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Clackmannanshire Council has approved its Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2025-2030. Councillors also noted that the council’s Resource Planning Assumption (RPA) funding from the Scottish Government for 2024/25 is £4.35 million with the expected spend to be in the region of £

The leader of East Renfrewshire Council has warned the local authority is facing significant financial challenges which are likely to impact the services it delivers to the public. Owen O'Donnell said the local authority was facing a budget shortfall of £15 million for 2025/26 and would have t

An update on the delivery of Glasgow's Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) was given to a council committee yesterday.

Fife Housing Group continued its commitment to ‘Giving Something Back’ with a fun-filled community event to celebrate some of the recipients of the £20,000 grant funding it is distributing this year. Now in their fourth year, the grants were established to recognise and support som

Law firm Harper Macleod has maintained its position as a top tier firm for legal advice to social housing providers in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500. Released this week, the Legal 500 is a guide to the world’s best law firms, broken down by country and practice area. The firm ranking table

Sight Scotland has launched its first-ever yoga classes specifically designed for people living with vision impairment. These inclusive sessions offer blind and partially sighted individuals the opportunity to enjoy the physical and mental benefits of yoga in a safe, supportive environment.

Energy suppliers and other stakeholders have committed to working together to replace 800,000 Radio Teleswitch (RTS) meters across the United Kingdom before the service is switched off next summer. 

A developer who was previously granted permission in principle for the transformation of a Glasgow city centre car park site has returned to the drawing board with new proposals.

Tenants of Barrhead Housing joined staff recently in celebrating one of the most successful years in the association’s history. Several major milestones were highlighted at its 38th Annual General Meeting held in the Salvational Army Hall in Main Street.

Councillors have backed a revised Housing Plan for Levenmouth which aims to address a number of issues and challenges going forward. The plan highlights progress made on several fronts, while also reflecting the need for more affordable housing and family/specific needs housing across the area.

Gas distribution network SGN is to provide additional support to the Scottish CAB network to help the charity provide urgent advice on energy bills over the next two years. The decision aims to replicate a similar arrangement, announced two years ago, which has just come to an end.

A major housing development in the village of Allanton has received planning permission in principle. Grimaldi Developments had applied to North Lanarkshire Council seeking the go-ahead for the construction of up to 73 houses and related infrastructure at a three-hectare site on Coltness Avenue.

A new energy efficient, affordable housing development in Helensburgh has been officially opened and has welcomed its new residents.

New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government yesterday have shown that the number of households facing homelessness in England has exceeded (320,000) between 2023-2024, the highest on record.

A pillar of the community who has played an immense but understated role in the life of local people has called time on one part of her stellar volunteering career after 20 years of service to social housing in Midlothian. Barbara Shearer, who lives in Mayfield on the outskirts of Dalkeith, has sat