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Cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan visited a housing development in Lanark last week to highlight record investment in affordable housing. As announced as part of the 2026-27 Draft Scottish Budget, the Affordable Housing Supply Programme has been allocated £926 million, 20% hig

Inverclyde residents are being encouraged to have their say on tax and savings proposals to help plug an estimated £8.6 million funding gap facing the council over the next two years. The budget gap figures are £3.359m in 2026/27 and £5.248m in 2027/28.

Standard measures of poverty in Scotland are inaccurate and are letting communities down, with the true impact of fuel poverty hitting as many as 30% of rural Scots, according to a new report.

Plans for Glasgow city centre’s largest living sector development have moved one step closer, with the opportunity to deliver the biggest ever city centre project launched to the market.

Hillcrest has turned a challenge into an opportunity by ensuring that items left behind in its former office building were given a new lease of life rather than ending up in landfill. When the building was vacated, numerous items were destined for disposal. Determined to prevent waste and make a pos

The second gathering of housing, care sector and social enterprise 'veterans' took place on the 15th January 2026 at Impact Arts' Boardwalk in Glasgow.

A disused C‑listed care home in Glasgow’s West End is set for major redevelopment, with proposals outlining a mix of sensitive restoration, partial demolition and new build housing on the prominent corner of Great Western Road and Cleveden Road.

Warmworks has won its prestigious Investors in People Platinum level accreditation for the third time. The Investors in People (IiP) report highlighted that Warmworks had successfully retained its Platinum status during a period of significant growth, rising complexity and rapid scaling up within th

A report to a full meeting of Falkirk Council on 29 January is to confirm that a 9% increase in council house rents will take effect from April 2026, alongside a proposed £240 million investment programme to improve and expand council housing over the next five years.

Still Game star Jane McCarry has swapped the streets of Craiglang for the roads of Twechar, joining older residents for a day out in the community’s brand new electric minibus.

Plans to transform an empty church hall in Strathmiglo into five flats have been approved by Fife councillors.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) brought together its board and staff team for a highly successful Strategy Day, providing an opportunity to reflect on progress, reaffirm organisational purpose, and shape priorities for the years ahead.

A £21 million contract for retrofit and upgrades at Craigmillar and Peffermill Court in Edinburgh has been recommended for approval.

A recently published blog by Legal Services Agency (LSA) summarises key findings from research undertaken by LLM student Sarah McGoogan through a social justice professional project with the University of Strathclyde Law School.

A major independent review of how Scotland’s key agencies engage with the planning system has been published by the Scottish Government, setting out 17 recommendations aimed at speeding up decisions, reducing complexity and strengthening collaboration across the sector.