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Josephine McGinty, who played an integral part in the creation of Pineview Housing Association, has passed away. Her family announced the news of her passing after a brief illness, on December 14th 2024, at the age of 85.

Work has started on a development of more than 30 new homes for social rent in Johnstonebridge. Wheatley Homes South, the largest social landlord in Dumfries and Galloway, is building 33 new high-quality, affordable homes.

Three new people have been accepted onto the board at Cyrenians, joining eight incumbent members. The charity works to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness through 60-plus services across the South East of Scotland and nationally. As the charity continues to develop - modelling a &lsqu

Construction on Moray Council's flagship South Street regeneration project in Elgin will start in early 2025.

North Lanarkshire Council is celebrating a successful year for its council house build programme with the completion of 335 new homes and the delivery of community benefits providing jobs, training and projects to improve the lives of local people.

Cassiltoun Housing Association passed on some Christmas cheer this month by handing out Glasgow Loves Local vouchers worth £75 and selection boxes to 207 households who are of pension age.

South Ayrshire Council and its partners are likely to deliver 176 new affordable homes this year - exceeding the target set in October last year by 41 homes.

New houses for rent are being built on Eigg for the first time since being bought over by the community 30 years ago. The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, the community charity that owns most of the island, says the two new semi-detached properties will help address a severe shortage of available housin

East Lothian Council has submitted an application for phase one of the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat Hospital site.

Trust Housing Association has acquired a further six newly built three-bed semi-detached family homes within Lovell Partnerships’ ‘Glow Garren’ development in Hamilton. The six homes have already been let, and the families have been able to move into their new homes in time for Chr

Working with Winchburgh Developments Limited (WDL), Persimmon Homes East Scotland has completed the purchase of land and been granted planning permission for the latest phase of the WDL masterplan, paving the way for 131 energy-efficient new homes. The purchase represents a further step in deliverin

Inverclyde Council has appointed a local contractor to begin the demolition of the Clune Park estate.

Calls have been made for long-term funding for social home-building, as statistics showed the number of homes delivered continues to slow. 

Staff at Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) fundraise all year in order to donate money to charity at the end of the year.

There was a 12% decrease in all sector housebuilding starts and a 10% decrease in completions between 2023 and 2024, new Scottish Government statistics have revealed.