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Residents are being invited to have their say on the priorities for housing investment in East Dunbartonshire. To secure grant funding, all local authorities need to detail their plans for future housing provision in their Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) each year and to subm

Food banks across Scotland are set to receive a digital boost from the Scottish Tech Army (STA) as volunteer tech experts are supporting the roll-out of a volunteer management system at food banks across the country.

The tax relief available to those working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will not cover the increased winter energy costs of those on low incomes, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned. According to a recent study by Energy Helpline, the average household energy bill could c

Plans are being drawn up for four new villages on the north eastern edge of Glasgow which would provide around 1,500 homes. 

Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee is seeking views on a new Bill which aims to increase private tenants’ protection by limiting rent increases and allowing them to seek a “fair” rent.

Years of austerity have left many vulnerable families facing destitution, according to a new report from two Scottish children's charities, with the growing problem of housing insecurity adversely affecting children experiencing poverty. 'Challenges from the Frontline - Revisited', from Barnardo's S

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has launched a £6 million energy efficiency programme for 633 homes in a funding partnership with Scottish and Southern Energy, the Scottish Government and Argyll and Bute Council. This mixed tenure initiative will provide improvements to 262 ACHA ho

Bield has launched a forward-thinking platform to help staff with challenges enhanced by the COVID-19 pandemic and a separate platform dedicated to showcasing acts of kindness. The Wall of Kindness and the Health & Well-being Hub have been launched in a bid to celebrate the acts of kindness ongo

Eildon is looking forward to this month's prestigious 2020 Scottish Home Awards after being ‘virtually’ shortlisted for two awards. The two categories the Association is up for are:

Fife Council has completed 62 new council houses at School Drive in Glenrothes. The new development will have 78 houses when complete and consists of two, three and four-bedroom properties.

Stirling Council has approved a revised budget that it said will safeguard vital services during the coronavirus pandemic and secure almost £2 million of additional capital investment in digital technology. At a special meeting of council last Thursday, there was unanimous cross-party support

Living Rent has published its 2020/21 manifesto highlighting the shortage of housing in Scotland and has issued a call for an end to housing insecurity.  The tenants' union described a "precarious and uncertain environment" with social housing "sold off to buy to let landlords" and "vast swathe

Perth-based housebuilder A&J Stephen has announced plans to build a development of up to 85 homes near Pitlochry.  The agricultural Port-naCraig site on the south side of the River Tummel would be connected to the town with new infrastructure for vehicles and pedestrians if approved.

Liz Mallon looks at the important role first time buyers need to play in the changing new homes property market. Recent research carried out by Savills shows that the Scottish new homes market has seen a steady recovery since the market re-opened in the summer, and properties in Glasgow and Edinburg

Springburn Winter Gardens could be transformed into a thriving community asset under a newly unveiled vision for the Glasgow venue.