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The number of social landlords that have discovered the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their properties has increased to 16, with almost 2,500 homes now impacted by the material.

Caledonia Housing Association has recruited a head of finance and a head of investment and sustainability, both of whom have extensive experience in the housing sector. Angela Murphy has been appointed as head of finance and will start in January 2025. Angela is currently head of finance at Hillcres

Social Security Scotland has published its Annual Report and Accounts, which shows that it made £1.9 billion in payments to people in Scotland from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The payments were made across 14 Scottish benefits, seven of which are not available anywhere else in the UK.

Highland Council’s Climate Change Committee has reviewed the council’s progress in reducing emissions and approved the draft annual Public Bodies Climate Change Duties 2023/24 report for submission to the Scottish Government.

A couple has pled guilty to defrauding Wheatley Group in a voucher scam worth up to £25,000.

Positive action to tackle poverty across North Lanarkshire is continuing with community well-being, economic inclusion, and support for children and families facing financial hardship all being prioritised.

A developer has lost an appeal regarding a proposed housing development in Bridge of Allan. Allanwater Homes submitted a planning application for 46 homes on a site off Blairforkie Drive back in 2022.

Dundonians could be given a chance to share their views before the city council’s budget is set early next year.

A community in the southside of Glasgow is clean and green thanks to a nursery school, Glasgow City Council and Wheatley Homes Glasgow.

Grants worth more than £49.8 million were awarded to organisations by Aberdeen City Council in the last financial year. The financial support was given to 124 organisations across the city, 138 grant awards were under £25,000, and 23 organisations received grants worth a total value of &

Merchant Homes has been fined £160,000 after a man was killed by a telehandler at a construction site in Glasgow.

A specialist hub is to be created to help increase the rate at which homes with planning permission are delivered.

Cunninghame Housing Association is celebrating after its Scrutiny Group won the Excellence in Scrutiny award at the TIS National Excellence Awards 2024.

Cala Homes has been given the green light to deliver a new housing development that it claimed will transform the northern entrance to Aberdeen.

The Scottish Government must allocate part of the new £3.4 billion funding from the UK Budget towards critical investments in social care and housing, according to Hanover Scotland’s CEO Angela Currie. Last month's announcement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves marked a significant incr