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Scotland's new Building Standards Hub will be officially launched yesterday in Dunfermline.

Committee members and staff from the Easterhouse Housing and Regeneration Alliance (EHRA), representing seven housing associations in Greater Easterhouse, have met housing minister Paul McLennan to discuss the current challenges facing community-based housing associations. Members discussed the impo

Frontline housing, homelessness and social justice organisations working in Aberdeen have backed Shelter Scotland’s call for councillors to declare a housing emergency later this week. An open letter signed by nine organisations operating in the city was sent to members of Aberdeen City Counci

Glasgow-based Pineview Housing Association has promoted three members of its housing services team.

The HHSC Learning Hub is the dedicated website for showcasing the training courses provided by Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd, one of the leading specialist health and safety consultancy and training providers across the UK, including up here in Scotland.

At Share, it is important that the training and development support that is on offer meets the sector where it is, flexing to the challenges and innovating to meet new needs that arise. For Share to do that, they must keep an eye on the horizon and finger on the pulse, walking alongside the sector t

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £287,488 in June-August 2024, an annual increase of 2.3%, ESPC reports.

Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has released a powerful new mini-documentary that gives insight into the impact of its work on supporting homeless ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen.

Hundreds of residents in Edinburgh have been decanted after defects were discovered in more than 700 new build homes. Robertson Partnership Homes has taken responsibility for the failings and is carrying out repairs at 12 affected sites, understood to be mainly in the north and west of the city

East Renfrewshire Council will be handing tenants the keys to more than 100 new-build council houses in Newton Mearns over the coming months.

A 90-year-old supporter of Glasgow City Mission will be raising funds for the charity by zip-sliding down the Clyde this Friday. Gladys Speedie turned 90 in April this year and she wanted to mark the event by helping others. She has galvanised her friends to sponsor her and convinced some of them to

Clackmannanshire Council has a clear vision supported by revised priorities, with a streamlined approach to monitoring performance and political and officer leadership that has been effective in setting clear priorities, a report from external auditors has concluded. The Best Value report was presen

Property portal ESPC has launched the fourth season of its podcast, The ESPC Property Show, as well as the launch of a themed spin-off series for first-time buyers, ESPC’s First-Timers Club. Hosted by ESPC’s CEO Paul Hilton and Megan Milne, the fourth season of The ESPC Property Show wil

West Lothian Council has approved plans to deliver a plot of 15 affordable homes in Linlithgow. The development in Deanburn comes after a previous plan for a site near West Calder was dropped.

The opportunity to further develop crofting as a key component of Scotland’s land reform programme has been highlighted by the Scottish Land Commission. The Commission was responding to the Scottish Government's consultation on crofting reform, which proposes updates to the Crofting Act,