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David Melhuish The returns for the Scottish Government’s Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) returns in February 2017 generated the lowest LBTT revenue of any other month in 2016/17, official figures have shown.

People will have a final opportunity to comment on major changes being proposed for the planning system in Scotland, as a consultation on planning draws to a close next week. The Scottish Government has set out 20 proposals to revamp the system, which will support economic growth, delivery of houses

The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its determination to work with housing associations to help promote digital inclusion and participation. Releasing its new digital strategy this week, the government said it intends to place digital at the heart of everything it does from reforming public servi

Homelessness campaigners have called for empty shops to be opened up to provide shelter for rough sleepers following the death of a man in Glasgow city centre. The man, who was believed to be homeless, was discovered on Tuesday morning in the city’s Trongate area and charities fear that freezing t

Minister for employability & training, Jamie Hepburn MSP, visited ng homes’ Pitstops personal development project this week to see first-hand the success of the initiative. Pitstops is a Big Lottery-funded partnership project between ng homes and social inclusion charity School of Hard Knocks,

Mike Bruce, Weslo CEO, with Mary-Denise McKernan and Cath Purves from Carers of West Lothian and Weslo staff Each year staff of Weslo Housing Management select a local charity as their charity of the year.

The offical opening of new Loretto homes in Eriboll Crescent Development projects by Loretto Housing Association, West Lothian Council, Link Group and Places for People have been shortlisted for a home building industry award by Homes for Scotland.

Naomi Eisenstadt Glasgow is to be the focus for the Scottish Parliament's social security committee as it begins looking at proposals aimed at tackling child poverty.

Plans to transform a former Perthshire primary school into flats have been approved by Perth and Kinross Council. Crieff-based construction firm Corryard was given permission to create 17 properties and one house at Blairgowrie’s Hill Primary after a bid to turn it into a community hub failed.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has announced the completion of a new residential project for Noah Developments at Hillside Gardens Lane in the heart of Glasgow’s West End. The project comprises six contemporary townhouses by Hoskins Architects – each of which has been designed to complement the surrounding

Ian Brennan A new report which sets out ten principles of positive practice for social landlords considering developing new homes has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Mary Taylor A request by Scottish ministers for an immediate halt to the roll-out of the full service of Universal Credit “until problems with its implementation are fully resolved” has been welcomed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Persimmon Homes has been ordered to stop carrying out extensive groundworks for a 300-home development in Kinross after it was revealed the firm didn’t have permission to do so. Contractors employed by the housebuilder have been digging up land west of Lathro Meadows adjacent to the A922 over the

Plans have been lodged for a retirement village on a farm on the outskirts of Dundee. Redwood Retreats is seeking permission to develop 60 homes for elderly people on land owned by Angus farmer and company owner Hugh Niven at Linlathen Farm in Broughty Ferry.

Lisa Glass On Thursday 16th March, the Scottish Government released two sets of poverty statistics, on how many people live in poverty and on how many people live in ‘persistent poverty’, in other words, have been in poverty for three of the last four years.