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Tackling the huge financial challenges facing local government exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic will be a "major task" and addressing them should be an early priority in the next parliamentary session, according to the Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee.

Aberdeenshire Council is to move to a choice-based lettings approach next year which it said potential tenants greater choice over the type of property they wish to secure. The new process was agreed as the council’s communities committee approved an updated housing allocations policy earlier

Grant funding of £175K secured by Hillcrest Homes and Abertay Housing Association has been used to provide a vital lifeline for the Dundee community, funding a wide range of valuable support for those struggling as a result of COVID-19. The money, which came from the Supporting Communities Fun

An online consultation survey has been launched as Perth & Kinross Council prepares to set its budget for 2021/22.

Hart Builders has secured a £10.4 million contract to build a new affordable housing development on behalf of Midlothian Council.

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the re-election of Freya Lees as chair of the Association and of Linda Leslie and Laurie Naumann as vice chairs. Freya has been a board member with Kingdom since 2013, chair since 2016 and serves on the policy sub committee and senior management remuneration

The Eildon Group has announced the appointment of Neil Wilson Prior as its new director of property assets. Neil, who was formerly better neighbourhoods programme manager at Tower Hamlets Homes in London has made the move north to the Scottish Borders along with his family, to take up the new p

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has detailed plans to West Lothian Council for the provision of 190 new homes at Sibbalds Wynd, located off Sibbalds Brae in Bathgate.

Ashleigh Simpson outlines the key findings from Scotland contained in a new report from Crisis looking at the impact of COVID-19 on people facing homelessness and service provision. Today Crisis publishes research that sheds light on the frontline response to the pandemic. Extraordinary action was t

A new report encourages social housing providers to sign and commit to the HouseProud Pledge Scheme to help ensure the welfare of their LGBTQ+ residents.

Barclays has provided a £100,000 grant to help Wheatley Foundation continue lifeline services to help people most affected by the coronavirus crisis. The donation will help Wheatley Foundation extend its Emergency Response Fund, which has supported more than 5600 households since the star

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed updated guidance to firms setting out enhanced support that should be available to mortgage borrowers experiencing payment difficulties as a result of coronavirus. 

Fife Council's Affordable Housing Programme has hit another milestone, with a new development at Keir Hardie Wynd in Methil. Tenants have already moved into the new housing complex, which consists of 25 new council houses with two, three and four-bedroom houses, bungalows an

A £2.2 million project led by Southside Housing Association to create Halfway Community Park in Cardonald has transformed underused greenspace surrounding Moss Heights flats, as well as reducing flood risk in the area.

Emergency laws to offer security to renters during COVID-19 should be further extended to ease anxieties among tenants facing financial uncertainty while the logistics of mass vaccinations remains unclear, according to a property firm. Founders of landlord estate agency Portolio said they