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The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has warned landlords to be on their guard against potential cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic after it learned of a “recent and ongoing” ransomware attack against a Registered Social Landlord (RSL).

A tenant who was refused an extension of the time limit for requesting permission to appeal an eviction decision by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has been refused permission to appeal to the Court of Session by the same court.

The response from the homelessness sector to COVID-19 continues at pace. Assessing whether the measures introduced in the past two weeks are the right ones, and what aspects we might want to retain, must be guided by people with expertise both as practitioners and through their own lived experience,

The Scottish Housing Regulator’s deputy chair Anne Jarvie CBE has retired after seven years on the board. Ms Jarvie joined SHR’s board as a member in 2013, going on to become deputy in 2015.  

Scotland's GDP could contract by around 20-25% if the government-imposed coronavirus restrictions remain in place for three months, the University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute has warned.

More than 40 of Scotland’s leading children's charities, faith groups, trade unions, community groups and anti-poverty organisations have joined civic organisations from across the UK to call on the Chancellor to increase child benefit by £10 a week per child to help families through the

Kelly Fraser outlines changes to the way public bodies respond to freedom of information requests as part of the emergency COVID-19 law. The new Coronavirus (Scotland) Act which passed the Scottish Parliament on 1 April 2020, contains provisions to extend the deadlines under the Freedom of Informati

The Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) has collated data on people at-risk in Scotland in response to the COVID-19 crisis and the information has been made available via housing sectors ideas and innovation agency HACT. An Excel spreadsheet, containing data about at-risk and vulnerable p

River Clyde Homes Group staff have been playing a key community support role during the current COVID-19 crisis.

The Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and fair work committee has issued a call for views from Scottish businesses and workers on the current COVID-19 crisis.

New guidance has been published for central and local government and public bodies in Scotland on key measures contained within the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020.

We have all heard the phrase “no good deed goes unpunished” and it seems very appropriate in the rental market at this extremely difficult time, writes Stephanie Zak. Landlords must, of course, seek to help tenants who are struggling to pay – by offering rent holidays or other conc

Drum Property Group has submitted new plans for the redevelopment of the 2.9-acre Stead’s Place site near the foot of Leith Walk, the firm’s third attempt at the project.

Bancon Homes has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the second phase of new homes at its prestigious Lochside of Leys development in Banchory.

Savills Planning has welcomed the provisions being put in place by the Scottish Government to “keep the wheels of the country’s planning system in motion” during the current hiatus caused by COVID-19.