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A family has been granted permanent planning permission for a previously unauthorised Gypsy/Traveller site in Moray. The Stewart family, who have lived on the site at Doohill, near Lhanbryde, for seven years, had an application for temporary planning permission turned down by Moray councillors four

Mary Taylor The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government that it has exceeded its affordable homes target by more than 10 per cent but warned that unresolved issues may impair future progress.

View of the Fintry Road junction with Finavon Street Abertay Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 60 new homes and urban realm improvements in the Fintry area of Dundee.

Mark Emlick Specialist real estate and private equity asset management firm Consensus Capital is aiming to provide nearly 3,500 affordable homes to help tackle Scotland’s housing crisis.

Plans have been approved for 120 homes on the outskirts of Fraserburgh, though with fewer affordable homes included than initially planned. Colaren Homes has entered into discussions with Aberdeenshire Council to lay the framework for an eventual 600-home expansion to the south of the town.

New research by the national charity Turn2us has found that over four-fifths (82 per cent) of social tenants who are claiming means-tested benefits are worried about future changes to the welfare system. Significant changes to the benefits and tax credits system are taking place over the next few ye

Saturday night was a successful night for Hillcrest Housing Association’s tenants when they walked away as winners at the Tenant Information Services (TIS) awards ceremony. A number of tenants volunteer their time to give feedback on services, suggestions on changes to policies and procedures and

The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is still a major lender in Scotland with over half a billion (£582 million) loaned out to families, according to new figures. The Bank of Scotland’s latest How Scotland Lives research, which looks at family debt, identified that the average Scot owes their parents £

The Registers of Scotland (RoS) has announced the publication of the first single official UK House Price Index covering statistics up to April 2016 and now to be published on a monthly basis from now on. The 2010 National Statistician’s Review of Official House Price Statistics recommended the pr

Representatives from Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society have been presented with a £1,000 cheque from Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) in support of the upcoming Castlehill Carnival. Janet Strang, chairperson of Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA), who handed over the cheque last week, said:

Tyrone McIntyre A talented trainee from Port Glasgow has landed his dream job in construction, after approaching Action for Children at a job fair and impressing his bosses on a 13 week work placement.

Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has exceeded its 30,000 affordable homes target by more than 10 per cent, according to official statistics released for the first time today.

Plans by Kilmarnock-based Atrium Homes to redevelop the former sites of 20 BISF properties demolished in 2013 are back on track. Detailed proposals to develop around 40 new properties on two sites at Earlston Avenue/Blacksyke Avenue in Shortlees were halted previously when Scottish Government grant

James Battye There is fear that the UK government’s latest round of immigration reforms could increase discrimination against some people wanting to rent privately and ride roughshod over Scottish housing law.

The Stirling City Commission A major programme of investment for Stirling is moving into its next phase following approval at a Special Council meeting this week.