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A 37% increase in applications for crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund highlights the need for an extension to the current protections against eviction, according to Shelter Scotland.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has moved to reassure social housing tenants of the safety measures in place as landlords plan the resumption of routine repairs and planned maintenance work. In an open letter to council, housing association and housing co-operative tenants to provide information and

Edinburgh-based developer Hopefield Partnerships has appointed Hart Builders to deliver a multi-million-pound new housing development at a former primary school in the capital.

Stirling Council has agreed plans to build 32 new council homes as part of two separate developments in the St Ninians area of Stirling.  Significant investment is being made to transform sites at Glasgow Road and at New Park Farm in Cultenhove for the benefit of the local community, deliv

The CEO of Springfield Properties has said that Scotland’s shortage of affordable housing has been brought into sharp focus due to the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis as the housebuilder revealed it has commenced handing over homes that were nearing completion prior to lockdown. Innes Smith

Cunninghame Housing Association has been confirmed as a finalist in the 2020 Housing Heroes Awards.

Wheatley Group has delivered more than 25,000 emergency food parcels to people at crisis point as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The marathon effort has helped tenants facing hardship since lockdown began, as well as their families and in some instances even their pets.

Blairtummock Housing Association has launched a consultation into its proposed domestic abuse policy as it announced its support for the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Make a Stand campaign. By signing the pledge, Blairtummock has become part of a collective effort working to put the followi

Charles Maasz, chief executive of Glasgow City Mission, reflects on the recent tragic events in Glasgow which saw a stabbing attack take place at the Park Inn Hotel. It is a fact that in Glasgow we are host to high numbers of people and communities who have fled all manner of situations from al

Paisley-based construction firm The JR Group is celebrating the completion of a landmark inner-city development in Glasgow’s East End. The 68 homes for social rent on Olympia Street in Bridgeton were built by the company on behalf of Link Group.

Plans have been submitted to Fife Council to build 25 new affordable homes in Lochgelly.

No more asylum seekers will be sent to Glasgow as the local authority attempts to “ease the pressures” on the city after last month’s knife attack and mounting concerns about living conditions for people in hotels during lockdown

A petition has been launched calling on the Scottish Government to formally adopt the Fair Rents (Scotland) Members Bill after the proposed legislation was dropped by the Scottish Parliament’s local government committee. Scottish Labour housing spokesperson Pauline McNeill worked closely with

Stirling Council has given the green light to a new affordable housing development in Cowie.

Scottish Refugee Council CEO Sabir Zazai reveals anger over ‘abject failures’ of the Home Office and discusses how hostile asylum policies are out of touch with Scottish public opinion. Communities across Scotland are in shock after the events of Friday 26th June. But the outpouring of s