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East Lothian Council colleagues were delighted to be part of this year’s East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel (ELTRP) awards ceremony which, of course, had to be done a little differently. Instead of a traditional event, guests gathered on Zoom to hear about the achievements of the panel,

As 2020 comes to an end, Scottish Housing News reveals what caught the attention of our readers throughout the year. Audrey Johnstone, housing area manager, Gillian Whitehead, housing solutions manager and Catriona Arbuckle, empty homes development officer at North Lanarkshire Council

Plans have been submitted for 49 new homes in Paisley.

The staff of housing services provider Mears have been praised by a prominent leader in the Scottish asylum community after a year in which the company and staff helped fund goods and services worth more than £430,000 to a leading Scottish charity. As a result, more than 160 children from the

Wheatley Group is to bring festive cheer to almost 17,000 vulnerable households across Scotland. The housing, care and property-management group will distribute through its six housing associations – GHA, Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership, Dunedin Canmore, Cube, Loretto Housing an

Two areas in Inverclyde can hopefully enjoy a peaceful Christmas and New Year following River Clyde Homes (RCH) obtaining two full Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) at Greenock Sheriff Court. The Association is continuing to support tenants facing antisocial behaviour during the pandemic and to d

Aberdeen City Council has refreshed its support for Shelter Scotland’s campaign to have the right to a decent home enshrined in Scottish law.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has published its 2019/2020 Landlord Report which shows that satisfaction levels with the service ACHA provides continue to keep pace with national targets and actually exceed them in many cases. The report is an update to ACHA tenants, stakeholders a

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning of a council tax debt "explosion" as the impact of the pandemic makes a bad situation even worse in 2021 as clients have racked up millions in arrears. Council tax debt is currently the number one debt issue the Citizens Advice Bureau network sees.

Glasgow City Council planners are being asked to approve a proposal to convert office space in a B-listed Glasgow City Centre building into apartments. The upper floors of premises on the corner of Renfield Street and St Vincent Street would be converted into six flats under the new plan.

Ellon-based JKR Contractors Limited has submitted plans to build 26 new homes on an area of disused land in the north-east village of Fetterangus. The firm hopes to build a mix of three and four-bedroom homes and affordable houses on the site located at Ferguson Street.

Amid growing concern about the impact of Covid on the housing and financial situation of thousands of Scots, 31 organisations in the Everyone Home collective are urging people in communities and those running local services to prevent homelessness closer to home in 2021 and beyond. On the basis that

A former deputy director of housing for Shetland Islands Council and a former chairwoman of Moray Fresh Start have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. William Henderson has become a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) for voluntary service i

A lack of understanding and awareness of environmentally-friendly technologies could be holding Scotland back from a green homes revolution which could boost its economy by £8 billion, according to WWF Scotland.

Construction and other essential work can continue following yesterday's lockdown announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish Government has confirmed.