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Staff and tenants setting up for the festival – (from left) Martin, Manuel, Margaret, and Kim Tenants at Jameson Place in Leith are gearing up for ‘Glastoldbury’ this weekend. The festival line-up includes Edinburgh Festival Fringe singer Sean Mearns and Leona Corio.

Living Rent is celebrating the rejection of an appeal by property developer Stephen G Dalton & Son over proposals to develop a Leith scrapyard site into luxury purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) and build-to-rent (BTR) flats.

Maggie Brünjes, chief executive of Homeless Network Scotland, has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Heriot-Watt University at a ceremony on its Edinburgh campus. The degree recognises her leadership in advancing evidence-based, collaborative solutions to homelessness in Scotland.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA), along with The Whiteinch Centre (TWC), has been formally recognised as Scotland’s first Disability Friendly Organisation, thanks to a transformative collaboration with the national charity I Am Me Scotland. This achievement marks a signific

Plans to build new affordable housing in Twechar have taken a major step forward, with construction due to begin this August. East Dunbartonshire Council will create 15 energy-efficient homes on derelict land next to the Forth and Clyde Canal, at the northern entrance to the village.

A Glasgow-born social care organisation supporting people facing homelessness has been awarded Scottish Charity of the Year at the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards. The ceremony, which was held on Thursday 19 June at Radisson Blu, was hosted by BBC journalist Sally Magnusson.

First Minister John Swinney has issued a formal apology on behalf of the Scottish Government for a decades-long social experiment that inflicted profound and lasting harm on the country's Gypsy Traveller community. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Swinney expressed remorse for the "inju

Five Scottish SME businesses have been awarded a place on a national furniture and furnishings contract, that’s expected to be worth around £180 million over four years. Scotland Excel’s fourth generation Domestic Furniture and Furnishings (DFF) Framework went live in June to help

Link Group’s Dunbeg Phase 3 development in Oban has secured another major housing award – winning Social Housing Development of the Year (over 100 units) at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.

Ellon-based housebuilder Scotia Homes has announced plans to cut up to 25 jobs, citing "significant challenges" within the housebuilding sector. With a current workforce of 168, the job losses will predominantly affect head office staff rather than tradespeople.

The Scottish Government has announced that more than 6,000 high school pupils will be eligible for free school meals from the beginning of the next school year, as part of its national mission to eradicate child poverty. This trial phase of the free school meals programme will see S1 to S3 pupils in

Moray Council has approved the continuation of a £60,000 rent support scheme designed to help tenants in serious financial difficulty. At a meeting of the Housing and Community Safety Committee, councillors agreed to make the Tenancy Sustainment Fund a permanent part of the council’s hou

Gordon Macleod is to step down as chair of the Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) this summer to pursue a new direction in his career. He has been a member of the HHP board for five years, serving as its chair for almost three. His tenure has been praised as a period of "experienced and wise leader

An event is being held next week giving residents the opportunity to see the ambitious regeneration plans for Lochside.

A recently completed six-month project, involving the installation of a range of unobtrusive sensors at a retirement housing development in South Lanarkshire is being hailed as a resounding success.