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Tenants have moved into new a new housing development by Abronhill Housing Association at Aspen Place Abronhill, Cumbernauld. The Abronhill team and committee members Iain and Craig welcomed Lorraine and Rosemary to their new homes.

Housing lawyer Derek Hogg discusses Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters and their impact on social housing. Scottish housing associations can hardly have failed to notice the increasing level of debate within the sector in recent times around the themes of sustainability and ESG

A second round of consultations is being held for two proposed sites for new council houses in Aberdeen which are both in an area already zoned for housing near Newhills, Northfield, and Kingswells. The Greenferns and Greenferns Landward developments are both on land already owned by Aberdeen City C

Residents in 14 Abbeyfield shared Houses – where the average age is 88 – have voted overwhelmingly to join Blackwood Homes and Care. A secret ballot of 106 Abbeyfield residents earlier this year saw them vote by a 99% majority to transfer to Blackwood.

The headline findings of social landlords’ performance against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter during 2021/22 as well as headlines from the Scottish Government’s latest homelessness statistics have been provided in a new report from the Scottish Housing

Three new staff members have landed key roles helping to positively impact the on-the-ground culture of how land is owned and used in Scotland. The Scottish Land Commission has made hires to add to its team of 19 staff working on policy and practice in shaping how Scotland’s land is owned, man

A cap on social housing rent increases could be put in place for the coming financial year in England under proposals being consulted on by the UK Government, with options at 3%, 5% and 7% being considered. A consultation has been launched today to invite views from social housing tenants and landlo

Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tons of emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 until 2100, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research shows. This equates to around 10% of the remain

Certain areas of the Highlands do not have enough social housing to keep up with demand, according to a new report published by the Highland Council.  Almost half of the total social housing applications are for Inverness, where applications jumped by 10% last year, while Badenoch and Stra

The final phase of the Crown Street Regeneration has officially been completed thanks to a multi-utilities package provided by Arc-Tech MU. Undertaken over a period of 30 years, the Crown Street Regeneration forms a significant part of the development of the Gorbals and now, its final phase has been

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has today launched a report outlining the practical, immediate actions the Scottish Government must take now to avoid the devastating consequences of climate change on communities and livelihoods in Scotland, whilst simultaneously tackling the energy crisi

Aberdeen City Council has raised almost £500,000 from extra council tax on homes left empty for extended periods of time.

A total of £84 million has been paid to families since it was introduced less than 18 months ago. The payment of £20 per week, unique to Scotland in the UK, began in February 2021 as a direct measure to tackle child poverty. It provides regular, additional financial support to parents an

Fife Council has agreed to use £10 million from recovery funding to help communities to recover from the pandemic and cope with poverty and the rising cost of living. A new £10m fund to help tackle poverty in Fife has been agreed by members of Fife Council's Cabinet Committee yesterday.

LAR Housing Trust has applied for permission to remove the façade of a listed Glasgow building undergoing redevelopment after revealing the structure cannot be saved due to safety grounds. The housing charity was granted permission last year for 37 mid-market rent flats at the old I