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Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities saw an increase in their respective level of rent arrears, with an aggregate increase from 5.9% at the end of June 2021 to 6.2% at the end of September 2021, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found. There were also increases in the number of

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to convert empty offices in a B-listed building in Buchanan Street into flats. TCS Freehold Investments Ltd, the owner of 101 to 107 Buchanan Street, has obtained permission to transform the upper floors of the properties into six flats.

The renovation of Queens Cross Housing Association homes at Cedar Court is next up in our COP26SHN feature following a visit to the development by a COP26 international delegation. Three of Glasgow’s best known high rise blocks have attracted international praise for their improved environment

The crucial role that design plays in the delivery of new homes and neighbourhoods has been considered in a newly released animation that explores some of the ways in which the design quality of new development can be improved.

A developer will be given the opportunity to convince Glasgow City Council of the positives of its plan to demolish the majority of the historic Wright and Greig Ltd distillers and deliver 182 build-to-rent apartments at 64-72 Waterloo Street.

Customers are typically facing a five-fold cost increase to install a heat pump, compared to a hydrogen-ready boiler, according to a new report published by the not-for-profit body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA).

Urgent action is required to address the consequences of real term cuts to the core budgets of Scotland’s 32 councils in recent years, COSLA has warned.

Average house prices in Scotland have increased by close to £25,000 (13.2 per cent) over the last 12 months – the highest rate of all four UK nations.

Paul Ellis, chief executive of Ecol­ogy Build­ing So­ci­ety Agenda, discusses how climate change can be fought on the homes front. COP26 has been described as "the last best hope for the world to get its act together" on climate change, and the science could not be clearer. Climate c

Rents in the UK are rising at the fastest rate since 2008 as demand outstrips supply, according to the latest research published by Zoopla. Zoopla found that private sector rents in September were 4.6% higher than a year earlier at £968 per month on average, marking the strongest growth in 13

An online event for local authorities and partners on Thursday 25 November will set out plans for a new ‘check-up’ process that will support the rollout of Housing First in Scotland. Activity will be coordinated by a nationwide policy and practice network supported by a strategic partner

For today's COP26SHN instalment Eildon shares the first-hand experience of tenants after a year and a half of living in its ground-breaking Passivhaus development at St Boswells.

Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has bolstered its executive team with five new appointments. Reflecting the wide-ranging challenges facing its members, the new recruits comprise Liz Hamilton as head of local & regional planning, Richard Lewington as senior planning adviser and 

Glasgow City Council considered a Digital Housing Strategy for the city yesterday.

Help for households facing fuel poverty this winter has been launched in Dundee by the council through its Fuel Well 2 programme. The Fuel Well 2 Dundee Programme will support people on a low income whether they are in or out of work or those who are at risk of experiencing fuel poverty.