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Management consultancy and training company AWICS has published a briefing paper which aims to help housing associations improve their business plans. Business plans are important in any organisation but are especially important in housing associations. Housing associations have considerable as

Edinburgh World Heritage is asking local people to help identify neighbourhoods and individual buildings in or near the World Heritage Site that need attention.

Housebuilder Avant Homes has launched the first homes at four new developments to deliver 622 new-build properties in Scotland.

Plans to build 284 new homes on the border between Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. Kirkwood Homes will progress the project at Blackdog, just southeast of the Aberdeen bypass roundabout that links to the A92.

Young people, those made redundant, and people who have been unemployed for a long time, will be able to access more support thanks to an additional £125 million from the Scottish Government. Announced in the latest Budget, the funding will help people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic acce

A total of 144,128 COVID Winter Hardship Payments have been made to low-income families by the Scottish Government. The payments are available to families with children receiving Free School Meals on the basis of low income, with £14.41 million given to households as part of the Scottish Gover

More than 77,000 Scottish Child Payment applications have been received since Social Security Scotland started taking applications on November 9. The new benefit, which is unique to Scotland, will give qualifying parents and carers £40 every four weeks for each child under six.

Aberdeen Cyrenians, a North-East charity providing support to people affected by homelessness and other forms of social exclusion and crisis, is appealing for participants to step up and take on its Virtual Lego Walk challenge to help end homelessness. Lego walking has become increasingly popular in

A social rented sector tenant who was evicted from his property after pleading guilty to a drugs supply charge has had his appeal against recovery of possession refused by the Civil Division of the Sheriff Appeal Court. 

Environment, housing and anti-poverty campaigners have called for a £100 million boost to the budget for energy efficiency measures, saying the move could provide up to 17,000 green jobs, help cut climate emissions and improve properties across the country.  Friends of the Earth Scotland,

Wheatley Group has submitted plans to build 35 homes for mid-market rent on Shawbridge Street in Pollockshaws. If approved by Glasgow City Council, the homes would be built on the site of a former pub which has since been demolished and the existing disused Polloshaws Police Station.

Thenue Housing can progress its plans for 45 homes for social rent after Glasgow City Council agreed to sell a former community centre site to the Association. Members of the council's contracts and property committee approved the off-market disposal of land to Thenue last week for an exp

Ferguslie Park Housing Association (FPHA) has decided to keep rents at their current level for the next financial year.  The board said the decision is in keeping with its aim to ensure that the Association's rents remain fair and give value for money and follows a tough year with the nega

Planners have urged Edinburgh councillors to approve a planning application for the development of build to rent (BTR) accommodation on Bonnington Road Lane.

A mixed-use redevelopment project to will transform the former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) site on Edinburgh's Dundas Street has been recommended for approval by council planners.