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Glasgow City Council has approved plans by Wheatley Group for 254 homes for a site in Calton.

Ambitious new measures aimed at widening responsibility for homelessness prevention could stop people from losing their homes and make Scotland a world leader in ending homelessness, according to a new report from an independent group of experts.

Beginning in late 2019, the Scotland Prevention Review Group has taken forward the work of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group (HARSAG) and the subsequent Scottish Government / COSLA Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan, to recommend new legal duties on councils and public bodies to

The cabinet member for housing at Southwark Council has resigned from his post after it emerged that he had not been transparent about a Twitter account that he managed. Cllr Leo Pollak offered residents a full and unqualified apology for the account which, according to the

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) is continuing to work in partnership with Abundant Borders to encourage the use of its community gardens in both Duns and Ayton. With the uncertainty over any lifting of restrictions due to Covid-19, it has been impossible to create a month-by-month plan of act

The extra £100 million funding announced by the Scottish Government for affordable housing during 2021–2022 has been welcomed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). Announced by finance secretary Kate Forbes this week, the new funding brings t

A free webinar next week is to outline the regulatory changes regarding automatic fire suppression coming into force in Scotland on 1 March 2021. An expert panel will explore the suppression options available and the factors for social landlords to consider when evaluating the best solution for part

Wheatley Group has helped tenants access an extra £9.4 million of unclaimed welfare benefits they were due. The group provides a free benefit advice service to ensure all tenants are getting every penny they are entitled to.

Scottish Borders Council has apologised for a data breach after the email addresses of free school meal payment recipients were shared.

A landlord in Edinburgh is advertising single rooms to rent with pre-paid electricity meters charging tenants 50p to use the shower The single rooms are available to rent in two properties in the Marchmont and Meadows area of the capital, with the landlord advertising single rooms sharing with up to

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has gone through the 10,000 LinkedIn followers mark in the last 24 hours.

An investment of over £5 million over the next ten years will help tackle flooding in Fife.

Plans to fill a Tollcross gap site with flats and ground floor commercial units have been drawn up and submitted to Glasgow City Council. Permission is being sought for a four-storey building at 1042 Tollcross Road.

The outcomes of the prestigious 2020 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last night at a virtual celebratory presentation event streamed live via Vimeo. Having postponed the annual sit down dinner in the Grand Central Hotel in December, SURF delivered a virtual Awa

West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to write off irrecoverable debts owed to the council after "exhausting all avenues" for collection. The money includes uncollectable miscellaneous debt of £83,000 dating back to 2017, of which more than £15,000 is due by residents who died with