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Communities step in as local building closures rise across Scotland 

Whalsay Kirk in Shetland

New research by Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) shows a record 320 communities moved to buy or lease local buildings in Scotland in the past 12 months – an increase of 300% since 2024.

There is now a significant number of buildings in community ownership across Scotland, ranging from libraries and community

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How to best deliver the Warm Homes Plan – that’s the £15 billion question

Rory Evans

By Rory Evans, regional director, LHC Midlands and South East

The Warm Homes Plan is not short on ambition. Running to well over a hundred pages, it sets out the government’s intention to deliver the largest programme of home energy upgrades the UK has ever seen.

The headline commitments are deliberately bold:

Continue reading How to best deliver the Warm Homes Plan – that’s the £15 billion question