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Dundee City Council and local partners have transformed their homeless services to tackle the challenges of the coronavirus crisis and maintain support to some of the most vulnerable people in the city, the local authority has said. City organisations involved in the effort to provide lifeline assis

Home Group has successfully issued £100 million retained bonds in a deal which saw the lowest interest rate that the housing association has ever achieved in a long-term fixed rate transaction.

In a first for the UK, all new homes constructed by InverTay Homes will be sanitised against COVID-19 and certified as being safe for use.

Colleen Rowan, policy and research lead at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF), discusses the Supporting Communities Fund and why its recognition of community anchors is so important. Along with colleagues in housing and other sectors, GWSF was delighted to see the

Hillhead Housing Association has been successful in obtaining grant funding from the Scottish Government to provide financial support to local groups & charities who are supporting residents in these difficult times. The Association has also been successful in obtaining a small amount of funding

Concerns over the treatment of Glasgow's asylum seekers have been raised to ministers following the tragic death of a Syrian refugee in the city.

Proposals for a mixed-use development with around 500 new homes in Polmont have been launched by property company Hansteen.

Aberdeenshire housebuilder Bancon Homes is targeting more new business in the Central Belt after unveiling plans for its first development outwith the North East of Scotland.

Glasgow-based David Williamson has submitted plans to build seven homes and a Co-Op on vacant land on Strawberryfield Road in Aberdeenshire's Westhill.

A Wester Ross community development organisation has unveiled plans to purchase land to create affordable homes and business units. The Applecross Community Company (ACC) is currently in the final stages of submitting an application to the Scottish Land Fund as it seeks to transform areas in the vil

Glasgow City Council has rejected plans to build 46 flats on a vacant site in Dennistoun. 

Gosal Properties has submitted revised plans to convert an empty B-listed Glasgow city centre building into serviced apartments. 

Community groups across Aberdeenshire have been awarded grants from the local authority thanks to the Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund, a support mechanism approved in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

In the past month, the Cyrenians FareShare depot in Leith has redistributed a record-breaking 164 tonnes of food in response to a huge increase in demand during the coronavirus pandemic. This week local MSP Ben Macpherson visited on his daily walk, to thank staff and volunteers for safely supporting

Organisations from across Scotland have worked together to create a new platform to help health and social care workers and carers look after their physical and mental health. Launching yesterday, a new national digital wellbeing hub will enable staff, carers, volunteers and their families to access