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Homes For Good is the only private rented sector letting agency in Scotland specialising in supporting people on lower incomes in need of housing. This award-winning social business group now has around 560 properties under management. We have also raised £20m through social investment to crea

David Stewart, policy and practice lead at the Scottish Land Commission, discusses the commission's latest research and explores the importance of option agreements in creating better places. The Scottish Land Commission has published research on what information is available on where new homes are

Calvay Housing Association has received a welcome boost to its Cosy Café in Glasgow thanks to the generosity of a local gas and installation company. Representatives from GasSure handed over a cheque of £2,500 to the association last week.

Lorraine McGrath, CEO of homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland, responds to today's latest Scottish Drug Death figures, which found that 1,051 people died due to drug misuse in 2022, a decrease of 279 deaths (21%) compared with 2021 and the lowest annual total since 2017. The annual announce

Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director David Bookbinder introduces a new discussion paper regarding annual rent increase consultations. Social landlords’ duty to consult on the annual rent increase is here to stay. But is the process sometimes made out to be

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

Plans to build hundreds of homes at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course are still in the pipeline despite years of delays, according to the son of the former US president.

The progress made by local authorities across Scotland to develop their own energy projects has been outlined in new league tables published by the STUC. The ‘Public Power League’ tables, which show Aberdeenshire topping the capacity chart with 226 megawatts of energy, aim to show the pr

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in how Newham Council handled a damp and mould case, taking the local authority more than three years to resolve the issue and repeatedly not keeping the resident updated on repairs. The landlord has now been ordered to pay £5,400 in com

Staff at Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing on Westray in Orkney are “dedicated, compassionate and genuinely care for the people they support” and those receiving care feel “respected and valued” and are “very happy” with the service, according to the Care Insp

Dumfries and Galloway Council's Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee will hear an update later this month on the local authority’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, which outlines the budget position and financial projections over the next three years. Prudence will be required from

The non-urgent repairs service for council homes in South Lanarkshire will re-open from Monday 18 September.

Two projects in the east of Glasgow have been praised by the chair of Wheatley Foundation for helping families access affordable food. Professor Paddy Gray OBE visited the Sandyhills Larder and Ruchazie Community Pantry.

Increasing council tax on the highest bands could impact more than 80,000 low-income households, according to new analysis.

The High Court of Justiciary has tripled a fine imposed on a care home that pled guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 following the death of a resident after the Crown challenged the original level of fine as being unduly lenient.