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Housing association leaders are signing up to attend this month’s Community Empowerment seminar to learn of the implications of the new Act which allows community groups to acquire land and property from public authorities. The event is sponsored by Scottish Housing News and features a wide range

CCG has started work on 42 energy-efficient affordable homes for social rent in Glasgow’s south side. The off-site manufacturing specialist is working on behalf of Loretto Housing Association, a member of Wheatley Group, to build the new homes, consisting of a mix of flats, supported accommodation

Shetland Islands Council has completed work to convert four family sized homes into new one-bedroom flats in Firth. The Leaside flats have been converted from two family sized houses to help to meet local demand for smaller properties.

Wildflower plantings in The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow Over £300,000 has been made available to groups looking to engage urban communities through nature, under a programme led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).

Crowds gather for festive celebrations under a Caring Christmas Tree on Main Street in Balerno Thousands of Christmas trees were purchased by festive shoppers in November and December for homeless people after an annual fundraiser encouraged Scots to purchase with purpose.

The Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve in Hackney, London. © Don Lewis New housing developments can be built in a way that provides people with greener, inspirational homes which help to reverse decades of wildlife and habitat decline, under new guidelines published today by The Wildlife Trusts.

Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has predicted a stable year ahead after the housebuilder continued to see good demand and trading throughout 2017.

Senior citizens in North Lanarkshire have been involved with a local college for this year’s ‘Operation Christmas Child’ - a shoebox appeal created by the Samaritan’s Purse to help disaster-stricken children around the world celebrate Christmas. Tenants at Bield’s Hillcrest Court in Cumber

A landlord who was ordered to make repairs to a 1930s cottage currently inhabited by his brother-in-law has applied instead to demolish the home altogether. Named Barr Bheag, the metal-clad, timber frame home situated on the hills above Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, has been the home of Nick Charlton

The lack of suitable and affordable accommodation on the Isle of Skye is hampering efforts to recruit and retain skilled healthcare personnel within the community, NHS Highland has warned. The health body said the issue is having an increasing impact on the provision of some essential local health a

CALA Homes (North) has submitted a planning application for a proposed residential development in Inverurie. Located in the Conglass area, on Crawford Road, the development would see the creation of 57 homes comprising four and five-bedroom detached houses as well as an allocation of affordable prop

More than one million calls to the Universal Credit helpline have been abandoned without claimants getting an answer within a 12-month period, according to new statistics. Figures obtained by Labour MP Jim McMahon through a parliamentary question, and reported by ITV, show that 1.3 million calls wer

Lisa Glass Shelter Scotland policy officer Lisa Glass looks at what the year ahead holds in store for housing in Scotland.

A new strategy has been developed with the help of more than 700 asylum seekers and refugees to help them settle into communities across Scotland. The main aims on the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy, which has been endorsed by the United Nations Refugee Agency, are to provide education, hous

(from left) Retail manager Ann Hay with staff Liz Veitch and Susie Manson in the Gullane shop The Bethany shop in Gullane, one of several retail shops run by homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust, will celebrate 20 years on January 17.