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Rough sleepers in Glasgow are being handed portable mobile phone battery chargers to help ensure their phone is sufficiently powered up for what could be a lifesaving call to a support service. Glasgow-based homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland has identified a relatively high level of mobi

Shelter Scotland is looking for people in Edinburgh, Dundee, The Borders and Dumfries & Galloway to help the charity by taking part in some focus groups. Shelter Scotland has embarked on research to explore a new way to provide accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness.

Moray Council is to scrap its Council Tax discount for those with a second home as the local authority set its budget for 2018/19 to secure more than £6.6 million of savings. Introducing ways to generate more income, the council will remove the 10% Council Tax discount for those with a second home

CCG has been appointed to a new kitchens and bathrooms framework managed by national provider Procurement for Housing (PfH).

Residents campaigning against plans to deliver more than 400 homes on the University of Strathclyde’s former Jordanhill campus have lost their legal action to stop the proposal at the Court of Session. CALA Homes (West) gained planning permission from Glasgow City Council to develop the 31-acre in

A contractor has been fined after a gas explosion at a domestic property in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire. Lanark Sheriff Court heard that, on 22 March 2007, Turriff Contractors Limited had been contracted to construct and install a gas main on a street in Lesmahagow.

A significant package of capital investment in council housing totalling more than £150 million is set to be delivered by East Lothian Council over the next five years. Almost £93m will be spent on new affordable council housing in addition to almost £60m on the modernisation of existing properti

CALA Homes (West) has welcomed a Notice of Intention to allow an appeal and grant permission on its proposed development at Meadowburn, Bishopbriggs. The decision from the Planning and Environment Appeals Division (DPEA) means that East Dunbartonshire Council’s planning board’s original decision

(from left) Connor McGinley Chameleon Architects; Councillor John Crowther; Gary Wilson River Clyde Homes; Councillor Tommy McVey; Gordon Lee, Cruden Building and Stephen Murray, River Clyde Homes 2018 is shaping up to be a record year of housing development for River Clyde Homes as the foundations

Cunninghame Housing Association has completed a development of 70 houses and flats for rent in Ardrossan. The total project costs for the Montgomerie Street development, including private finance was, £7,725,987, with £4,519,000 awarded in grant from the Scottish Government.

Professionals from across Scotland’s housing sector are being encouraged to share their experience on allocations and suspensions to support revised practice guidance currently being prepared by specialist research consultants Craigforth and CIH Scotland.

(from left) Turner Property Services Rhona Cameron (customer services manager) and the Turner Property Services joiner and plumber appointed to the area, along with Samantha King, Iain Turner and Laura McPhail from Bellsmyre Housing Association Bellsmyre Housing Association has commenced a new partn

The tenant of the 1000th new council house was presented with the keys to her new home by Councillor Stephen Curran, cabinet member for customer and housing services Midlothian Council has outlined plans to deliver more affordable homes to meet increased demand as councillors agreed to raise housing

Council leader Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick A long-term financial plan that will focus on priority areas such as schools, social care and services for vulnerable people and begin to bridge a £65 million budget gap over the next five years has been agreed by West Lothian Council.

Council leader Shona Haslam More than £294 million is proposed to be spent on infrastructure throughout the Borders over the next ten years as part of a draft financial plan from the local authority.