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A ground-breaking project which aims to improve the early detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer started this week. Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, Scotland rugby international, Kenny Logan, and business figures including Sir Tom Hunter launched the Scottish Prostate Cancer Initiative in Glasgow.

A new £900,000 fund to support housing regeneration, improve property conditions and help deliver affordable homes across Dumfries and Galloway has been approved by councillors. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee agreed the Dumfries and Galloway Housing Regeneration Fund at its meeting o

The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee has urged its successor committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). In its legacy report published this week, the Committee said the review would ideally take place early in the next

Planning permission has been granted unanimously by Glasgow City Council’s Planning Committee for new residential homes and public community facilities at 35a St Vincent Crescent.

Plans to deliver 49 new affordable homes at Coatfield Lane in Leith have been approved, marking a significant step forward in the City of Edinburgh Council’s ongoing programme to increase the supply of high-quality affordable housing across the city. The new homes will be delivered on behalf o

New analysis from the latest UK Housing Review has revealed the profound long-term impact of the Right to Buy policy, with 2.8 million homes sold across the UK by March 2025 - contributing to a sharp decline in social housing availability and growing pressure on renters and public finances.

Yorkhill Housing Association has proudly taken part in the Glasgow Regional Opportunities for Work (GROW) programme, hosting a group of S3 pupils from Whitehill Secondary School on 25 March for an engaging workplace visit designed to introduce young people to the housing sector and the diverse care

Whiteburn Projects Ltd has agreed a £5.95 million Design and Build contract with Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) for the delivery of 27 new affordable homes at its Allanbank development in Lauder.

Edinburgh-based Albany Lettings has acquired LinnMac Property and Investment Letting for an undisclosed sum, strengthening Albany's presence across the capital's lettings market.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched a new Radio Tele-switch Service (RTS) Portal as a free member benefit creating a robust and accurate way to identify the homes that still require an upgraded smart meter.

Milnbank Housing Association’s (MHA’s) Connecting Communities project was awarded £198,314 of National Lottery Community Funding.

Share hosted its Young Housing Professionals’ (YHP) Conference on Thursday, 19th March, bringing together early career professionals from across the housing sector.

Vivere Extra Care Group has gained a ‘minded to approve’ planning consent for Edinburgh’s first fully integrated community of extra care homes. Located on the 2.2-acre Lansdowne House site on Coltbridge Terrace, the new community will provide 48 extra care homes, communal resi

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has outlined the core operating principles and early delivery priorities for More Homes Scotland (MHS), the new national housing agency due to launch in 2027–28, describing it as a “step change” in how Scotland plans, funds and delivers homes

A new Scottish design and build company used the unexpected setting of an art gallery to announce its launch, reflecting what it believes is a wider shift in how homes are being designed and built.