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Graeme Brown A welcome obituary for Right to Buy in Scotland, from Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown.

A new partnership has been unveiled to give housing officers across Scotland the information they need to help their tenants claim their smart meters, and start getting their gas and electricity under control. Smart Energy GB, the voice of Britain’s smart meter rollout, has announced a partnership

Roseanna Cunningham By Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Land Reform and Climate Change

West Dunbartonshire Council is to consider writing off £147,485 of irrecoverable debt owed for Council Tax and council services. Uncollectable Council Tax debt dating back to 1995 of £30,971 is due by residents who died with no estate to pay the money. A further £116,541 is owed by residents or o

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed OFGEM’s investigation into SSE pre-payment meter processes. The energy regulator said it was responding to concerns about the Perth-based company's approach to switching customers to pre-payment tariffs.

Clare (left) with sister Jane Two sisters have made strides towards securing an even brighter future for Bield Flexicare users thanks to their fundraising efforts.

The Housing finalists DJ Alexander and Keepmoat The housing and property heat of Business Fives was played a frantic pace and was the highest standard of football of the tournament so far, matched only by the generosity of all the players involved as the donations rolled in for the Trussell Trust.

The standard of accommodation and the quality of services provided for homeless people are under threat from funding cuts to Scotland’s councils, housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned after new research was published yesterday. The charity is calling on the Scottish Government and COSLA to f

The former Victoria Infirmary site in Glasgow is to be redeveloped into new homes after the site was sold to the Sanctuary Group. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said it was impressed with the not-for-profit care provider’s vision for the 9.5 acre site which was selected following a “robu

Hillcrest Housing Association has vowed to “quickly resolve” any outstanding issues after the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) found that there was no anti-social behaviour policy in place for the association’s supported accommodation. The ombudsman investigated the housing associatio

Ofgem has today outlined a number of measures it will implement to deliver a “more competitive and fairer energy market” for all consumers. The energy regulator said four million pre-pay customers would be protected by an interim price cap from next April and that it would work with suppliers to

Rosemary Brotchie By Rosemary Brotchie, policy and research manager for Shelter Scotland

Gordon Nelson Scottish construction SMEs boomed during the second quarter of 2016 but there are real concerns regarding the potential impact of Brexit on the Scottish construction industry, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned.

The Hub, an 84 unit residential development in Harrow on the Hill An investment management group has raised £115 million of equity from a number of UK pension funds to invest in the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS).

Jimmy Black Former convener of housing at Dundee City Council, Jimmy Black muses about Shelter Scotland’s recent "hackathon".