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McTaggart Construction has completed the delivery of 48 energy-efficient affordable homes at Hebrides Drive, Dundee, as part of the ongoing regeneration of the Mill O' Mains estate.

Linthouse Housing Association has welcomed representatives from CAF Bank to its head office, marking a significant milestone in a major home improvement programme transforming hundreds of properties across the south Glasgow area. The visit from CAF Bank, a specialist provider of financial services t

The City of Edinburgh Council has suspended a plan to charge second home owners four times the standard rate of council tax, just weeks after it came into force. The pause, which lasts six months, follows legal advice and a series of representations from affected homeowners.

SNP leader John Swinney has promised that private tenants will be given the right of first refusal when a landlord decides to sell their home, if his party wins the upcoming Scottish elections. Under the proposal, renters would be granted an exclusive period in which to purchase the property at a fa

Reidvale Housing Association has appointed William Boale as its permanent head of housing and communities. Mr Boale has been in post as interim housing manager since July 2024, during which time he has played a key leadership role in stabilising services, strengthening performance, and supporting th

AI startup Wyser has joined the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) as a member, marking the next step in its work with housing organisations across the UK.

New figures have revealed the scale of homelessness across the UK is so vast that those without a home could fill Pittodrie Stadium 19 times over. The stark statistic comes ahead of a major fundraising event at the 20,866-capacity ground in Aberdeen, shining a spotlight on a crisis that charities wa

Housing providers are being urged to make mental wellbeing a strategic priority, not a workplace perk, as Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) president Julie Haydon launches a new resilience toolkit for the sector as part of her presidential campaign. The Rooted in Resilience toolkit has been desig

The Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed a programme of visits to nine social landlords to discuss their Annual Assurance Statement. Each year by 31 October every social landlord must prepare and publish an Annual Assurance Statement which confirms whether it meets the regulatory requirements for

Turning Point Scotland has released ‘Five Asks’ of the next Scottish Government, which if actioned, the leading social care charity believes would transform the delivery of homelessness services. Turning Point Scotland provides high-quality services like this across the country in the se

Persimmon Homes East Scotland has made a £3,000 donation to West Calder and Harburn Community Development Trust through its Community Champions scheme, supporting the Trust’s ambitious Discovery Centre project. The funding will help the Trust as they progress plans for the new Discovery

The Scottish housing market lost further momentum in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed on buyer confidence and sales activity. Whilst prices were reported to ha

The Housing Finance Corporation has expanded its capital markets offering with a series of new programmes and funding structures designed to broaden access to long-term finance for housing associations across the UK. In late 2025, The Housing Finance Corporation enhanced its capital markets presence

Residents in Lochside are being encouraged to have their say on regeneration plans for land previously occupied by a former high school. Wheatley Homes South and Dumfries and Galloway Council are hosting an information event next week (Wednesday, 15 April) on its proposals to develop the site of the

New research by Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) shows a record 320 communities moved to buy or lease local buildings in Scotland in the past 12 months – an increase of 300% since 2024. There is now a significant number of buildings in community ownership across Scotland, ranging