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Planning committee members should by law receive compulsory planning training before they sit on a planning committee and make decisions on applications, according to a listed housebuilder.

A total of 302 new modern and energy-efficient affordable Hillcrest homes have been completed in Aberdeen recently, giving the Granite City’s provision of low-rent homes a welcome boost and supporting the local authority’s aspirations to provide quality homes across the city.

Crisis has urged MSPs from across the political spectrum to work together, to make this the parliament of prevention and help end homelessness in Scotland. The charity welcomed a commitment to tackling rough sleeping in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s statement on her government’s prior

A private landlord who served notice to leave on his tenants by instructing sheriffs’ officers to deliver the notice has succeeded in overturning a tribunal decision that he had not met the statutory definition of a Notice to Leave under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

Homeless Network Scotland helps grow the policy and system change needed to resolve homelessness in Scotland. It connects people and places, learning from evidence and shared experiences and acting on what works and what matters. Chief executive, Maggie Brünjes, with an open letter to the

Scottish Housing News has celebrated its 20th anniversary by exceeding 8,000 subscribers to the free daily newsletter dedicated to Scotland’s social housing sector. Yesterday’s increase in readership is the latest milestone for what is one of Scotland’s longest established - and mo

Addressing the issue of longer-term financial certainty for councils is vital for the Scottish Government to ensure services are maintained and that councils can tackle the multiple challenges ahead, the Accounts Commission said today.

Plans for the construction of 1,000 new council homes and the development of 484 units of specialist housing have been approved by Midlothian Council as part of a new five-year strategy. The Midlothian Local Housing Strategy 2021-26 sets out a number of outcomes to be achieved within the next f

Proposals that will see 76 new council houses built in Methil, Dysart and Glenrothes have been approved by Fife Council. The three developments are part of the council's commitment to delivering 3,500 new affordable homes by May 2022.

Rent arrears accrued by council tenants in West Lothian are moving towards £3 million, with more than half the council tenants in South Livingston, and a similar number in Armadale and Blackridge, behind with their rent. Rent collection in both wards, as revealed to local area committees last

A Dunblane woodland has been earmarked for a retirement housing development.

The City of Edinburgh Council is hosting an online event this afternoon to share proposals for the development of the site adjacent to the former Granton Railway Station. The council owns around 120 acres of developable land within the Granton Waterfront area, creating what it calls a unique op

Plans to transform a Glasgow city centre car park site into a "vibrant urban quarter" have now been submitted.

Landowner Albert Bartlett Properties has instructed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors to invite bids from housebuilders to deliver Berryhill, an exclusive new village in Lanarkshire.

North Ayrshire Council has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling child poverty throughout the region. A number of issues including low-paid jobs, a high cost of living and more recently, Covid-19, have all had an adverse impact on the number of children living in poverty.