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Scottish Borders Council has approved the outline business case initial assessment for the development of a new care village facility in Hawick. Approval was also given at the meeting held on 29 September for shortlisting of the potential options for the care village in Hawick prior to the developme

Emergency legislation that will give ministers temporary power to cap rents for private and social tenants, as well as for student accommodation, and introduce a moratorium on evictions has been approved by MSPs. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill faced a final vote

Plans to transform the site of Aberdeen's Silverburn House office block into a large housing development have been given the go-ahead in principle. Parklands View LLP lodged an application in 2019 to convert the site on Claymore Drive into 119 new homes, of which 30 will be affordable.

Langstane Housing Association has appointed Mike Martin as its new chairperson. Mike joined Langstane’s board in January 2019 and brings with him a wealth of experience in social housing and the care sectors.

Regeneration specialist Urban Union is strengthening its board with three new appointments to drive the business forward as it expands its operations across the central belt. Founded in 2011, the company which, is part of Robertson Group, regenerates urban areas through building new, high quality, a

Forth Housing Association has successfully secured funding of just over £55,000 to assist its tenants struggling with soaring fuel costs. Under the umbrella of ‘My Forth Fuel’, every household will receive a £30 payment towards meeting their fuel bills. In addition, Forth HA

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has commended Link for its involvement in an initiative to create employment opportunities for young people. Gill Jardine, senior customer service leader for Forth Valley Jobcentres, acknowledged Link’s commitment to the Kickstart scheme when she vis

The number of new homes being built in Scotland has yet to return to pre-Covid levels, official figures have shown. Quarterly housing statistics published by the Scottish Government revealed there were 20,767 all-sector new build homes completed in Scotland in the year to end March 2022,

Cruden Building has been appointed by Midlothian Council to deliver 72 affordable homes at Conifer Road in Mayfield. The new homes will form part of a wider project being developed by Cruden Building and Midlothian Council comprising a total of 265 new homes within the local community.

An intellectual property expert has been appointed to join the judge’s assessing inventions that could help transform the daily lives of people living with mobility issues at the upcoming Blackwood Design Awards. Blackwood has invited Gordon Stark to help judge this year’s awards - a Dra

A new cost-of-living crisis campaign by DGHP has been welcomed by Dumfries and Galloway Council co-leaders Stephen Thompson and Linda Dorward. DGHP, part of Wheatley Group, launched ‘Here for You’ at an event in north-west Dumfries on Monday.

An initiative to encourage youngsters in north Glasgow to take more exercise and physical activity has been awarded £12,500 by Allied Vehicles Charitable Trust. The trust is donating the funding to On Our Marks, which aims to improve health and wellbeing in the area. 

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC), an affordable housing aggregator, has retained its ‘A’ credit rating with a stable outlook from S&P Global Ratings. S&P praised THFC’s risk management and governance structures, which it said will allow the aggregator to maintain a st

Abertay Housing Association has submitted plans to build 44 new homes on the site of the former Mossgiel Primary School in Dundee. The site, located on Ballochmyle Drive in Linlathen, has been vacant since the primary school closed in 2007 and was later demolished. The demolition came two years afte

At a time of unparalleled growth that has seen employee numbers almost double in the last year alone to support a significant expansion of work to new areas of the UK, Edinburgh-based energy efficiency leaders Warmworks have been recognised by Investors in People for their values-driven leadership a