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A planning application has been formally submitted on behalf of West of Scotland Housing Association and Connect Modular for the construction of 33 new affordable homes on Allander Street in Cowlairs.

Local people in Castlemilk are doing their bit for the circular economy by upcycling old fabric and furniture. The Sew Fabulous group teaches local people new skills in how to turn old fabric, that would otherwise end up in landfill, into items like Bags for Life; purses; draft excluders; soft home

Secure Trust Bank (STB) Real Estate Finance has provided Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) with a £13.7 million loan to regenerate Stead’s Place into a build-to-rent development in Edinburgh. Located near the foot of Leith Walk, Stead’s Place is a collec

Council house tenants in North Ayrshire are being urged to have their say on proposed rent levels for next year.

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has handed over the keys to all 30 homes to tenants at its Coldside Road development in Dundee.

Dundee’s first sheltered housing complex built specifically to meet the needs of the city’s Chinese community has celebrated its 30th anniversary.

While much of rural Scotland struggles with the affordable housing crisis, a community-led project is overcoming the critical problem on the Island of Colonsay, Argyll.

Ore Valley Housing Association secured the prestigious National Gold Award at the recent International Green Apple Environment Awards 2024 in the ‘Property and Estate Management: Regeneration’ category. Held at Kensington Palace in London on November 18th, OVHA won top prize for its rede

The Dumfries and Galloway Life Awards 2024 celebrated the region’s inspiring young people on November 8, with Beth Wright-Hall named this year’s Young Community Champion.  Sponsored by Cunninghame Housing Association, this award honours young people making a positive impact in their

Argyll and Bute Council has updated its Local Housing Strategy (LHS) to continue its priority of tackling the area's housing emergency.

Three new community board members have been added to the board of ng homes. Shawn Fernandez, Jacob Sony and Andriy Strekhaliuk joined the board at the organisation's 2024 AGM.

The energy price cap is set to increase by 1.2% starting in January, energy regulator Ofgem confirmed today.

The Highlands & Islands Music & Dance Festival will continue for another year thanks to support from Link’s community fund. The festival received £500 from the Link in the Community Fund, which will be spent on storing equipment for the festival next year.

Work is set to begin on a project that will transform a permanent Gypsy/Traveller site near Perth. The £6.5 million project will replace all of the chalets at the Double Dykes site at Ruthvenfield with brand-new energy-efficient accommodation for residents. Major improvement works will also be

Glasgow City Mission is to relaunch its Winter Project on December 2nd, the charity has confirmed. For more than a decade, the Winter Project has minimised the need for people to sleep rough during the worst of Glasgow’s winter weather.