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The Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee has approved the Tenant Participation & Engagement Strategy 2024-2029. Members heard from both tenant representatives and officers about the ongoing engagement and collaborative work within communities across Highland.

East Ayrshire Council’s financial position has improved with the projected overspend for the current financial year reducing from £20 million to £14m, councillors heard this week.

Aberdeenshire Council has celebrated the completion of five housing developments in Fraserburgh and Huntly.  The properties, a mix of refurbished accommodation and new build homes, were all progressed over the past two years and are now being rented by council tenants. 

Scottish Housing News is now on Instagram, bringing the latest news, jobs and events to a new generation of Scottish housing professionals.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is to acquire CD Consultancy (CDC) from April 1st next year, it announced at its Annual Gathering today. SHN has enjoyed a decade-long partnership with CDC in delivering validation work and the acquisition allows the service to continue.

Dr Lynne Douglas is to move on as CEO of Bield following five years in the position. Dr Douglas has successfully led Bield since November 2019, navigating a pandemic and bringing the organisation through a period of change and growth.

Decisions into two East Lothian planning applications from Bellway Homes have been continued to a future planning committee meeting.

Community organisation Knoydart Foundation (KF) has gained planning permission to build affordable homes in a remote Highland area.

Forth Housing Association has celebrated the latest completion of eight new properties in Cambusbarron, Stirling.

Housing association and homelessness charity Blue Triangle has today launched a Christmas Winter Clothing Appeal. The organisation said the appeal comes amid an "alarming" increase in homelessness in Scotland since 2017/18, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. This, it argued, has been driven by several

The continuing financial crisis facing councils is of a magnitude never experienced before and urgent action is needed to address the issues, councillors in West Lothian were told yesterday.

Build-to-rent developer and operator PLATFORM_ has taken handover of the first phase of its flagship development in Bonnington, Edinburgh.

Up to 122 new apartments could be created on the site of the former Xcite Livingston leisure pool after West Lothian Council agreed to dispose of the land. Council officers recommended that elected members on the Council Executive approved plans to sell the former Bubbles site to Cruden Homes yester

While there are some examples of good practice of tenant and Gypsy/Traveller participation within the social housing sector, “there is work to be done” to improve the participation experience, according to TPAS Scotland.  The participation advisory service was responding to the Scot

Legislation that will see Scotland move to using five-year carbon budgets to set climate targets has been passed.