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John Alexander Dundee City Council has improved satisfaction among council house tenants, according to the results of a recent survey.

Housing minister Margaret Burgess The Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force is meeting for the first time in Inverness today, exploring the issues facing people from rural communities who are in fuel poverty.

From left to right: John Ross and Bill Smith Seven residents at a Port of Leith Housing Association development have taken to growing their own fruit and vegetables, thanks to a scheme run by the housing provider.

Nicholas Wrigley Persimmon has hailed the first six months of 2015 as a “period of solid sustainable growth” as profits for the housebuilder increased by 31 per cent.

Inverurie has been named as Scotland’s solar capital as new figures reveal the nation’s love affair with home-grown energy for the first time. Figures from industry body Scottish Renewables and Scotland’s Rural College show that around 42,000 solar schemes (equivalent to around 660,000 250W so

Some of the group being presented with the jackets by Ayrshire Housing Board members Ayrshire Housing has donated wet weather gear to a Girvan youth group.

Residents and interest groups living in Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland have been invited to share their views on how to shape the future of the region at a series of engagement events organised by the South East Scotland Strategic Development Planning Authority (SESplan). The events mark t

Council tenants in Perth and Kinross are being invited to take part in a review of the housing rent charging structure. Open meetings are being held throughout August and September to consult with tenants on how the new rent policy is devised and how it can be affected by property characteristics su

Wilson Dunlop River Clyde Homes has teamed up with insurers Arthur J Gallagher to provide customers with low-cost insurance packages that are tailor made to suit individual needs and circumstances.

Professor David Adams By Professor David Adams at the University of Glasgow

Owners of empty homes in West Dunbartonshire could be eligible for refunds after councillors approved backdated changes to Council Tax charges. In April 2014, West Dunbartonshire Council was keen to get local empty homes back into use and introduced a policy which meant owners of empty homes could b

Lynne Donnelly West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has appointed Lynne Donnelly as chief executive.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is to commission an independent review of its governance after the Scottish Housing Regulator identified weaknesses in its performance. An updated regulation plan was published this week following an inquiry to investigate matters of concern in relation to

Councillors have decided not to relax planning conditions to try to resolve a dispute that is holding up a major 3,000-home development in Aberdeen. The £700 million scheme at Countesswells, west of Hazlehead Park, was approved last October but work is being delayed because of a ‘Section 75’ di

In less than three weeks, industry leaders and property professionals from across Scotland will gather at Property 2015 in Edinburgh. The challenges for the property sector continue to increase for the public and private sector alike. New development and regeneration of our existing built environmen