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One of the largest landowners in Scotland has agreed a historic transfer of land to a community trust in the Borders. The land, which has been gifted by Buccleuch’s Borders Estate to Newcastleton & District Community Trust encompasses a range of amenity sites in the village.

Hart Builders has been confirmed as one of the major sponsors for Maroon’d at Gala, a free sports and music festival taking place at Netherdale, Galashiels on Saturday 18 April. Ian Dalgleish, Gala RFC president (left), with Duncan Scott, project manager at Hart Builders

Goodcall, Scotland’s first dedicated mobile communication social enterprise, has ploughed tens of thousands of pounds back into the third sector in just six months by helping charities drive down their mobile phone bills. The Dundee-based company aims to provide the lowest cost mobile communic

Two Scottish specialised supported housing projects which will provide much-needed homes-for-life in the community for people with long-term health needs have received an investment of £6.2 million by real estate investment trust Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc. Max Shenkman, head of inve

The first sod was cut this week on a 24-home affordable housing development in Biggar. The development will be built by the Hadden Group on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

Aberdeen City Council has unanimously approved its housing revenue account budget that it said will bring major investment in existing stock and a commitment to delivering Gold Standard new homes.

Simon Community Scotland has teamed up with third sector organisations, businesses, Glasgow City Council and the city's Health & Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) to launch a new alternative giving scheme for people involved in street begging.

Kingdom Housing Association and Fife Housing Group recently hosted an event where tenants from 16 different housing associations and local authorities met to discuss the ways they hold their landlords to account. The East of Scotland Scrutiny Network Meeting was organised by the Tenant Par

A new policy which would allow Moray Council staff to access council tenants’ homes to make sure they meet minimum safety requirements has been released for public consultation. In response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Scottish Government has amended the minimum legal standard for smoke

North Lanarkshire Council has established a Universal Credit Assistance Fund to help tenants who find themselves falling into rent arrears due to built-in waiting times for Universal Credit payments to be processed and paid. (from left) Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey, convener of housing and regen

East Lothian Council approved its 2020/21 budget yesterday agreeing an increase in council tax of 4.84%. Willie Innes, council leader said that this year the council faced a funding shortfall of £4.4 million even after applying the maximum council tax increase.

Moray Council has set its budget for 2020/21, agreeing a council tax rate increase of 4.84%. The council also agreed further £104,000 of cuts including a reduction in funding for Moray Leisure Centre, Moray Women’s Aid, and to recharge schools for the cost of music tuition for SQA pupils

Aberdeenshire Council's LDP has revealed that housing allowances for 2020-2032 will increase to 10,214, a rise of 1,879 homes.

Technology to manage the condition of communal areas in tenements is among the projects that will be unveiled at an annual public sector innovation showcase.

Following on from the launch of the new First Home Fund, Harper Macleod held a special briefing for solicitors who regularly act for shared-equity scheme purchasers. The First Home Fund is a £150 million national pilot scheme to provide first-time buyers with up to £25,000 towards the pu