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Mike Dailly Minister for local government and housing, Kevin Stewart, has announced the reappointment of Mike Dailly to the Scottish Housing Regulator Board.

Ann and John Kinsman A husband and wife at a Bield retirement housing development in Fife have donned their life jackets to help ensure the safety of the local community, including wildlife, by volunteering with their local Coastwatch.

Scottish social landlords are continuing to perform well across almost all of the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter with nine out of ten tenants satisfied with the homes and services their landlord provides, a new report has found. The national analysis of landlords’ pe

Pat Cahill The three Scottish housing organisations owned by Sanctuary Group have formally merged to operate as Sanctuary Scotland.

Photo Credit: Google Maps A new Scottish Government publication into deprivation has identified Ferguslie Park in Paisley as the most deprived area of Scotland.

The area outlined in red shows where the eight new houses at will be situated Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has confirmed it will be going on site next month to build eight new family homes in Glenshellach.

CIH is in a unique position to look at how housing policy is changing across the UK. With a policy presence in each nation it can take a look at the big picture. So what’s happening, what’s different, and what’s the same? Jon Barnes takes a look at the findings of CIH’s recent briefing for m

Caledonia Housing Association has been shortlisted for the Service Business of the Year accolade by the Courier Business Awards. The Association is one of three finalists in the category in which businesses must not only demonstrate a strong customer focus and high customer satisfaction but be commi

Derek Mackay The Scottish Government’s Council Tax Reduction scheme is giving support to almost 500,000 low income households across the country, new figures have found.

Staff at tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland are on the hunt for Scottish tenants who have forgotten to claim back their deposits. Tenancy deposit schemes were introduced in July 2012 and since then more than 156,000 deposits have been repaid by SafeDeposits Scotland. While millions of poun

A team from the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Environment and Real Estate (I-SPHERE) at Heriot-Watt University is to raise money and ​​awareness ​​of ​​the ​​issues ​​of ​​youth homelessness. Inspired by the work of The Rock Trust, the team will participate in the cha

Inverclyde Council’s bid to demolish 430 flats on a Port Glasgow housing estate was based on “flawed”, “inadequate” and “tainted” assumptions, a judge has ruled. The tenement flats on the Clune Park estate, all of which are in private ownership, were identified by the council as its hi

Sandy Adam Springfield Properties is set to significantly contribute to the Scottish housing market after receiving approval for over 1,700 new homes at 13 sites so far in 2016.

A letting agent has been removed from North Ayrshire Council’s landlord register after flouting rules protecting the deposits of tenants. The council’s licensing committee heard that Colvin Houston Ltd breached rules on tenancy deposits 51 times.

Aberdeen City Council has broken ground on a £13.5 million housing development at Manor Walk. The former playing fields in the Middlefield area will be home to 80 new council properties and will feature a mixture of flats and houses.