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Scottish Water has confirmed that an increase in household charges is again being limited to 1.6% across all council tax bands, keeping water charges in Scotland among the lowest in Great Britain. The announcement means the average Scottish Water household charge in 2018/19 will be £363 – less th

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty Strategy consultation by calling for it to show more ambition and commit to ending fuel poverty sooner. A government consultation on proposals to set a target to reduce fuel poverty to un

Tammy Swift-Adams As Scotland continues to wrestle with how to solve its housing crisis, Homes for Scotland has outlined its thinking on the proposals in the Planning Bill currently being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament.

Patrycja Kupiec, director of YWCA Scotland - the Young Women’s Movement and Joe Connolly, chief executive officer of Ypeople Two of Scotland’s leading third sector organisations have announced plans to merge with the aim of expanding operations to further enhance and strengthen the support they

Elderpark Housing Association chairperson Elspeth Millen (centre) was the recipient of last year's award EVH is one again delighted to launch the prestigious Helen McGregor Award as the organisation celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year.

With progress on homelessness slowing according to the latest figures, Aoife Deery looks behind the stats to find out why, and see what can be done. Last month, the Scottish Government released its bi-annual statistics on homelessness and Housing Options in Scotland. The release covered the period b

Ian Hughes Housing is set to lead a modest growth in Scotland’s construction industry over the next five years though more than 10,000 new workers will be required to meet demand, new research has revealed.

Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Susan Aitken marks the start of work on new Loretto homes at Buckley Street with (from left) Wheatley Group’s Jackie McIntosh, Paul Sweeney MP, Patrick Flynn of Glasgow City Council, Douglas Robin of Loretto Housing, Bob Doris MSP, Wheatley Group’s Olga

Many of the 50,000 new affordable homes which the Scottish Government has pledged will be delivered by 2021 will be unsuitable for disabled and elderly people, according to the government’s own research. Ministers have committed to invest £3 billion in building at least 50,000 new properties by 2

Jimmy Black A former Dundee City Council housing convener is leading calls for the local authority to reconsider its decision to demolish a city tenement as he believes money could be saved by repairing the block instead.

HouseMark has updated its online, interactive UK global accounts analysis tool, allowing members to examine and compare financial performance data with peers across Scotland, England and Wales. The Global Accounts Analysis Tool now contains full datasets from the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Audit

Colleagues from Fife Housing Group’s Housing and Property teams joined members of Fife Council’s Community Safety Team and representatives from the local fire station at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Cambuslang to learn more about fire safety, fire risks and their referral

LinkLiving was delighted to receive a donation of £2,000 from TK Maxx’s St Andrews Square store in Edinburgh. The donation was made as part of the company’s Community Fund Foundation which supports smaller charities that matter to TK Maxx’s employees and customers – either through personal

Caledonia Housing Association has announced Bracewell Stirling and ECD Architects as its Framework Architects for new housing developments for the next three years. The three year framework agreement for Architecture Services will see ECD and Bracewell Stirling work on the design of multi tenure dev

Andrew Mickel With submissions closing on the Planning Bill consultation last Friday, Andrew Mickel calls on politicians, communities, local authorities and housebuilders to work together to provide the change needed to deliver the homes Scotland needs.