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The money required to deliver three secondary schools, two new care homes and extra investment in the Borders’ road network has been agreed.

Councillors in Edinburgh have considered a proposal which would give residents living in tenements greater access to a wider range of communal recycling facilities with more frequent collections.

Glasgow-based multi-disciplinary practice NIXON has been appointed to complete reinstatement works at flats at the city's Lancefield Quay following an extensive fire which broke out last December.

Kiltane Developments has submitted plans to the City of Edinburgh Council to replace warehousing at a backlands site off Edinburgh's Gorgie Road with 217 student beds and 59 residential apartments.

Town centre tenements in Paisley are due to undergo a mutimillion-pound renovation thanks to a refurbishment deal struck between Paisley Housing Association and Renfrewshire Council. The 52 flats – currently with commercial properties below them - are in five closes at 3, 5, 7 and 9 Orchard St

Wheatley Group has handed over its 100th home to Scotland’s Housing First partnership to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Scotland. Housing First Scotland is a partnership set up to tackle rough sleeping. It gives secure mainstream tenancies to people who are currently sleeping rough

The Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, which will ensure a £214 million investment package, was signed at a special event at Forth Valley College yesterday. The deal focuses on delivering national and international sustainability through cutting edge environmental projects, innova

Ahead of today’s Scottish Budget debate, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for clarity regarding the scale and funding of the next affordable housing supply programme (AHSP).

To deliver more homes for rent, North Lanarkshire Council’s open market purchase scheme is on course to deliver 140 homes this year. The council scheme is supported by the Scottish Government and it enables the purchase of properties that are for sale on the open market and are often former co

South Lanarkshire Council has unanimously backed a budget which it said will protect key frontline services while cutting nearly £7 million. The council agreed a total of £6.922 million in cuts for 2020-21 and a 3% increase in Council Tax.

Homeless Network Scotland has hosted a networking event focused on rough sleeping at Glasgow City Chambers. The event brought together representatives of the key organisations concerned with homelessness in the city, including members of the new Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness, the Glasgow Heal

Katrina Reid, health improvement manager, health and housing at NHS Health Scotland, provides a summary of the Building Foundations for Allocating Healthy Homes seminar held in Glasgow in November.

Southside Housing Association's Care & Repair Handyperson Home & Hospital Service has been awarded a 'highly commended' certificate in the 'Services to Older People' category at the Age Scotland 2019/20 Awards. The service is funded by Glasgow City Council's Health & Social Care Par

Industrial land at Port Dundas, Glasgow, has been earmarked development with Wellwood Leslie Architects intending to build a block of 68 flats for private rent.

Thanks to the launch of a new pay-as-you-go car hire scheme, tenants of Grampian Housing Association can now access electric cars. Grampian Housing Association is the first housing association in Aberdeen to be making the cars available in a partnership project with social enterprise Co-wheels Car C