant director in early July 2024.

Proposals by Cala Homes that would deliver a mix of 68 new homes, 17 of which would be affordable properties, at Upper Lochton, Banchory, have been recommended for approval by officers at Aberdeenshire Council.

Kate Lackie, Malcolm MacLeod and Allan Gunn have been appointed as assistant chief executives with The Highland Council. Under a new council structure consisting of three service clusters, they will each manage a service reporting directly to chief executive Derek Brown.

Springfield Properties has signed a new contract, worth £10.1 million, with Moray Council for the delivery of affordable housing. The group will receive funds from the sale of the land to Moray Council in the current financial year and the design and build phase, which accounts for the vast ma

Housing consultancy firm Arneil Johnston has retained its Investors in People (IIP) Platinum status, having been re-awarded the prestigious accreditation for the next three years.

GRAHAM has started construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes. The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever mixed-use residential development of its kind by Unite Students, one of the UK&rsqu

New amenity blocks for Travellers at Clinterty which include a kitchen, bathroom, and storage facilities have been completed. The facilities, which were funded by Aberdeen City Council with £3.1 million of support from the Scottish Government Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund, include 21 amen

Ralph Sayer, the Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agents, has broken new ground with the recruitment of its first trainee. Napier University law graduate Megan Kane joins the firm on a two-year traineeship having recently attained her Diploma In Professional Legal Practice from Strathclyde Univ