Annabelle Ewing The Ministerial Working Group (MWG) on Building and Fire Safety, which was formed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, has agreed to review fire safety guidance for Scotland’s homes.
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More than a million adults in Scotland believe that they, or someone they know, could experience homelessness, according to new research. A study into social attitudes to homelessness, commissioned by charity Street Soccer Scotland, found that 31% of Scots (equivalent to around 1.4 million adults),
David Knight, Avant Homes Scotland managing director Stirling-based homebuilder Avant Homes has been granted planning permission to build 121 new homes for a £35.2 million development in Dargavel Village in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
More than £143 million is set to be invested in housing across the Falkirk Council area in the next three years as part of the local authority’s on-going investment programme. In 2018/19, £13.5m will be spent making improvements to around 5,000 properties across the council area, such as:
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
Five million households could now save £115 a year on their energy bills after energy watchdog Ofgem announced it is to extend its safeguard tariff to almost one million vulnerable customers. The tariff, which stops suppliers from charging customers too much and ensures any price increase is justif
The number of new build homes completed by housing associations in Scotland has dropped by 19% since last year and by 43% in the last three months, according to new figures. The latest Quarterly Housing Statistics, released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, revealed that there were 386 housi
Anne Lear Govanhill Housing Association has announced the retirement of its director Anne Lear after 22 years of service.
Victoria Smith The number of English landlords registering tenancy deposits on properties in Scotland has risen by over 430% since 2012, according to new research by SafeDeposits Scotland.
North Lanarkshire Council has marked another successful site completion in its ambitious house building programme with the official opening of new council homes at Nursery Court, Kildrum. Provost of North Lanarkshire, Councillor Jean Jones, unveiled the plaque officially opening the site, which is h
The four UK housing federations have issued a joint call to the UK government to reform the “flawed” Universal Credit system which they say is causing debt, suffering and hardship for the families they house. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, England’s National Housing Federatio
The average price of a property in Scotland has increased by 4.9% on the previous year, according to new statistics. The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in May 2018 was £149,004 – an increase of 4.9% on May in
New measures which aim to “rebalance” the relationship between landlords and residents are to be considered as part of government proposals on social housing in England. A green paper published today includes plans to speed up the complaints process and publish league tables to highlight the per
The latest publication of Registers of Scotland’s monthly UK House Price Index shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2018 was £152,245 – an increase of 3.2% on July in the previous year and an increase of 1.4% when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK a
Amy Norton Amy Norton argues that promoting more Build to Rent developments for the mid-market rent sector would be an effective means of striking a balance to get investment so more properties are built to help contribute towards the Scottish Government’s affordable housing pledge.

