New tenants renting from private landlords in Scotland have been faced with the highest percentage rental increases in Britain outside London, according to a new survey. The latest figures from the HomeLet Rental Index reveal that rents on new tenancies signed on a UK rental property outside of Lond
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Purchasing a property is a better move than renting for Scottish first-time buyers, research by Bank of Scotland has found. The average monthly buying cost, including mortgage payments, associated with a first-time buyer buying a three bedroom house stood at £525 in December 2015; £120 (or 19 per
The winners of the 2015 Homes for Scotland Annual Awards Industry body Homes for Scotland has opened up entries for its “refreshed and refocused” 2016 awards scheme, designed to showcase the sector’s achievements in building homes that meet a diverse range of needs and aspirations.
Christine Macleod The Scottish Housing Regulator has given evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee which has been looking at issues facing Gypsy/Travellers.
Alex Neil The Scottish Government has today announced it has exceeded its five-year target of delivering 30,000 affordable homes by March 2016, funded by £1.7 billion.
John Blackwood New legislation designed to modernise the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland could make it harder for landlords to tackle anti-social behaviour in their properties, according to a group of over 50 letting agents from across the country.
Beth Reid Over the past month, the Crisis policy team has been to Liberal Democrat, Labour, Conservative and SNP conferences, meeting politicians, going to fringe events and listening to debates and has been blogging about their experiences at each.
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(from left) Frank Sweeney, chief executive, Cunninghame Housing Association; Cllr. Willie Gibson, leader, North Ayrshire Council; Alex Neil MSP, cabinet secretary social justice, communities & pensioners’ rights and Janet Strang, chair, Cunninghame Housing Association Cunninghame Housing Assoc
Charlie Milne The chairperson of one of Scotland's leading housing associations has called for urgent action to halt the country's escalating housing crisis with rising waiting lists and spiralling house prices making it very difficult for people to find a home.
A new report on the link between homelessness and re-offending has called for housing to be made a priority in the forthcoming National Strategy for Community Justice in Scotland. Shelter Scotland’s ‘Preventing Homelessness and Reducing Re-Offending’ report was the centrepiece of an event at t
Irvine Housing Association held its AGM to celebrate the fruition of the promises it made to its communities when it joined Riverside in 2011. The event at the Gailes Hotel, Irvine, saw Alan West, chair of Irvine Housing Association, present the highlights of the year which included the launch of th
A new £5 million extra care housing complex for adults with learning disabilities was officially opened last week by Aberdeenshire Provost Hamish Vernal. The building situated on St James’s Place, Inverurie, just across from Inverurie Hospital, incorporates 24 self-contained apartments with assoc
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New state-of-the-art amenity flats and a day care and resource centre in Largs were officially opened this week by Provost Joan Sturgeon. The modern facilities - located on the site of the former Stevenson Institute - were created as part of a pioneering initiative between North Ayrshire Council’s