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People living in council tower blocks and flats in North Lanarkshire identified for potential demolition will see information packs and surveys delivered through their doors this week. North Lanarkshire Council is seeking the views of every resident who may be affected in the first phase demolition

Five members of staff from Osprey Housing have taken part in a charity sleepout to raise awareness of homelessness in Aberdeen. The organised sleepout aimed to raise funds for local homeless charity Aberdeen Cyrenians and to highlight the issue of rough sleeping in the city.

Home improvement planning applications across Scotland decreased slightly through 2017, one of only two areas across Great Britain to see figures slide, a new study has found. The ‘Home Improvers of Great Britain 2018’ report, compiled by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI, shows that fo

Provost William Hendrie The search is on to find West Dunbartonshire’s community champions for the 2018 Provost’s Civic Awards, in partnership with the Wheatley Group.

West Highland Housing Association is celebrating having recently achieved double people management accreditations. The Association was accredited as a Gold Investors in People as well as Silver Investors in Young People.

A £30 million development has been launched to meet growing demand for residential space in Edinburgh city centre. Located on Gorgie Road, two miles west of the city centre, Embankment West will see two former Chesser House office blocks transformed into residential living, as well as affordable ho

New plans have been submitted to transform a vacant building in Aberdeen city centre into shops, a cafe and a residential development. Developer Rockspring, which owns several linked properties on Union Street including the former BHS store and the attached indoor market, has submitted two new appli

Convener of the council's community and housing services committee, Judy Hamilton Fife Council is to invest more than £86 million in its council homes over the next two years with a further £42m earmarked to fund a new build affordable housing programme in 2019.

Bellsmyre Housing Association’s regulatory engagement had been reduced from “medium” to “low”, the Scottish Housing Regulator has announced. The Regulator has been engaged with Bellsmyre Housing Association since 2012 as the Association focused on improving performance and the quality of s

Homes for sale on the open market could soon be purchased under a new scheme by North Lanarkshire Council. Scotland’s largest local authority landlord has agreed proposals to buy homes which are for sale in the local housing market to increase supply of available council homes for rent.

Work is now well underway on a new council housing development at Barbieston Road in Dalrymple with five homes already taking shape. The £1.74 million development is a key part of East Ayrshire Council’s strategic housing investment plan, providing eleven new build affordable homes for rent in th

(from left) Alan Lonie, Dale Cartmill, Ryan Mitchell and Ross Findlay An inspiring electrician received an insight into his trade of choice with a Dundee-based maintenance company as part of a national employment initiative this week.

‘All That Glitters’ deliver their fine musical performance accompanied by talented musicians Castlemilk this week celebrated a regeneration project by Ardenglen Housing Association which is making a real difference to people’s lives.

Finding savings is now “increasingly critical” for councils dealing with ongoing reductions in funding while maintaining services for an increasingly ageing population, the Accounts Commission has warned. A report from the local authority watchdog said councils are balancing a real terms funding

A new fund has been launched by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) to invest in the residential sector in Europe’s leading cities. The first open-ended property fund of its kind to invest in the residential sector on a pan-European basis, the European Residential Property Fund will focus on the p