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Bob Doris The safety of Scotland’s high rise tower blocks will be examined by a Holyrood committee following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower in London.

Pictured (l-r): Staff and tenants receiving their award June is shaping up to be a promising month for national housing, care and support provider, Trust Housing Association, after winning two awards.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a report which details the “fundamental failings” which led to its statutory intervention at Wellhouse Housing Association. A manager was appointed to the Easterhouse landlord in December 2014 after an independent investigation at Wellhouse highlighte

The High Court in London has ruled that the application of the benefit cap to lone parents with children under two is unlawful because of its discriminatory impact upon children. The judicial review challenge, which was supported by homelessness charity Shelter which intervened in the case, was brou

Angela Constance “Intensive” checks have been made on council tower blocks to establish the safety in the event of fires, communities secretary Angela Constance has said.

A non-profit skills initiative has launched in Scotland to equip more of the country’s aspiring housebuilders and property developers with the skills they need to secure finance and build more homes. The LendInvest Property Development Academy was established by LendInvest, an online lender of pro

Plans for a housing-led regeneration programme in the Timmergreens area of Arbroath moved forward this week when councillors agreed to begin a consultation on the proposals. The masterplan involves the demolition of 140 properties with early designs indicating scope to replace these with approximate

The proposed site on Benvie Road Plans have been submitted to develop 12 new flats in Dundee on behalf of Hillcrest Housing Association.

A tenant with GHA fuel advisor Maureen McMahon A new report has found that face-to-face advice schemes for Scots who are in fuel poverty are a necessary service for certain consumers but that improved monitoring and evaluation of projects is needed.

It’s always a huge relief when your tenancy deposit comes back, even if you’re sure you left everything spick and span when you moved out! After the deposit is released by the protection scheme it’s registered with, you can claim it. But what if you’re one of the thousands of tenants who don

Margaret Davidson Developer contributions in the Inverness area could be increased to help the local authority cope with increasing rolls at city schools.

Plans have been approved for the construction of twenty four apartments and four affordable cottages within the grounds of Dornoch’s Royal Golf Hotel. Working alongside Dornoch Development Ltd and Lippe Architects, Kirkwood Homes is to deliver two apartment blocks each housing twelve, two bedroom

Turnbull Court Work has begun on a £200,000 investment in better access at a Berwickshire retirement housing development.

Marilyn Clewes Queens Cross Housing Association has announced that building more than 600 new affordable homes is a top priority over the next three years.

An integrated, whole-system approach which addresses social inequalities and goes beyond housing is required to prevent and respond to homelessness in Scotland, according to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). In its submission to a Parliamentary inquiry into homelessness, COSLA hi