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A historic estate dating back to the 17th century is set to be bought by the community thanks to a grant from the Scottish Land Fund. The Douglas Support Estate at Viewpark in Lanarkshire occupies almost 160 acres of fields and woodland, bordered by the M8.

Plans by Thenue Housing to develop 77 new homes in the Calton area of Glasgow have been given the green light.

Derelict land in Bellshill will shortly be transformed into 24 brand-new, energy efficient and affordable homes for Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) after regeneration specialist ENGIE was appointed to deliver the £3 million project.

Emergency services were called out to the former Jordanhill College building in Glasgow at the weekend after a large fire broke out at the housing development site.

Everyone in the UK will have the legal right to request a decent and affordable broadband connection from March next year, Ofcom has confirmed.

A volunteering initiative to engage older people in craft-based activities has been hailed a big success. The ‘Creative Ageing Volunteer Development Programme’ run by arts organisation Impact Arts in partnership with Linstone Housing aims to promote creativity among older tenants of the

More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives have opened lawsuit proceedings in the US against three firms they blame for the fire. The legal action, which will target cladding maker Arconic, isolation manufacturer Celotex, and fridge supplier Whirlpool, could result in tens of millions of dollars

A new pantry service offering quality food at low prices has been introduced in Edinburgh by Cyrenians. The city-based charity delivers sustainable solutions for the causes and consequences of homelessness. Food poverty is a key element of a number of its services including cooking courses at its Fl

The national 2019 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration have been launched by the Scottish Government. The awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300 cross-sector member organisations across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government.

The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill 2019 is expected to receive Royal Assent this summer after the legislation passed Stage 3 at Holyrood yesterday.

Demolition work is now under way at the East Whitlawburn Regeneration Project in Cambuslang to make way for new private and rented housing.

Sanctuary has submitted a planning application for more than 130 affordable homes in Glenburn, Paisley.

Scottish charity Ypeople has announced its disaffiliation from the wider YMCA movement. Ypeople delivers a range of support including mentoring, housing advice, services for people whose lives have been affected by homelessness, throughcare services, counselling and after school care to vulnerable i

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has welcomed the UK Government’s launch of a full consultation on the reform of building safety regulation but has voiced concerns over the length of time given to receive industry opinion. New regulation proposals and a related eight-week consultation

Primary school pupils across Galashiels were invited to showcase why they love living in the area while painting a mural on the fence that surrounds a local development site.