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Glasgow City Council’s executive committee has approved a new and unique partnership mortgage guarantee scheme between the local authority and Glasgow Credit Union. The two-year pilot scheme will offer those prospective home owners who could afford to pay a mortgage, but have insufficient means of

West Dunbartonshire Council has defended its evictions approach saying the method is only ever used as a last resort. An increase in evictions by the local authority from eight last year to 34 this year has been described as “very worrying” by housing charity Shelter Scotland.

Nicola Sturgeon A group of academics, business leaders and professionals have written to first minister Nicola Sturgeon urging her to reject the UK government’s sudden U-turn over the long-established zero carbon homes policy.

Siddons Court (photo credit: Barnard Marcus) An ex-council flat in London has sold for £1.21 million, more than nine times its initial purchase price.

CALA Homes (North) has announced a £10,000 community bursary scheme as part of celebrations to mark its 140th anniversary in Aberdeen. The housebuilder is making the money available to north-east charities, community groups and organisations who are looking to help to fund projects which make a dif

Councillor Jacqueline Henry An innovative Renfrewshire support programme has hit a major target of putting £1 million into the pockets of local families in support they didn’t know they were entitled to.

Andrew Burns Business leaders throughout Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland are being urged to pledge their support for a proposal designed to accelerate growth in the region.

(from left) Janet Lynch Gowrie Care chair, the winners from Bruntsfield and South Fort Street, and Damian McGowan Gowrie Care managing director Care and support teams from across Scotland gathered at a glamorous awards ceremony in Dundee last week.

Staff and board members from Maryhill Housing Association are all set to do their bit for their local community. Scores of them are heading out into the Maryhill and Ruchill communities for their first-ever “Wee Volunteer Project”.

Campaigners from the Living Rent Campaign calling for the reintroduction of rent controls in Scotland have welcomed endorsements from politicians and groups across Scottish politics. This weekend, the SNP Students conference voted overwhelmingly to back the call for rent controls, and Kezia Dugdale

Mike MacKenzie More social sector homes for rent have been completed during the last seven years of the SNP government than over the same period under the former Labour-LibDem administration, according to new statistics.

Govanhill Housing Association has taken the next steps in its £9.3 million plans to buy and repair poor quality private housing in Glasgow. Last week, the Association sent around 600 letters to all property owners in a target area of four tenement blocks in south-west Govanhill. The letters include

Cube Housing Association has announced plans to build 31 houses for social rent in Dumbarton. Subject to planning and other approvals, work on the homes in Carrick Terrace is expected to start in April 2016.

John Finnie MSP supporting the campaign for rent controls By John Finnie MSP

SIS Community Capital has launched a new social investment fund to support up to ten Scottish social enterprises with growth ambitions. Funding is being offered on a first-come, first-serve basis to established social enterprises which are looking to expand or replicate their business through, for e