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Clackmannanshire Council is to invest more than £14 million in housing in the financial year ahead as councillors approved an increase to the base rent of 10%. The agreement of the housing capital programme taken at yesterday’s council meeting will also see a new rental structure for hou

Aberdeenshire-based housebuilder Kirkwood Homes has expressed deep disappointment over the Scottish Government’s decision to dismiss their appeal for new homes in Broughty Ferry. The proposals would have delivered 38 new homes as an extension of the existing development on land south of Linlat

Shetland Islands Council has produced advice on enhancing biodiversity to assist developers in line with current national planning policy.

Seventeen suppliers have won spots on the latest Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework which supports Scottish local authorities and housing associations to compliantly procure non-traditional solutions from micro businesses and SMEs. This fourth generation of the SHED framework, which

HACT has highlighted the success of its Fuel Fund scheme which has distributed more than £7 million to social housing residents across England, Scotland and Wales since the programme began in 2020. The initiative has provided much needed energy support to households, enabling thousands of fami

More than half of Scotland’s landlords are considering removing properties from the market, new research has found.  According to a December 2024 survey by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), 53% of landlords are now considering reducing the size of their portfolios. 

Residents of Leith’s famous Banana Flats (Cables Wynd House) are launching their human rights monitoring report today at Edinburgh City Chambers. The report, Our Housing Rights Project, was written by Cables Wynd House Residents Group (CWHRG) and is based on their research over the past three

A vibrant display of cultural celebration will be filling the halls of the Glasgow City Chambers this weekend as part of a 15-day festival marking the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Three West of Scotland housing associations have today unveiled an exciting collaboration that consolidates their commitment to be great places to work. Barrhead Housing, Cloch Housing and Dalmuir Park Housing Association have entered into an innovative joint people and culture employment contract.

A series of engagement events have been set up so members of the public can take part in the current consultation process on the proposed Visitor Levy Scheme for Highland.

East Ayrshire Council’s Cabinet agreed this week to approve a 10-year lease of Fenwick’s King George V playing field to Fenwick Community Initiatives under the Community Asset Transfer framework. Fenwick Community Initiatives, which is a registered charity, identified the playing field a

New homes warranty and insurance provider NHBC has hosted its first Affordable Housing Innovators event in partnership with the British Property Federation. Part of NHBC’s Innovators event series, this new addition to the programme saw affordable housing professionals gather to explore ‘

A robust yet dynamic Lochaber Area Place Plan (APP) was agreed this week by the Highland Council. The plan clearly outlines the aspirations expressed by the communities within its boundaries, many of which link across to proposed or potential actions contained as part of FW2040 and wider Highland pl

UK social landlords are adopting innovative approaches to address persistent challenges in void management, according to the latest Housemark Pulse survey. The data, gathered from 142 social housing providers and published in January 2025, shows that landlords operating across more than 20 local aut

Communities across the country will benefit from £9 million of Scottish Government funding for measures to help cut energy costs and support the development of locally-owned renewable energy projects. The funding – which builds on the successful Community Energy Generation Growth Fund pi