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Oak Tree Housing Association, Cloch Housing Association, River Clyde Homes and Larkfield Housing Association, who together form the Inverclyde Housing Association Forum, have secured £157,117.00 to continue their Energy Advice Service for a further two years.

Renfrewshire Council has approved Taylor Wimpey West Scotland's Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning application for the company’s final development of new homes within the successful and popular Dargavel Village masterplan in Bishopton.

Loreburn Housing Association has been successful in securing a further two years of Lottery Funding for two Sustaining Communities Officers, covering the East and West of Dumfries and Galloway. Their Sustaining Communities team has supported many of their tenants in the past two years, providing pra

A social housing project in Pollockshields has been named among the ten best new buildings in Scotland by The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

Lar Housing Trust’s property management arm has been appointed by Octopus Capital to manage its new property portfolio in Scotland.  Octopus’ Affordable Housing Fund recently raised £100 million, including £50m from the Scottish National Investment Bank, to invest in hig

Sustainability for Housing (SfH) has published its 2026 Annual Review, revealing a landmark year for environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress across the UK’s social housing sector.

The public will be enabled to provide newly elected MSPs with a local snapshot of the housing emergency and its impact, thanks to a new interactive digital tool launched by Shelter Scotland and funded by IKEA. The tool will allow residents to directly connect to their MSPs within the first 100

A Partick community event project is tackling local youth unemployment through the creation of pathways into paid employment through unique training opportunities.

The Shetland Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) programme for 2026/27 is now open for bids from community-based projects.

South Lanarkshire Council has a new leader after Maureen Devlin was elected to the post.

New figures highlight the progress being made to reduce poverty and support families across North Lanarkshire, as the council marks the delivery of its ‘Towards a Fairer North Lanarkshire’ Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023–2026.

Scottish Borders Council has launched a survey to gather information for the next Scottish Borders Local Development Plan. SBC would like to capture experience from residents about the places they live, work, and spend time in the Scottish Borders, as well as asking what residents think should chang

Places for People (PfP) has appointed Larry Gold as CEO of housing and communities.  Currently CEO of South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA), Gold will join PfP ahead of full integration of the two organisations following last year’s merger announcement.

A Scottish Government scheme that will provide first-time buyers with a £10,000 contribution towards a deposit on their first home will open the first round of applications by the end of June.

The Borderlands Partnership Board has approved £620,247 of Scottish Government investment through the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal for a community-led housing development in Kelloholm.