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Merchant Homes has expanded its partnership with Sanctuary Housing with two contracts totalling £12 million to deliver more affordable homes throughout Scotland. The latest projects being launched between the housing provider and Merchant Homes have been agreed to allow the continuation of bui

A letting agency has been found guilty of illegally evicting tenants after a court heard that tenants were routinely subjected to violence, theft and vandalism and evicted without notice.

South Ayrshire Council has all but ruled out following the lead of another local authority to use tower blocks designated for demolition as temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. North Lanarkshire Council announced last week it would temporarily reinstate two of the tower blocks it had moot

Potential plans for 44 new homes in Dunblane could be lodged with Stirling Council soon. Ristol Consulting Ltd contacted the council on behalf of Kippendavie Trust Group to request a formal screening opinion on whether a planning application for residential development on land 50 metres east of Kell

North Ayrshire Council has agreed a new Child Poverty Action Plan that will use a multi-agency approach to mitigate the effects of poverty faced by children and young people living in North Ayrshire. Developed by the council’s Community Planning Partnership (CPP), it sees public agencies worki

Sandra McLeod will be leaving RCH Group at the end of July. She joined the Inverclyde based housing association River Clyde Homes in January 2014 and is retiring from her post as executive director, customer experience.

A new residential development opportunity has been launched at Blindwells, the East Lothian scheme which is on course to deliver a community of 1,600 homes as well as employment land and a new town centre. Plot 4a is being marketed by the Edinburgh office of JLL on behalf of Blindwells’ creato

Clackmannanshire Council is investing more than £100,000 to deliver targeted high quality, childcare activities for children and young people from low income families each day of the school summer holidays. This is the most comprehensive Summer of Wellbeing programme to date, and builds on the

Link Group is providing free mobile data, texts, and voice calls to customers, ensuring low-income households can stay connected. As a member of the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank, Link can issue vouchers and SIM cards from the service provider partners Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, a

By 2032, all Scottish RSL properties will need an EPC ‘B’ rating. As a nation, we’ll need to collectively retrofit hundreds of thousands of homes a year to reach this ambitious target. Key to this will be understanding your portfolio’s current baseline compared to EESSH2 and

Loreburn Housing Association is gearing up to mark its 40th anniversary this year. Since it was created, the Dumfries & Galloway community-based housing association has been at the forefront of providing innovative housing solutions for communities across south-west Scotland.

An app to help the owners of shared properties in Edinburgh repair their buildings has been so successful in its first year it is already being rolled out by two other local authorities in Scotland. Developed by the City of Edinburgh Council with tech company Novoville, a new app launched in April l

More housing may be needed on high streets in order for them to thrive, according to the new president of Perthshire Chamber of Commerce. Lori McGaffney, who runs Evalucia and Petit Pas in Perth city centre, made history by becoming the first female to take on the role at the 150-year-old organ

Land near the ferry slipway at Yoker can be used for residential development after Scottish Ministers agreed to the recommendations of a planning reporter.

The Highland Council has launched a new scheme which will buy up properties in the area to prevent second-home owners letting out their homes on Airbnb.