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Having ended its statutory intervention at Dalmuir Park Housing Association (DPHA) in March last year, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has now formally absolved the landlord of the need to provide any further assurances about its governance. The Regulator placed the Association in high engageme

The proprietor of a flat in Edinburgh who sought to establish that their neighbour had a statutory obligation to pay for half the cost of repairs to the external render of the common wall of their building has had their application rejected by the Sheriff Court.  Karen Lacey argued that th

The Scottish Housing Regulator has reported a fall in the number of people who applied to local authorities as homeless during August but the number of households in temporary accommodation and rent arrears owed to social landlords both increased. Information published in the Regulato

A new development of 46 affordable homes in Dumbarton is giving families a whole new view of life.

Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has been shortlisted in the category of Employer of the Year: Platinum two-49 award with Investors in People 2020. The Investors in People standard explores practices and outcomes within an organisation under three performance headings: leading, supporting and

Wheatley Group has helped hundreds of homeless people put a roof over their heads throughout the coronavirus crisis. Wheatley has worked with the Scottish Government, local authority partners and other agencies to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

Recovery from the “unprecedented challenges” faced in the current health emergency will come but won’t happen quickly, Thenue Housing's members were told this week at the Association's AGM. Housing associations everywhere including Thenue have demonstrated the vital role

Blackwood Housing and Care has revealed that its first online Annual General Meeting and Special General Meeting was such a success that it is to consider hosting virtually again in the future. The housing and care specialist organised a Zoom video conference to bring together 17 members and board m

Bellair (Scotland) has submitted plans to convert the former Burtons shop premises in Falkirk High street into two ground floor retail units and three first floor flats. Bellair, the owner and operator of The Hub in Falkirk's Vicar Street, has been engaged in discussions with Falkirk Council planner

Scottish Greens housing spokesperson Andy Wightman MSP has today launched a campaign for a winter eviction ban. Mr Wightman's campaign to prohibit the eviction of private tenants between 1st November and 31st March comes as the Housing and Property Tribunal issued

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has launched a new project in Perth to help young people affected by or at risk of homelessness.

A pilot scheme to support care leavers with their rent will be rolled out across West Dunbartonshire on a permanent basis. The initiative means that care leavers in full-time education and living in their own council property will not be required to pay rent while they study.

Child poverty initiatives implemented by Renfrewshire Council have helped boost the incomes of struggling families in Renfrewshire. Families First and Healthier, Wealthier Children have helped put almost £3 million in the pockets of struggling families in Renfrewshire in one year.

David Mundell, local MP for Dumfries, Clydesdale and Tweeddale, met up with Whiteburn’s project director Roger Bainbridge and project manager Charlie Bain last week to see the progress that’s being made at the Caerlee Mill development in Innerleithen. Planning consent was granted in Augu

A “game-changing” £300,000 has boosted the Langholm Moor Community Buyout’s attempt to secure southern Scotland’s biggest community land buyout – bringing its funding total to £3.1 million – as a 31 October deadline looms.