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Glasgow City Council is to draw up a new plan to allow more people to enjoy living in the city centre. The area is already home to 28,000 residents, but it is expected there will be growing demand in future years for more accommodation.

Adam Lang Adam Lang, head of communications and policy at Shelter Scotland, believes good progress has been made since the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing launched its report a year ago, but there is still a long way still to go.

(from left) Cllr Lorna Creswell, Cllr James Allan, Alison Petch, and Helen Murdoch during their visit to Glassgreen in Elgin A group of dignitaries have been shown around the site of a new £6m affordable housing development in Elgin, the construction of which has been made possible through a strong

Eildon Housing Association has received a Commendation in the Placemaking Design award from Scottish Borders Council for its development at Old School Place, Lauder. The award is in recognition for the high quality of design which was built on the site of the former Lauder Primary School which had l

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposals for a register showing who controls Scotland's land.

A Holyrood committee examining legislation to reform Council Tax in Scotland is seeking the views of people across Scotland on the proposed changes. The Scottish Government published its proposals for reform of the Council Tax in March 2016. These proposals came after the publication of the report o

Jeane Freeman There are six weeks left for people across Scotland to have their say on how Scotland’s new social security system should be shaped.

Stuart Bowler and his mum Alison outside his new home bought through the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme The Scottish Government’s Help to Buy scheme has reached another milestone with the latest phase enabling more than 30 households a week to purchase a new build home.

Families, politicians, Maryhill Housing staff and local police officers pay a visit to the allotments New “pop-up allotments” are proving a huge hit with people in Glasgow’s Ruchill following an initiative led by Maryhill Housing.

Clune Park River Clyde Homes said it will “stand shoulder-to-shoulder” with Inverclyde Council in its efforts to regenerate a rundown Port Glasgow housing estate after a judge ruled against the council’s demolition plans.

Plans have been submitted to build more than 1,300 homes on greenbelt land separating Edinburgh from Musselburgh. Developer EDI Group, an arms-length company of the City of Edinburgh Council, has lodged an application for Planning Permission in Principle to construct 1,330 houses, a school and leisu

A charity that runs a watersports centre for children has lost a £135,000 VAT case to HM Revenue & Customs in a decision that could have significant implications for the rest of the charity sector. The charity built a new commercial property and incurred VAT on the construction costs. It believ

Eildon Housing Association chairman Trevor Burrows marked the Association’s progress and set out ambitious growth plans for the next few years at the Group’s 43rd AGM this week. Informing members of the Group’s achievements over the previous year, Mr Burrows also highlighted the overall financ

CCG Asset Management will undertake the second phase of Cernach Housing Association’s kitchen upgrade programme this month. The work will see 40 tenants benefit from a brand new kitchen with a choice of fixtures and fittings to suit their existing household.

Rosemary Brotchie By Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager for Shelter Scotland