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Orkney Islands Council has become the first Scottish island authority to appoint an empty homes officer. The officer will work with North Ronaldsay Trust to bring empty homes back into use with the hope the project could be a model for other communities.

Alan Ward Rent payments should be included when calculating credit scores to support tenants wanting to buy a home of their own, according to a new poll.

Plans for a new community to the east of Aviemore are expected to get the final seal of approval from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) this week. Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) was granted in March 2014 for a new community of 1,500 homes as well as business and community facili

There are two weeks left to nominate yourself, your organisation, a colleague or a tenant/resident for the National Good Practice Awards. With the process of having a new event website now underway, the closing date for nominations is September 1, the judges will meet on September 14 and shortlisted

The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled proposals for a new planning system which aims to increase the number of affordable homes in the Capital. Under the new blueprint, planners will be encouraged to prioritise the use of brownfield sites and work with public sector and private landowners to de

Councillor Claire Feaver, chair of Moray Council’s planning and regulatory services, has said the council will settle for “nothing less than the highest quality developments” for Moray after the local authority said it is working to introduce a cap on developer obligations in the region. Durin

Nicola Barclay Proposed changes to Scotland’s planning system will be a missed opportunity to make the strategic and radical changes to the delivery model that are required to increase the number of homes across the country, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS).

Lord Provost Councillor Frank Ross (left) and Manor Estates Housing Association chairman Nigel Hicks officially open Sandilands Close Edinburgh’s new Lord Provost, Councillor Frank Ross, was involved in some tree planting at an event officially opening Manor Estates Housing Association’s new £1

New tenant Mr McClure is welcomed into his new home by Atrium Homes estates officer Anne Brown Kilmarnock-based registered social landlord Atrium Homes has completed work on the remodelling of three 3-bedroom maisonettes to create six new 1-bedroom flats in Russell Court.

East Lothian Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for a major housing proposal that will see 450 new homes built in Longniddry. Ryden submitted the planning application on behalf of developer Socially Conscious Capital and landowner Wemyss & March Estate.

Thistle striker Kris Doolan kicks of the latest football training session with kids from Queens Cross’s Chinese community Partick Thistle Football Club is hoping to forge closer ties with the local Chinese community after funding for a local community project was secured for another year.

The Coburn family at the Urban Union show home at Muirton Three generations of former St Johnstone football player Willie Coburn’s family gathered at Urban Union’s Muirton housing development recently to celebrate its new show home which has been named in honour of the man himself.

Mark Giles, personnel manager of Waitrose Morningside, awarding the £19k cheque to Isobel Alford, community development worker from Bethany Christian Trust Grocery store chain Waitrose has awarded over £19,000 to Edinburgh-based homeless charity Bethany Christian Trust in an effort to prevent and

Champions League winners A.C. Whyte & Co Industries known for their commitment to causes in the community lived up to their reputations at Business Fives yesterday as they raised £6,026 for various charities in the first of two Construction, Housing & Property heats.

Work is set to begin on Clydebank Housing Association’s (CHA) new community garden in Radnor Park.