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David Cowans, group chief executive at Places for People and Jenny Laing, Aberdeen City Council leader Places for People has signed a pioneering partnership with Aberdeen City Council which will create 2,000 new homes in the city with the potential to build a further 1,000 properties.

Cllr Margaret Davidson with Keith Brown MSP (left) and Lord Dunlop Inverness is to benefit from a major increase in the city’s homes over the next 20 years following the award of a £315 million City Deal.

Keith Vaz MP A committee of MPs is to launch an inquiry into the Home Office’s outsourcing of asylum seeker housing to private companies across the UK.

Kezia Dugdale A new form of local government tax based on property value will replace the “unfair” council tax under new plans revealed by Scottish Labour.

Cllrs Judy Hamilton & David Ross visit tenant Maria McKenzie The completion of a housing development in Thornton has signalled the halfway stage in Fife Council’s Affordable Housing Programme.

James Battye Shelter Scotland policy officer, James Battye, reflects on last week’s passing of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill.

Glasgow City Council has issued a tender for lead contractors to progress the ‘Blue-Green’ infrastructure works at its £250 million transformation of Sighthill. Comprising approximately 800 new homes, a new school campus and community facilities, as well as commercial units, the Sighthill regen

Gowrie Care staff and residents in Glasgow were delighted to host a visit from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week. Ms Sturgeon took the time to visit Gowrie’s homeless support project and find out more about the life changing work that the charity does.

A new “mini multis” community garden and play park has been created with support from Maryhill Housing Association. The grand opening saw a bumper turnout of around 250 people turn out to mark the occasion which brings play facilities and a community garden to this part of Maryhill for the first

Margaret Burgess Up to 4,000 Scottish households could benefit from a new £14 million interest-free loan fund to make their homes cheaper to keep warm.

Mairi Brown Cloch Housing Association has paid tribute to its former director Mairi Brown who passed away suddenly on March 7 at the age of 65.

Stephen Crabb New work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has said there will be no further planned cuts to welfare after the UK government abandoned its changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Over 1,000 new homes could be built at Queens Quay in Clydebank if West Dunbartonshire Council approves a masterplan for the site this week. Detailed proposals have been put forward to planners outlining the vision for transforming the former John Brown’s shipyard, which has lain derelict for year

Beth Reid Crisis Scotland policy manager, Beth Reid, on the charity’s Manifesto to End Homelessness which it launched yesterday.

Charlotte Taylor and family in their new home An affordable housing project has made life better for dozens of families in Glasgow.