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The University of Edinburgh is to spend £6.9 million to refurbish an accommodation block home to almost 250 students.

Ending Scotland’s housing emergency must be the First Minister’s top priority after the Scottish Government saw a £3.4 billion uplift in yesterday's UK Budget, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

JR Scaffold has helped prepare the way for a landmark residential building in the city centre of Glasgow which will become the tallest in Scotland.

The official opening for the 12 semi-detached homes at Ionad Dotair MacLeóid took place in Lochmaddy on 29 October 2024.  The site was named after Dr Alexander MacLeod who spent over 70 years caring for people on North Uist and delivered the majority of babies on the island. He set up hi

A former Aberdeen care home, which closed a decade ago following a scathing report from inspectors, could be converted into 20 homes.

Six community projects in the Highlands and Islands are among eight in Scotland to benefit from the latest round of Scottish Land Fund (SLF) approvals.

Residents at a multi-storey block in Dundee will have the chance to get on their bikes as a new storage facility is unveiled near their homes. 

Janet Strang, chairperson of Cunninghame Housing Association recently presented a cheque for £740 to representatives of the Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club (AIBC).

Throughout November Dumfries and Galloway Council will run events across the region inviting families and individuals to come along and help themselves to free warm winter clothes.

Aberdeen City Council has launched the second and final phase of its Budget 2025/26 consultation.  The second phase provides additional proposed savings options and invites people to have their say on these, and comment on how changes might affect them if taken forward.  

Goodstone Living and contractor McAleer & Rushe have topped out at Dockside, the ‘next generation’ build-to-rent residential scheme in Leith that will deliver 373 new homes.  The ceremony welcomed over 50 guests, including Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern and shadow ca

New statistics on Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing Scheme have revealed that local authorities received at least 30,299 applications for a short-term lets licence by the end of June this year, with 82% (24,810) being validated.

A call for young people to have a legal right to live in the community where they grew up is impractical and could clash with existing legislation, according to Holmes Mackillop director Craig Donnelly. Earlier this month, Community Land Scotland called on politicians to establish a 'Right to Live'

North Lanarkshire Council is to build on its proactive partnership approach to tackling domestic abuse with the launch of a new Domestic Abuse Digital Directory, enhancing support for victims and survivors across the region.

Housing associations are being urged to complete a survey from the Mannheim Foundation which is developing a new model for fundraising, growth and sustainability in the third sector.