Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has secured funding from Comic Relief to develop a cutting edge online tool that helps people in crisis find the help they need quickly. The charity already provides a wealth of information on its mobile-friendly website but wants to make access to p

Workloads for small and medium-sized construction firms in Scotland rose faster than at any time since the 2007 financial crisis, a new survey has revealed. The latest report from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) shows that workloads for Scottish construction SMEs rose faster than at any time

The Nan McKay Hall and Southside Housing Association celebrating the award presented from the Big Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government The community of Pollokshields is celebrating the award of two major grants from the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery Fund for a new community centre.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) is to freeze energy costs for tenants connected to its District Heating System until March 2018. The announcement means WWHC has frozen prices for the 44th consecutive month since it began being the heat and hot water supplier in 2014.

Residents in care homes in Scotland are the most satisfied in the UK with the quality of their care, according to the latest national survey. Conducted by market research organisation Ipsos MORI, the 2016 Your Care Rating survey obtained views from 821 residents, in 43 care homes, run by seven diffe

New research into mid-market rent (MMR) has found high satisfaction levels among tenants living in the properties but there is still limited awareness among many people about what mid-market rent is, the potential benefits it offers and whether it might be an option open to them. The research was co

The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. New figures from its latest Residential Market Survey show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had f

Jeane Freeman Almost £58 million will be spent mitigating the impact of the UK government’s welfare reform on households across Scotland, it has been announced, as Westminster vows to press on with plans for further cuts to housing benefit.

A new report from the British Red Cross has exposed how refused asylum seekers are trapped in a life of destitution in Scotland. The number of destitute refugees and asylum seekers helped by the charity in Glasgow increased from 326 in 2014 to 820 in 2016.

Angela Constance Social security and equalities secretary Angela Constance has expressed her anger at the UK government’s announcement that it is to impose new housing benefit regulations in Scotland, which came just days after ministers at Westminster were unable to provide a timetable for the pl

A specialist developer has found an innovative way to help solve the housing crisis by building affordable new homes on urban car parks. With a multi-million pound scheme already underway in Scunthorpe town centre, Pulse Modular Homes Ltd is currently working with a number of local authorities on si

Scottish Cities Alliance’s housing advisor Jim Hayton speaks about the Alliance’s role on the European Housing Partnership and how it will assist Scotland’s cities to deliver more affordable housing in Scotland.

Outside the dementia friendly home A ground-breaking project which aims to show how life can made easier for people living with dementia has been unveiled by North Ayrshire Council.

Ian Watt of Rae Place, Perth (left) with Ross Laidlaw from Keepmoat A £6.6 million Perth & Kinross Council investment aimed at eradicating fuel poverty has successfully installed heating systems to over 1,000 homes across the region.

Councillors agreed to a six-week period of public consultation on draft development briefs for five sites earmarked for residential development in Moray. The briefs set out the design standards for future development of the sites and developers will be expected to reflect these standards in any prop