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Community-led organisations throughout Scotland can apply for grants of up to £100,000 each to help safeguard vital local services. The funding comes from the Recovery and Resilience Programme, a £5 million initiative delivered by Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) and funded

West Lothian Council is considering changing the way rent is collected as housing officers deal with rising rent arrears. Housing officers highlighted a range of early intervention measures used to help tenants stay in their homes and manage debts. But, the West Lothian Council still had to evict 45

Perth and Kinross Council has unanimously approved the £500 million Perth West development masterplan.

Nearly £1.8 million has been invested across Angus through the Seagreen Offshore Wind Community Benefit Fund, including £590,000 in and around Montrose to support community-led regeneration, skills development and local facilities. As part of this investment, £125,000 has been awar

Dollar-based developer and housebuilder Ruman Homes is helping local rugby coach and jujitsu instructor Barry Munro, achieve his dream business. The firm, run by Mat Ruman & Kerry Jukes, has leased The Eagle Inn in Tillicoultry, a former public house which has lain empty for the past 4 years. Th

Springfield Partnerships has agreed a £9 million contract with Wheatley Group for the final phase of affordable homes at Deans South.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association’s Tenant Support Fund plays a vital role in helping tenants who are struggling to afford essential household items. The fund is designed to ensure that tenants can settle safely and comfortably into their homes – but thanks to the partnership

Registered housing provider Plexus has made significant changes to how it prepares properties between tenancies after England's Housing Ombudsman found severe maladministration in how it handled a complaint about damp, leaks, and mould.

North Ayrshire Council’s Customer Service Centre and the Homeless Advice Team are moving to Cunninghame House on Monday 18 May 2026. The office moves are part of the council’s wider locality-based Estates Strategy to rationalise the council’s property portfolio, reduce running cost

The race is on to the top of the RRS Discovery as two prominent Tayside figures prepare to battle it out in the ultimate test of speed and height. On 27 September 2026, Shelley McCarthy of the NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation (NHS TCF) and Roy O’Kane of Kanzen for Life will go head-to-head in

Celebrating the best of Kirkcaldy can help to transform some residents’ perceptions of the town, a University of Dundee expert has said. Staff from the University’s Faculty of Health are to host a major community event to highlight the wellbeing benefits of taking pride in living in the

The annual TPAS Scotland National Good Practice Awards (NGPA Awards) celebrate excellence in tenant participation, community engagement, and social housing management in Scotland. These awards are now open and recognise tenants, community groups, and landlords across Scotland who demonstrate outstan

The manifestos of the six main political parties lack urgency in dealing with the current housing emergency, according to analysis by a property firm. Lettings and estate agency DJ Alexander Ltd said that while all parties agreed that more housebuilding was essential, there were few proposed policie

Ayrshire Housing has launched a new People and Culture Strategy to create a working environment that it hopes will make it the employer of choice within the Scottish housing sector.  The strategy ‘Building Brilliance’ outlines actions and outcomes over the next five years that will

Ninety new affordable homes in Wallyford will be completed this month, bringing much-needed, energy-efficient housing to communities across East Lothian.