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Falkirk Council is being asked to approve the sale of the former Falkirk Town Hall and Municipal Buildings site on for an estimated £6.2 million.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and some of its members met First Minister John Swinney this week to outline what support is required for Scotland's housing associations. The SFHA's chief executive Sally Thomas and director of external affairs Carolyn Lochhead w

Capella, the non-profit operating Teens+ and Sleep Action, has announced plans to open the charity's new headquarters at 95 McDonald Road, Edinburgh next month. Capella joins Hanover Scotland at McDonald Road. The move expands the capacity of Teens+, a pathway for school leavers with additional need

Virtually all homes in Scotland that switched to a heat pump would enjoy lower energy bills if the UK government reforms electricity pricing, according to new research from WWF Scotland and Nesta Scotland.

The number of households facing homelessness in England is the highest since records began, according to new UK Government figures.

Plans to introduce a second homes Council Tax levy are set to be discussed by elected members at a meeting of Falkirk Council's Executive later this month.

Warmworks has secured new funding for the installation of energy efficiency improvements and zero emissions heating systems in hundreds of tenants’ homes on behalf of social landlords across Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund will provide 50-60% of the

(from left) Sean Connelly, development and delivery manager at Home Group; Cllr Mark Flynn, Dundee City Council housing convenor, and John Allan, construction director at McTaggart Construction The groundwork for a new social housing development to help transform Mill O’ Mains has been we

Residents are being a chance to find out about proposals to build around 51 affordable homes in Kirkintilloch at a drop-in event being held in August.

Persimmon East Scotland has completed the purchase of the first phase of a site in Plean that will see 117 high-quality homes built – including 29 that will be transferred to a housing association to help local people in housing need.

The ABC building on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street is to be fully demolished after the historic venue was served with a dangerous building notice.

Student accommodation can be developed on the site of the former Archaos nightclub in Glasgow after plans were given the go-ahead.

Bookings from Scottish housing associations and councils for this year's Housing & Social Care Accessibility Summit, to be held at the V&A in Dundee on September 26 and opened by housing minister Paul McLennan, are coming in thick and fast.

Erindale SC Ltd has submitted plans to transform empty upper floors above a KFC in Glasgow city centre into flats.

A developer has dropped affordable housing from its plans to build on a site in Forfar as part of a third attempt to gain planning permission.