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Edinburgh councillors have approved plans to demolish a former pub in Eyre Place to make way for new homes. Eyre Place Properties, working with Mclaren Murdoch & Hamilton as architect, applied to demolish Smithies Ale House and replace it with a block of nine maisonettes and two flats along

Scottish Borders Council is holding two community engagement sessions to give the local community and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to have their say on outline plans for the new Tweedbank Care Village. The development is currently at the pre-planning stage and as part of that, the f

Shelter Scotland is on a mission to encourage more people to discover the joys of shopping second-hand and extending the life of clothes this September with its ‘Resale Therapy’ campaign.

A number of housing associations are among the organisations to have been awarded a share of funding to provide financial advice where people need it.

Families in Glasgow’s Calton community turned out in huge numbers to enjoy an afternoon of summer fun at local park Elcho Gardens.

More than 1.3 million people in Scotland are struggling on their present income, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests.

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee met last week to discuss the impact that the cost of living crisis has had on tenants experiencing rent arrears.

With its latest campaign, the SFHA is aiming to put Housing at the Heart of Scotland and keep it there. It looks to tell stories of the importance of social housing in Scotland and ensure social landlords are given the required support to continue this vital work. In this episode, Kieran Findlay and

The Glasgow branch of Unison has called for more funding as the city's homelessness crisis escalates, following £21 million in cuts to health and social care services.

Argyll and Bute Council has greenlit the allocation of £141,000 from the Scottish Government's Island Cost of Crisis Emergency Fund. The fund aims to support urgent action to help island residents facing financial challenges. This comes as these communities face costs that, in some instances,

Housebuilder Persimmon is to put pressure on suppliers and subcontractors to find savings as part of new measures to curb falling sales and profits.

Housebuilder Bellway is to close two of its divisions and reduce activity in a third after interest rates and borrowing costs led to a drop in reservations and completions and an increase in cancellations.

The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a new £33 million fund for the remediation or mitigation of the life safety fire risks linked to external wall systems in residential buildings.

Fife Council has approved plans for 39 new affordable houses in Glenrothes and Gauldry.

Fuel poverty rates have doubled among pensioners in Scotland over the last two years according to new research from Age Scotland. The charity’s largest national housing survey of older people identified that 39% of over 65s are living in fuel poverty in 2023, compared to the last available set