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Below is a full transcript of episode 57 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'Housing Bill part 4: An interview with housing minister Paul McLennan'. Listen to the episode here.

The Scottish Government's land reform proposals can help make land more available or are "gambling" with the future of rural communities, according to two differing consultation responses. The Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee issued a Call for Views on the La

A significant milestone has been reached in the £300 million regeneration of Candleriggs Square in Glasgow’s Merchant City, one of Scotland’s most high-profile city centre development sites.

An innovative housing project designed to support young people at the point of leaving care has been launched in Stirling by Barnardo’s Scotland.

Below is a full transcript of episode 53 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Shawfair and clean heating networks with Eoghan Maguire’. Listen to the episode here.

The campaign group formed to keep Reidvale Housing Association as a community-controlled housing association has hit out at the appointment of new interim directors and called for public support for change ahead of a Special General Meeting (SGM) next week.

After recording an episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast on the subject of the proposed rent adjudication scheme for the private rented sector, Jimmy Black shares his own experiences.

A three-year strategy to manage a budget gap of £113 million is central to proposals going to Highland Council’s budget setting meeting on 29 February. Inflation, interest rates, pay increases, wider economic factors and cost pressures in key areas such as adult social care, have had a d

East Lothian Council’s spending plans for the year ahead have been approved, with a focus on protecting essential public services as far as possible in an adverse financial climate. Councillors met yesterday to consider the 2024/25 budget, with difficult decisions required to plug a £17.

The total value of all homes across the UK now stands at £8.678 trillion, with Scotland showing a 1.3% increase in total value and outperforming the rest of the UK, according to new research by Savills. Faisal Choudhry, head of residential research for Savills in Scotland, said: &ldq

Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay spent 45 minutes of the SHN podcast discussing just about everything important in Scottish housing with the hugely experienced Craig Stirrat, Group CEO of Grampian Housing Association. Jimmy picks out the bits he found most fascinating... Council house stock transfer?

England's Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon Council, urging the landlord to use these as a springboard to deliver better services.

The Scottish Government's plan to cut its housing budget by around £200 million next year will have "devastating" consequences for social housing supply and homelessness support, ministers have been warned.

Highland councillors will consider a report this week which looks at ways in which the local authority can leverage funding to deliver renewable energy projects to deliver net zero, generate income and maximise opportunities for the Highlands to benefit as a whole. Alongside this, councillors will a

A proposal to regenerate Drumchapel town centre is among several Scottish projects to have been successful in obtaining Levelling Up funding from the UK Government. Awarded a total of £15 million, the project aims to reinvigorate the local high street and create a quality environment at t