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East Lothian councillors have agreed to submit the council’s Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP) to Scottish Ministers for examination. A blueprint for potential development across East Lothian for the next 10 years, the LDP was agreed at a meeting of full council yesterday to send the plan to S

Jamie Carruthers (left) and Kevin Stewart MSP A Lockerbie estate that has pioneered affordable, energy efficient housing has been visited by Scotland’s housing minister.

Rory Mair Rory Mair CBE has been elected as the new independent chair of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) at the charity’s AGM in Edinburgh.

The average age which Scots living in rented accommodation think they’ll be able to buy their first house is 31, according to new research. The survey, which was issued to people living in rented accommodation across the UK, found that most Brits thought age of 33 would be the year they step onto

Alex Lamb Housing associations Barony and West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP) have appointed Alex Lamb as their new head of housing.

The Scottish Health and Homelessness Conference 2017 is being held today hosted by NHS Health Scotland at the Surgeon’s Hall in Edinburgh. Attended by over 150 delegates, the event aims to bring people together from different sectors to hear from key speakers about recent research and practice and

Home Group has appointed 14 architects to a £27 million framework to support plans to build 10,000 new homes of all tenures during the next five years. The appointments will see the affordable housing developer work with some of the most highly renowned and decorated architecture practices in the U

Parents and a teacher during the event Initially developed in Brazil, participatory budgeting (PB) is recognised internationally as a way for local people to have a direct say in how, and where, public funds can be used to address local requirements.

This year’s official Scottish Housing Day will take place on Thursday September 21, it has been announced. Following a successful launch in September 2016, this will be the second annual Scottish Housing Day and is led by CIH Scotland in partnership with a range of housing sector partners includin

WLHP tenants Tracey and Paul Meechan are delighted with their new kitchen Tenants of West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP) have praised improvements made to their homes for making them feel proud of where they live.

Persimmon Homes has started work on a £12 million plan to build 91 homes at the site of the former Kinross High School. Under the plans, which were approved in June last year, the Edwardian-school will be retained and transformed into four homes as part of the project, while other buildings on the

The number of home repossession cases going through the courts has fallen by more than 40% in a year, according to new figures published today. There were 1,874 repossession court cases initiated in 2015-16, down 43% on the previous year and 82% fewer than in 2008-09.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued its statutory appointment of a manager at Ferguslie Park Housing Association. The Regulator initially made the statutory appointment of a manager and three appointees to the governing body in February 2016 after it identified serious weaknesses in the Ass

Lesley-Anne-Junner A new director of finance and corporate services has been appointed at Linstone Housing Association.

An artistic impression of the proposed layout Parkhead Housing Association (PHA) has announced the beginning of work at the site of a new Parkhead Veterans Garden.