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A new scheme designed to support pet owning social housing tenants has launched in Edinburgh thanks to a unique relationship between Dogs Trust, players of People’s Postcode Lottery and Manor Estates Housing Association.

Councillors have rejected plans to extend a Dundee housing development by 38 homes. Kirkwood Homes applied last December for permission to build the properties on land south of Linlathen Grove.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has made two appointments to senior roles with Anne Murray moving into the position of chief officer, economic & community regeneration and John Cunningham taking the role of chief planning officer. Anne and John will bring a huge amount of experience to their respectiv

Glasgow has signed up to the International Mayors Council on Homelessness - a newly formed forum for mayors and other elected members from cities spanning three continents - to commit to ending homelessness and call for global action on the issue.

Residents of local care homes are benefitting from a collaboration between Fife Council, HMP Perth and MGM Timber that is improving their outdoor environment.

Barrhead children have joined the leader of East Renfrewshire Council in cutting the tape at the opening of a new £80,000 play park.

More than 500 local people flocked to the Shettleston Gala last weekend.

Age Scotland is continuing to urge the UK government to reconsider plans to scrap the winter fuel payment for pensioners who do not receive pension credit.

Given Scotland’s national housing crisis, more needs to be done to fast track planning and new Local Development Plans amid an "alarming" drop in housing completions and new planning consents, says Savills. An uptick in new build sales across Scotland is hastening the demand for residential de

Moda, Holland Park, a new-build rental neighbourhood with community and wellbeing at its heart, has reached practical completion and opened its doors to residents in the heart of Glasgow.

Britain’s biggest pension fund has bought more than 3,000 shared ownership homes from American investment group Blackstone for £405 million.

Elderpark Housing helped serve up a sizzler of summer fun for the local community in Govan this week.

Generous sponsorship of this year's Housing & Social Care Accessibility Summit by Hanover Scotland has allowed organisers to offer five free tickets to disability and elderly voluntary organisations and charities. The event takes place at the V&A in Dundee on September 26 and will be opened

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has invested a further £10 million in Highland Broadband.

Hundreds of homes designed to be part of an athletes’ village for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be sold by the council at a loss of about £320 million. Birmingham City Council agreed last week to sell 755 of the apartments, which have been vacant for months, to a private bidder.