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A sharp increase of homelessness across England, which is costing the public purse more than £1 billion a year, is “likely to have been driven” by the government's welfare reforms, according to a damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The government spending watchdog said that homel

(from left) Professor Angus JM Watson from NHS Highland, Professor Susan Craw from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, Matt Stevenson from Carbon Dynamic, Lucy Fraser from Albyn Housing Society, Erin Grant from Albyn Housing Society, Douglas Russell from Albyn Housing Society A ground-breaking projec

Argyll and Bute Council is hosting events in Dunoon and Bute this month to enable members of the public to get information and advice on housing issues. The drop in sessions are being held to celebrate Scottish Housing Day and will take place in various towns across the area.

Young people living with two or three generations under one roof are better prepared for the responsibilities of owning a home, a new study has revealed. In fact, of those aged 16-34, 80% believe they have learnt how to better handle their finances thanks to time spent in a multi-generation home. Th

Plans to create a new neighbourhood of 231 affordable homes in Turriff have been given unanimous approval by councillors. A decision on the Springfield Properties scheme was deferred by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee last month after concerns were raised about the viability of t

Norman Macleod Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has appointed a new chair for the organisation following its AGM last week.

Nicola Barclay Scotland’s home building industry is urging the Scottish Government to guard against complacency over housing as new statistics show a marginal increase of just 251 homes (1%) completed in 2016-17 compared to the previous year.

Bob Doris The way in which local governments plan and spend their under pressure revenue budgets will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee.

The proposed new layout for Carron Den Councillors have turned down an application to build 142 homes in Stonehaven.

Borderline client Billy More than half of Scottish people who are homeless in London have mental health issues, the homelessness charity Borderline has reported.

Nic Mayall Our latest Just a Minute participant is Nic Mayall, managing director of James Gibb residential factors, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen and manages 24,000 properties throughout Scotland.

The cost of privately renting a home in the UK is set to increase as landlords pull out of the sector in the coming year, surveyors have warned. The August residential market survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that nearly two-thirds of surveyors expect

REHAU’s free District Heating workshops will be heading to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Wednesday, October 4th, to offer consultants, contractors, local authorities, developers and housing associations the chance to find out more about the benefits and practicalities of District Heating. This is

Ellie Hutchinson Shelter Scotland’s private renting project manager, Ellie Hutchinson, invites people to attend the charity’s first conference for renters in Glasgow.

Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of land at a former hospital to Yoker Housing Association paving the way for new homes to be developed at the site. The Association will pay the council £100,000 for part of the site which was previously home to Blawarthill Hospital.