Professor Kenneth Gibb explains how the announcement of a new national housing agency came within the context of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) calling for a new housing agency in its manifesto and the commissioning of a research project by Shelter Scotland. Emergencies Req
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Nearly £60 million earmarked for building and purchasing new homes is forecast to go unused by the City of Edinburgh Council this year.
Regulations have been laid in Parliament that will make it easier for victims of domestic abuse to remain safely in their homes with the tenancy in their name.
A decision on whether to demolish a block of flats in Edinburgh has been delayed after a council meeting was disrupted by protestors.
Work to build 24 new council flats on a prominent corner site in the West End of Dundee is underway. More than £8.5 million has been set aside to fund the project at Blackness Road, which will provide six wheelchair accessible one-bedroom flats and 18 two-bedroom properties.
A Glasgow homeless night shelter has been refused planning permission after councillors narrowly voted to reject an appeal, though the facility will be allowed to continue operating temporarily while a new application is prepared. Homeless Project Scotland (HPS), which runs the Glassford Street shel
The leader of Glasgow City Council has called for urgent support from the Home Office as new figures revealed the city could be forced to spend up to £66 million on refugee housing next year. The forecasts, which will be presented to councillors this week, highlight the growing strain on the c
A housing developer has been given the go-ahead to fell 16 additional trees in Barrhead, despite strong objections from residents and some councillors.
Plans to build a 19-storey student accommodation block on the site of the former Admiral Bar in Glasgow city centre have been approved, following a successful appeal by developers over delays in the planning process.
Edinburgh is one of 19 new local authorities joining the international Bloomberg Philanthropies i-team initiative, which provides support and expertise to tackle pressing local challenges.
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a plan to convert a 67-room student accommodation block on Gorgie Road into temporary housing for homeless individuals.
Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have lost a judicial review challenge to the decisions of both the UK and Scottish governments.
The City of Edinburgh Council is preparing to take the unprecedented step of suspending its general council house letting policy for up to a year, in a move aimed at tackling a mounting homelessness crisis and meeting legal obligations to provide suitable temporary accommodation.
Aberdeenshire Council is considering the closure of up to 17 of its 56 sheltered housing complexes as part of a region-wide review into the long-term financial viability of its housing and assisted living provision. The proposed closures, affecting around 30% of the council’s sheltered housing
A long-abandoned industrial site near the old brickworks and quarry in Armadale is set for a major transformation, with plans to develop up to 550 new homes on the 66-acre Bathville site. AC Land sought full planning permission to infill the quarry and approval in principle for the housing developme