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Private rented housing developer Moda has secured planning permission to transform the old Strathclyde Police headquarters in Glasgow into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’. Under plans approved by Glasgow City Council, Holland Park – named after the grand hotel-style lobby that will sit on Holl

Callum Chomczuk As the new Lobbying Act comes into force, CIH Scotland's deputy director Callum Chomczuk explains what it all means and outlines some of the potential impacts on political engagement.

The homes are planned for a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area Amended plans for the design and layout of 16 homes on a site within the boundary of the Culloden (Battlefield) Conservation Area have been given planning approval by Highland councillors.

The names of the former St Mirren stars to have a street named in their honour in new housing on the site of the club's old Love Street ground have now been revealed. Renfrewshire Council ran the #SaintsStreets competition which gave supporters the chance to name five streets at the new affordable h

The Urban Society of Heriot-Watt University will be launching the first annual Scottish Urban Students Forum networking and speakers event on April 6 at the Scottish Poetry Library. The theme for the inaugural networking and speakers event will be Perspectives in Placemaking: The future of Planning

ICONFIRM UK CEO Mike McEwan discusses the difficulties often faced by housing associations and how GDPR will both benefit and challenge the sector. With the much-publicised General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in May 2018, companies are scrambling to ensure that they are set

The UK government has announced the winners of a £25 million competition to pave the way for a future rollout of 5G technology in the UK. From the Orkney Islands, Inverness-shire and Perthshire to the West of England and south Wales, the six projects led by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Organisations and projects across the West of Scotland looking for the chance to receive a share of £15,000 as part of the CALA Homes Community Bursary scheme are being urged to get their applications in before the closing date of March 23. Now in its second year, the scheme aims to provide support

Healthy Working Lives has launched its new website, allowing businesses across Scotland to access personalised advice to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of their workforce. The new home of health, safety and wellbeing is packed with interactive features. And its fresh and concise new conten

Scottish Housing News is now on LinkedIn, giving our readers more opportunities to keep updated with developments. The move comes as record figures were registered by the Scottish Housing News website, which attracted over 38,000 unique visitors last month, and subscribers to the free daily newslett

Tenants at a retirement housing development in Bo’ness have seen their IT skills flourish thanks to the creation of an internet café by pupils at a local school. Eleven school pupils from Bo’ness Academy have been attending Bield’s Dean Court development to help share their computer skills wi

The number of new build homes completed by housing associations in Scotland has dropped by 19% since last year and by 43% in the last three months, according to new figures. The latest Quarterly Housing Statistics, released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, revealed that there were 386 housi

George Walker Scottish Housing Regulator chair, George Walker, says the Regulator’s discussions with stakeholders will inform what goes into the new Regulatory Framework which it plans to publish next year.

Kevin Stewart Communities across Scotland are to benefit from a share of £26 million as part of an initiative which supports projects that engage and involve local communities in disadvantaged areas, tackle inequality and support inclusive growth.

Contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd has commenced works on a new housing development in the centre of Perth. Located on Crieff Road, the development will comprise 24 two-bedroom flats and is being delivered on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. The development is expected to be completed in February 2