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A homeowner who was ordered to reduce the height of rows of trees along a boundary wall within the grounds of his property after his neighbours complained that they were overshadowing their garden has lost a legal challenge against a decision.

Following hot on the heels of being listed at 32 in the UK-wide ‘Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations To Work For’, Fife Housing Group has now been recognised by Best Companies as the top housing association to work for in Scotland.

Scottish landlords have engaged positively with the Scottish Housing Regulator’s (SHR) Annual Assurance Statement process, though Glasgow City Council has yet to submit its statement, a new report has found.

New Gorbals Housing Association has announced with great sadness the death of committee member Sandra Cameron.  Sandra, who served on the management committee since 2002, passed away suddenly on Saturday 7th March 2020 aged 59.

Muirhouse Housing Association has hailed the success of its current trainee Courtney Wilson who recently completed her SCQF Level 6 in Business and Admin course after having also completed her first year with the Association. Now that Ms Wilson has completed her SCQF in business and admin she i

Stirling Council said it has committed to investing millions in initiatives to support communities, grow the local economy and enhance infrastructure including roads after it approved a budget package which will safeguard vital services, protect its most vulnerable people and increase inve

Inverclyde Council’s budget has been approved at a meeting held in Greenock yesterday.  The local authority, which has already set its council tax separately from the budget, has reached a cross-party agreement through the council’s Members’ Budget Working Group (MBWG), which

A bit to deliver 32 flats within the grounds of the former Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen look set to be given the green light.

Councillors have voted to delay a decision into plans for a major housing development in Stanley so the proposal can be determined alongside another application.

More than 450 pupils from St Francis Primary School have taken part in a series of bespoke run workshops run by Urban Union, at the Laurieston Living development in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Regeneration specialists Urban Union - part of the Robertson Group - created a series of workshops and sit

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced an 18 strong shortlist for its 2020 awards with a Tollcross Housing Association development among the hopefuls. The £8.38 million Dunira Street Housing project in Glasgow was designed on behalf of the Association by Elder &

Tenants moving into newly finished homes at Eildon’s Springfield Place development in St Boswells are set to benefit from dramatically cheaper fuel bills. The Passivhaus development at Springfield Place, St Boswells

An Edinburgh flat which was purchased through an affordable housing scheme has been ordered by the local authority to stop operating as a short-term let property.

Plans for a major build to rent development comprising a 20-storey tower and another with 13 floors have been drawn up for the canal near Speirs Wharf in Glasgow.

Nineteen organisations have now signed up to the TEC in Housing Charter this year, pledging to support tenants to be able to live longer at home using digital technology, writes SFHA TECH engagement officer Graeme Hamilton. (from left) John Ferguson MBE, honorary president at Parkhead Housing Associ