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A voucher scheme that was supposed to deliver billions of pounds worth of green home improvements in England has been cancelled a year early by the UK Government.

The Scottish Greens’ election manifesto will contain plans to create more than 100,000 jobs to fuel a green recovery from the pandemic and tackle the climate emergency, the party has revealed. Co-leader Lorna Slater used a conference speech at the weekend to announce plans to invest

Carnoustie-based housebuilder DJ Laing has pointed to the strong Dundee property market for its rise in profits. Newly filed accounts from the firm revealed that its sales increased to £7 million for the year ending May 31 2020, compared to £6.3m in 2019.

Delighted Melville Housing Association tenants have moved into the first new homes completed by the Dalkeith-based social housing provider since the start of the COVID pandemic. Ten of the 26 new Melville homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development have now been handed over, with the r

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber closed 30% more applications during the last financial year than the previous 12 months, a new report has revealed. During the financial year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, the Chamber received 4,112 applications across all jurisdicti

An innovative pilot project is being launched in two Scottish areas that aims to help older people live independent lives and to better engage with groups and services in their communities. The collaborative initiative is led by the Scottish Government's Technology Enabled Care Programme and involve

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has today announced a record £74 million increase in mortgage lending and a record £58m growth in savings balances. In a year the Society described as “extreme conditions”, profit before tax increased by 34% to £840,000.

Members of the Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) attended an organisation meeting earlier this month to find out more about the City of Edinburgh Council’s new house building programme and Shelter Scotland’s social housing campaign Build Scotland’s Future. Well aware of the p

People in the UK are feeling the most optimistic about their household finances since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Scottish Widows Household Finance Index.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published new complaints handling procedures in line with an updated model from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. The procedures explain what a complaint is, how the Regulator will deal with a complaint, and how quickly it will respond.

Osprey Housing chief executive officer Glenn Adcook has joined people throughout the sector in wishing Scottish Housing News congratulations for our 20th anniversary year. “Along with our colleagues in the sector, we offer Scottish Housing News the warmest congratulations on achieving this key

Scottish Conservatives leader Douglas Ross has outlined the party's housebuilding manifesto with plans to build 60,000 affordable homes, including 40,000 in the social rented sector, over the next parliament. Under the proposals, the party said it would seek to build 25,000 homes of a

Robertson Construction Northern has revealed its new development for Cairn Housing Association in Elgin is on track for completion in August.

The founders of the Isle of Raasay Distillery are calling for more affordable housing on the island as they submit plans to help provide staff with stable accommodation. The Hebridean distillery is striving to secure additional housing on the island in an effort to sustain workers.

Hillcrest has successfully secured £310,380 from a range of donors to support people and communities in Scotland who have been most affected by the pandemic. The funds have enabled Hillcrest to scale up the services they currently deliver to help vulnerable people face challenges brought on by