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Following on from the recent publication of the Scottish Housing Regulator's (SHR) thematic review of tenant and Gypsy/Traveller participation in social housing in Scotland, TPAS Scotland executive director Jaqueline Norwood takes a closer look at its findings and recommendations relating to Gypsy/T

For an increase of just £11.70 a month, council taxes could raise more than £10 million to protect vital frontline services in Perth and Kinross, such as health and social care, support for children with additional needs, and tackling poverty. At next week’s Council meeting, Perth

South Ayrshire Council has won a top award at Chartered Institute of Housing's (CIH) Scotland Housing Awards 2024.

Arc Architectural Services, on behalf of PCM Property Investment, has submitted plans to convert a ruined pub in the city centre of Stirling into student accommodation. 

Hebridean Housing Partnership has agreed to donate £1,000 to six charities. The charities in question are The Eilidh Macleod Memorial Trust, Share (South Uist & Eriskay), Cobhair Bharraigh, Advocacy Western Isles (Speak Out Group), Eilean Siar Foodbank and the Western Isles Kidney Patients

The Highland Council's Communities and Place Committee met last week and agreed the Highland Local Child Poverty Action Report which includes actions for delivery in 2024/25. Reducing child poverty is a priority for the Council and its partners. A core priority within the Council’s Programme i

Housing providers in Aberdeen can now benefit from a new one-stop-shop building and maintenance hub designed to help them navigate the demands and challenges of supplying safe and quality social housing to local residents.

Sixteen community projects around the country that are helping households lower their energy bills by reducing how much energy they use, have received almost £20 million in National Lottery funding. The funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, w

As part of its ongoing commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion throughout its organisation and across the housing sector, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced the appointed members to its new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board.   The EDI Board has

North Lanarkshire Council’s housing service is continuing to deliver strongly for residents, outperforming Scottish averages in key areas of tenant satisfaction, repairs, and value-for-money rents, as highlighted in the latest Scottish Housing Regulator’s (SHR) Landlord Report. The repor

West of Scotland Housing Association has appointed Karen Shaw as the organisation’s new director of development and asset management. She will oversee the asset management, property and development and projects teams to implement WSHA’s ongoing ambitious development plans and deliver a r

Midlothian Council has launched a consultation on its draft Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029. The Equality Act 2010 requires all public bodies – such as councils, NHS boards and health and social care partnerships – to publish equality outcomes at least every four years. Equality out

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence discusses the possible steps for achieving housing adequacy and affordable private rents in Wales. Last year Welsh Government published a Green Paper calling for evidence on Securing a path towards Adequate Housing – including Fair Rents and Aff

The ESPC has called for the full efforts of the Scottish Government to be put into increasing the supply of homes in Scotland. ESPC’s chief executive Paul Hilton believes that the Housing Bill, which has just passed Stage 1 at Holyrood, will have little impact on supply and that the "largest h

East Ayrshire Council has set out the strategic plans for the direction of local housing as detailed plans for £166 million investment were approved by councillors last week.