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Eildon Housing's Learning Disability Service has achieved Very Good (Grade 5) evaluations for both ‘How Well they Support People's Wellbeing’ and ‘How Good their Leadership Is’ following an unannounced Care Inspectorate inspection.

A derelict Dundee church gutted by fire nearly a decade ago could soon be transformed into 21 affordable homes, under new plans submitted by Wellwood Leslie Architects. Acting on behalf of George Martin Builders, the practice has lodged proposals to restore the B-listed former St Luke's Church

Link Group has marked the second birthday of its life-changing Home Starter Pack initiative with a celebration cake for its housing teams who manage the programme.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has approved plans for new homes at Findlater Court and Syme Road in Lochside, marking a major milestone in the area's regeneration.

Fife Council’s Affordable Housing Programme continues with a new 44-home extra care community in Lochgelly, delivered by main contractor Robertson Partnership Homes. The site, which had remained vacant since the former care home and other buildings were demolished in 2018, has now been transfo

Plans for the next phase of North Lanarkshire Council's affordable housing investment have been set out, with almost 2,400 homes proposed for inclusion in a Strategic Housing Investment Plan for the next five years.

Hanover Scotland has renamed its long-established Community Alarm service as Hanover Connect, marking the next stage in the development of support which helps people across Scotland remain safe and confident in their own homes. Esther Wilson, director of customer services at Hanover Scotland, said t

Barratt Redrow has launched a new placemaking framework that provides a measurable approach to designing healthier, greener, and better-connected places across its future developments. 'Great Places' builds on the housebuilder’s existing placemaking efforts, with the framework representing the

Communities hit hardest by wildfires, flooding and drought will have a stronger voice in shaping Scotland's climate resilience with the establishment of the third Just Transition Commission. The Commission brings together 15 experts in public health, economics and community engagement to advise mini

More households across the Western Isles could benefit from warmer homes and lower bills, after a funding award from the Scottish Government. Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar has welcomed £2.2 million in funding from the Scottish Government’s Heat and Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Schem

A partnership between Fife Council and Turning Point Scotland is among those to have created an innovative pilot project which aims to stop people becoming homeless. Social care charity Turning Point Scotland and the local authority have been running workshops and training to “create a network

Councillors on the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee of the Highland Council have welcomed news of record-low council housing repair times. Performance figures for the first quarter of 2026/27 (1 April to 30 June 2026) revealed that the average time to complete non-emergency council housing repai

The UK government has announced the first allocations from its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP), with almost £9.6 billion awarded to strategic partners to support the delivery of more than 73,000 social and affordable homes across England over the next decade.&nbs

A practical five-year route-map to modernise Scotland’s land and property tax administration, including steps to improve land data, valuation and the systems used to manage land and property taxes, has been published today by the Scottish Land Commission.

Members of the City of Edinburgh Council's Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee have agreed to end the suspension of the council’s allocations policy as they heard of the positive progress being made in tackling Edinburgh’s housing emergency.