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Andrew Senew Care and Repair Edinburgh, the charity dedicated to assisting older people and the disabled to live in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, has announced changes to its board of directors.

(left to right) Tracey Wilson tenant participation manager, Sean Batty TV weatherman and Marianne McManus, divisional housing manager North Ayrshire Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to successfully achieve the gold standard of TPAS accreditation.

Thenue Housing is currently consulting tenants on what its rents should be from April 1. The association is proposing that rents increase by 1.7 per cent with the exception of semi-detached houses, where rents will remain frozen for one more year.

People living in council accommodation across North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to give their views on how to further improve housing repairs. Tenants taking part will also have the chance to win £50 of shopping vouchers.

A refugee support group in Dundee has transformed itself into a charity that supports people suffering from homelessness. Dundee Supports Refugees has remodelled itself as Dundee The Caring City, taking inspiration from the similarly named Glasgow organisation.

Tenants in Dundee have backed one per cent increase in council house rents, the lowest rent rise in the history of Dundee City Council. A report to the city council's housing committee on January 25 proposes the increase that will help to ensure £6 million of investment in new council houses and £

‘The Mary Barbour Five’Five shortlisted sculptors with their maquettes in a search of the prize of making the historic statue which will remember Glaswegian social pioneer, campaigner and Rent Strike 1915 leader Mary Barbour.(From left) Andrew Brown, Mark Longworth, Kenny Mackay, Roddy McDowall

Technology in the 21st Century is providing us with the means to communicate our thoughts and ideas across the planet in a way that would have been unthinkable, even 10 years ago. However good the technology is, it cannot pick up the subtleties of a language, the culture that underpins it, or even t

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has committed £1 billion of capital to support the development of thousands of new purpose-built private rental schemes across the UK. The funding, to take place over the next 12-18 months, is a sign of the bank’s recognition of the growing importance these developmen

Andy Wightman The Scottish Greens have lodged amendments to the Scottish Government's Land Reform Bill which the party believes will toughen the legislation and help increase housebuilding.

Sarah Speirs A Parliamentary committee report which made recommendations aimed at improving the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, has been welcomed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Scotland.

Andrew Burns The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled plans to introduce a higher threshold of council tax for the city’s most valuable properties in an effort to balance the books at the local authority.

Significant barriers remain for disabled people when trying to find a suitable home that meets their needs and that they could afford, a new report from the Scottish Government has found. A short research project, called Understanding Disabled People's Housing Pathways: Initial Insights, revealed fo

Lesley Laird Fife Council has written to the Scottish Government to call for a change to the Scottish planning system which it believes will empower communities as well as manage the development industry’s aspirations.

Work is underway to build nine new council homes in West Lothian. The development is located on the site of a former pub at Glasgow Road in Bathgate.