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Proposals to overhaul the planning system in Scotland are unlikely to have any positive effect in meeting the demands and aspirations of communities and the development industry, councillors have told the Scottish Government. Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee (ISC) has writ

Homeless Action Scotland (HAS) has today announced its support for Shelter Scotland’s Homelessness: Far From Fixed campaign ahead of the two organisations giving evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee on homelessness. HAS is the latest high-profile group to sign up to the campaign after the A

Kingdom Housing Association, together with Curtis Jones Property Developments, has announced its intention to apply for planning permission in the coming weeks for a £4.5 million affordable housing development at Aberdour Road, Dunfermline. The proposal is for some 42 flatted homes for mid-market a

With homelessness moving towards the frontline of Scottish politics, Adam Lang says delivering a ‘Housing First’ model needs sustained support as part of a whole system response and should not be mistaken for a silver bullet. The recently published Programme for Government outlined a pledge to r

Chief executive Bryony Willett addresses the AGM Supporting communities and the people who live there remains the focus for Maryhill Housing as it marked 40 years at its AGM.

Parkhead chief executive Jim Strang Parkhead Housing Association celebrated its birthday at its 40th Annual General Meeting on Scottish Housing Day last week.

Frances Beattie, chair of Larkfield, with new committee member Suzanne Gallagher Larkfield Housing Association celebrated its achievements over the past year at its Annual General Meeting last week.

Victoria Nixon Renters in Edinburgh have topped a list of unclaimed tenancy deposits with the city having twice the number of unclaimed deposits than Glasgow, and three times more than Aberdeen.

(from left) Peter Cameron (West Lothian Council), Craig Jardine (West Dunbartonshire Council), Graham McDowall (River Clyde Homes), Clive Feeney (SPA), Susan Wilson (Cairn HA), Josh Littlejohn (guest speaker from Social Bite), Zoe Fance (South Ayrshire Council), Audrey Faulds (South Lanarkshire Coun

Linkwood View residents with children from Magic Roundabout The first retirees to move into a brand new housing complex for older people in Elgin received an extra special warm welcome when children from the local after school club visited for the afternoon.

The private rented sector now accounts for 15% of all households in Scotland The proportion of households in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) continued to grow last year as the social rented sector remained steady, according to new findings.

More and more social tenants in Scotland are struggling to pay the first month’s rent in advance as a result of welfare reforms, making it even more difficult for them to find and keep a home, according to two leading housing organisations. Shelter Scotland and the Scottish Federation of Housing A

It was all change on the Abertay Housing Association committee last week as the Association held its twenty first AGM at Fintry Parish Church in Dundee. Following the formal business of the report from chair Dorothy Taylor and a presentation of annual accounts, the event saw five committee members s

Gill Henry, head of business development at The Cruden Group and project director of the Social Bite Village In February of this year, Gill Henry, head of business development at The Cruden Group, agreed to take on the role of project director for the Social Bite Village in Edinburgh.

Provost of North Lanarkshire, Councillor Jean Jones, officially opens the latest completed housing development at Oakdene Avenue, Tannochside The official opening of the new council housing development in Tannochside, the eighteenth development delivered by North Lanarkshire Council, was marked with