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Ofgem has today published three decisions relating to the price protection provided to default tariff and prepayment customers following its statutory consultations published in May. Firstly, Ofgem has decided to roll the prepayment meter cap into the default tariff price cap. This price protec

A property management firm has said that evicting people from their homes should not be considered in the current climate and that the welfare and well-being of tenants and landlords must remain paramount as long as the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic remains. While the longevity of the

Turning Point Scotland's Perth and Kinross Floating Housing Support service has become one of the first non-addiction services in the UK authorised to provide drugs which could prevent opioid overdoses. The service can now offer training to people who are at risk of witnessing an overdose and supply

Six sites have been brought to market within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with the potential to create 29 new homes.

East Lothian Council is seeking views on its proposal to turn the site of a former care home in Tranent into a development of new council homes.

Energy provider People’s Energy is expanding to create an initial 100 new jobs over the next few months after it joined South of Scotland Enterprise as new tenants of Ettrick Riverside Office Space in Selkirk.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has secured support for a number of its tenants to gain access and support through working in partnership with Connecting Scotland and Scottish Borders Council.

Twenty-three Scottish SMEs are set to benefit from an £18 million-a-year contract to offer demolition and deconstruction services to all local authorities and housing associations.

A new land classification of Amberfield would reduce costs for developers and enable SMEs and self/custom builders to generate homes at speed, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Amberfield is land that is ready to go, for example brownfield land that does not require w

A new report on compliance in the private rented sector produced by the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has been welcomed by the TDS Charitable Foundation and SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust. Part of a wider programme of work funded by the two charitable organisations, th

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CACHE) will today host the first of two webinars in collaboration with Aspect which will focus on case studies highlighting partnerships across business and industry, and the unique working model of the CACHE consortium.

Glasgow planners have approved plans to demolish an Anniesland pub and build flats in its place.  A three-storey block containing six flats is proposed for the site of the Signal Bar at 176 Fulton Street.

Glasgow City Council is to take over a deteriorating tenement which has lain empty since 2018. A Compulsory Purchase Order is being sought for a number of flats at 4-6 Melrose Street, in Woodlands.

North Ayrshire Council has started the planning process to deliver new affordable housing in Kilwinning. The planned £1.584 million Corsehillhead development, supported by £413k of Scottish Government funding, will see the creation of seven new council homes, delivering a mix of general

Blairtummock Housing Association has awarded seven tenants a certificate of appreciation making each of them a Lockdown Hero at the Association.  The award came to be when staff at Blairtummock Housing Association were so uplifted when tenants had been telling them the stori