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Colaren Homes is to share its plans for the next phase of a 600-home development in Fraserburgh in an online consultation. The developer was granted planning permission for the first 120 homes at the Kirkton Heights development in 2016.

CCG Asset Management has been chosen to lead a multi-million-pound planned maintenance project on behalf of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA). The £8.5 million contract will comprise the installation of brand new kitchens and bathrooms, as well as other various upgrades incl

Kingdom Housing Association’s employability project, Kingdom Works, has celebrated supporting its 100th client through Skills Development Scotland’s Employability Fund since lockdown restrictions were eased.

Tulloch Homes has pledged to create and safeguard jobs and boost hard-hit suppliers after receiving planning approval for 267 homes in Inverness and Moray. The 155-home development at Druid Temple, Inverness, and the 112-home development at Knockomie, Forres, will represent a combined £70

A digital consultation event is to give the public the chance to view and shape proposals for an ambitious residential-led mixed-use development in West Lothian.

Highland Council has unveiled £551,000 of capital investment which will be used to carry out improvements to the existing housing stock across the area with some of the money ring-fenced to fund aids and adaptations for disabled tenants.

With commitment from all parties, fuel poverty in electrically heated multi-dwelling units can be addressed today: at minimal cost, writes David Stern. In her excellent article on the Scottish Housing News website this week (13 October 2020), Sandra Brydon (director, Home Group Scotland) highlighted

Money received from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund has allowed Hillcrest Futures to distribute 100 hygiene essentials to vulnerable people across Dundee. The charity’s harm reduction service was awarded £1,500 to purchase various items to help people who use

The Tannahill Centre in Ferguslie Park, Paisley, has revealed plans for its annual Halloween celebrations.

The Scottish Government has published an overview of its permitted development rights consultation to help explain the changes it is now proposing to make. The consultation on its Phase 1 proposals for reviewing and extending permitted development rights relate to priority development types: digital

With Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee now seeking views on the Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill, having previously dropped the proposed legislation due to a heavy workload, Govan Law Centre (GLC) has welcomed the "unprecedented" move as a "victory for open democracy". GLC, which

Clyde Valley Group (CVG) has appointed Lisa Beresford and Sarah Parker to the newly-created roles of people director and business improvement manager respectively. Created as a result of successful business growth within CVG, the two roles have come at a key time with the launch of a

River Clyde Homes has demolished another three of the ‘stub’ blocks in Port Glasgow in order to make way for new housing. 

Safe as Houses is the title of Homeless Network Scotland’s annual conference for 2020. The online event will explore what is needed to build forward from the past eight months to make sure that homelessness services – and people directly affected – are not left carrying the ca

Fife Council has allocated £3 million to purchase vacant properties in an attempt to increase its housing stock and reduce homelessness across the region. The local authority said it is confident of achieving its target of buying 100 homes across Fife by March 2021 and has earmarked