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Nicola Barclay A year-on-year growth in house purchase lending in Scotland has been welcomed as a signal of optimism for the sector by the country’s home building industry.

Pupils at Whinhill Primary School River Clyde Homes is creating a selection of show flats at its £26 million Broomhill regeneration project in Greenock that will be available for prospective tenants to view in the coming months.

(from left) Cllr Dave Doogan, Neil Guy (Crisis), Katlin Stirling, Josh Tuckwood (two of the participants), Jennifer Kent (PKC), Lindsay Grant (PKC) and Carl Hutson (Crisis housing trainer) Young people have successfully taken part in “Renting Ready” courses in Perth to prepare them for a success

David Melhuish The Scottish Government is to exempt transactions of six or more homes from the additional LBTT surcharge.

Annie Mauger The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has welcomed the additional funds committed towards affordable housing within the Scottish Budget for 2016-17 but urged the Holyrood to maintain further increased housing supply “as a top priority”.

Councillors in West Dunbartonshire have agreed to a four per cent increase in rent for council tenants to help fund £114 million worth of improvements for tenants. The rent rise is nearly 50 per cent lower than planned when West Dunbartonshire Council agreed its rent strategy in 2012 to fund the up

The City of Edinburgh Council is on a "far sounder financial footing" than a year ago after making considerable progress towards balancing its books, according to a report from the Accounts Commission. The local authority watchdog raised significant concerns in December 2014 over the council's finan

DGFirst apprentices with Loreburn and DGFirst staff, councillors and Loreburn management committee members Loreburn Housing Association has cemented its successful working relationship with DGFirst after securing a contract for the delivery of Repairs and Gas Servicing.

Over £13.5 million will be invested in council homes in Clackmannanshire during the forthcoming financial year as the local authority approved its annual budget. The investment, which will include new build housing, also saw councillors agree a rent increase of 3.5 per cent for 2016/17. The average

Cordale Housing Association has confirmed that it is freezing rent rates for a second consecutive financial year. The Cordale management committee met last week to consider the Cordale Business Plan and budget for 2016/17 and confirmed that in the new financial year there will be no increase in rent

Tammy Adams Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has today announced the internal appointment of Tammy Adams as head of planning.

Alex Neil Plans for a new Scotland-wide housing initiative that could help deliver thousands of purpose-built homes for private rent have been unveiled by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

Wheatley Group has today confirmed it will progress plans to deliver its repairs and maintenance service through a new joint venture (JV) with Glasgow City Council. Heads of terms have been agreed that will lead to Wheatley - parent company of Scotland’s largest social landlord Glasgow Housing Ass

As the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill moves toward Stage 3 of scrutiny at the Scottish Parliament, PRS 4 Scotland is urging providers and businesses in the PRS to let their MSPs know what they think of the proposed legislation. Shelter Scotland commented authoritatively here about the p

Raymond Young A new book has been launched which explores how rural housing is a ‘forgotten problem’ in Scotland’s housing history and recounts how housing associations responded to the issue.