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Cruden has donated £840 to Get Jed Fed, a community-led initiative in Jedburgh that encourages local residents and schoolchildren to learn how to plant, grow and harvest their own produce.

New programme will help prepare the construction sector for proposed changes aimed at improving quality, compliance and public confidence.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have today published an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out how they will work together to regulate charitable Registered Social Landlords. SHR and OSCR have distinct statutory responsib

Abronhill Housing Association has appointed Audrey Murphy as permanent director. Audrey has been providing director services on an interim basis since January 2024, leading the Association through a period of significant strategic review, including the development and implementation of a 3-year Busi

Scotland’s housing sector must change the way it engages with young people if it wants the next generation of tenants to have a real voice in shaping homes, services and communities. That was one of the strongest messages from recent discussions hosted by TPAS Scotland at its Annual Conference

A vacant site in Dunfermline has now been transformed into 32 affordable homes, driven by a partnership between Campion Homes and Kingdom Housing Association.  Originally built in 1895 as a hospital and later partially converted for use as Fife Council headquarters, New City House serves as an

Since its launch in November 2023, the self-build housing register of Aberdeenshire Council has now got 80 responses. The register accumulates information from people who are looking to acquire land for self-build housing and asks for details about what they are looking for, such as the type of plot

Cabinet members have approved a five-year strategy focused on attaining homes to increase social housing and to speed up the public use of more homes which are currently empty. 

Vital Energi is aiding the delivery of a housing scheme which will heat 709 homes with no individual gas boilers, in a development anticipated to save 294 tonnes of carbon per annum. The energy services (ESCo) division of Vital Energi, Vital Community Energi, has inked deals to develop, own and run

Plans have been unveiled for 35 new houses on the site of a former Angus poultry processing plant. 

A planning application has been submitted on behalf of Albert Investment Co., for a new Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow’s St George’s Road.  The PBSA demonstrated a celebration of heritage through the retention of the current façade and a modern i

Marked by local dignitaries and tenants, the delivery of 12 new affordable homes in Dornoch has been completed, concluding the last phase of a development by Albyn Housing Society and Springfield Partnerships. Local MSP, David Green, joined tenants and representatives from Albyn and Springfield to f

Moray Council has approved plans for 204 new homes, delivered by the housebuilder Springfield Properties.  Situated in the edge of Elgin, the most recent phase consists of a combination of private and affordable housing, commercial opportunities for local businesses and community areas.&nb

The Awarding Organisation (AO) of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced this year’s winner of the Learner of The Year Award. 

A new report has found that bolstering local supply chains, boosting coordination and making accreditation easier to explore could support the delivery of warmer homes that are less expensive to run.