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SHAX, an established homeless support charity in Dumfries and Galloway, has appointed Colin Callander-Bone as the new chief.  Colin, who has a strong retail and people management background, took over the role from Joyce Harkness, who after 10 years at the helm, retired from her role as the soc

The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland is to work in partnership with UK top 50 law firm Brodies LLP.

With HACT’s Age-Friendly Social Housing Programme coming to an end, the organisation has looked back at its collaborative two-year initiative designed to build inclusive communities for older residents across the UK. Since 2022, the Age Friendly programme engaged 35 housing associations within

Work on a 19-unit development of specialist West Dunbartonshire Council homes for elderly residents in Old Kilpatrick is progressing. Construction began on the site at Mount Pleasant earlier this year with some of the properties already taking shape.

Housing Options Scotland and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence have announced the return of their award-winning Equality in Housing Podcast.

Stirling Council is continuing its Big Conversation with residents about how it tackles another significant budget shortfall next year. Residents will be able to share their views on the budget in two surveys, the first which has been launched on the Engage Stirling website.

Cordale Housing Association has started work on a £5.4 million development of 25 new homes at Dalquhurn in Renton. Contractor AS Homes began work this week and will deliver 15 two-bed houses, 8 three-bed houses and 2 four-bed houses. The project, which received over £2.6m from the Scotti

An influential group which represents council housing tenants in Moray is looking for new members, ahead of its annual general meeting.

Muir Timber Systems has commenced the delivery of timber kits for the construction of 24 new homes at the former Rosslynlee Hospital site near Penicuik in Edinburgh.

SSEN Transmission has pledged to support the delivery of more than 1,000 new homes across the north of Scotland by 2030 with a landmark new strategy.

Housing is the building block on which a host of human rights are based on, according to the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Chair of the Commission, Professor Angela O’Hagan, and her team met with the Castlemilk Housing and Human Rights Lived Experience Group to explore a range of issues fa

New research shows the full impact the two-child limit policy is causing to children and families in Scotland and its critical role in entrenching child poverty. The report, Every Penny Counts - The Struggle to Survive on The Two-Child Limit, was written by Unity Consulting Scotland and commissioned

Kingdom Initiatives and the University of St Andrews are celebrating the formal handover of 61 high-quality affordable homes in the town. Working in partnership for the first time, the new ‘university village’ at The Grange is a pioneering project offering much-needed affordable housing

A series of events are taking place as part of the extensive consultation into North Ayrshire's latest Local Development Plan.

A new disability benefit for people of State Pension age opens today for new applications from people living in five local authority areas.   Pension Age Disability Payment is the 15th benefit administered by Social Security Scotland. It is for people of State Pension age and over who are disab