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An event that aims to highlight the crucial role of mentoring in empowering social tenants and addressing the ongoing housing crisis in Scotland is to be held in Edinburgh this month. The Wise Group's coffee morning will celebrate the success of recent initiatives that have utilised mentoring to enh

A motion for Scotland to adopt a Danish housing model that represents a halfway house between renting and owning has reportedly been added to a draft agenda at the upcoming SNP conference in the hope of it being adopted as national policy.

Newton Property Management has continued to accelerate its growth through the completed acquisition of Aberdeen-based Atholls. At the end of July, Atholls transferred all common management responsibilities for 2,600 factored properties following a review of services.

Property experts Sarah Baum and Michael Connolly have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes. Based in Edinburgh, Accessible Housing Scotland (AHS) will have a specific focus on individuals with a range of accessibility requirements, whether due

The number of people living in Glasgow city centre has risen by a third in just over a decade, new figures show.

Stirling Council is seeking views on a new policy that aims to reduce the number of times homeless households can reject a council property and increase allocation points for some of those looking for a home.

Falkirk Council is being asked to approve the sale of the former Falkirk Town Hall and Municipal Buildings site on for an estimated £6.2 million.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and some of its members met First Minister John Swinney this week to outline what support is required for Scotland's housing associations. The SFHA's chief executive Sally Thomas and director of external affairs Carolyn Lochhead w

Capella, the non-profit operating Teens+ and Sleep Action, has announced plans to open the charity's new headquarters at 95 McDonald Road, Edinburgh next month. Capella joins Hanover Scotland at McDonald Road. The move expands the capacity of Teens+, a pathway for school leavers with additional need

Virtually all homes in Scotland that switched to a heat pump would enjoy lower energy bills if the UK government reforms electricity pricing, according to new research from WWF Scotland and Nesta Scotland.

The number of households facing homelessness in England is the highest since records began, according to new UK Government figures.

Plans to introduce a second homes Council Tax levy are set to be discussed by elected members at a meeting of Falkirk Council's Executive later this month.

Warmworks has secured new funding for the installation of energy efficiency improvements and zero emissions heating systems in hundreds of tenants’ homes on behalf of social landlords across Scotland. The Scottish Government’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund will provide 50-60% of the

(from left) Sean Connelly, development and delivery manager at Home Group; Cllr Mark Flynn, Dundee City Council housing convenor, and John Allan, construction director at McTaggart Construction The groundwork for a new social housing development to help transform Mill O’ Mains has been we

Residents are being a chance to find out about proposals to build around 51 affordable homes in Kirkintilloch at a drop-in event being held in August.