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The number of operating and pipeline build to rent (BTR) homes in Scotland has increased by 24% to reach nearly 9,000, according to Rettie & Co. The latest BTR Briefing for Scotland has revealed that Glasgow continues to lead the way, with around 4,500 BTR homes, followed by Edinb

A third of people in Scotland are concerned about their incomes during COVID-19 while a similar number have less money in their current accounts since the lockdown came into effect, two new pieces of research have revealed.

The links between houses, homes and the natural and physical world are far-reaching. In this blog, Professor David Clapham explains that the COVID-19 crisis has underlined our limited understanding of these links.

Plans have been lodged for an £8 million housing development aimed at over 55s near Perth Airport.

The future of planning in East Ayrshire has been thrown open to the public with the launch of the council’s Local Development Plan2 consultation this week. Residents, community groups and local businesses are all being asked to contribute their views on a new Main Issues Report, which sets the

The annual SURF Awards for best practice in community regeneration were launched online yesterday for 2020. The SURF Awards are delivered each year by SURF, a regeneration forum with over 300 cross-sector member organisations across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government. The purpose

People most at risk from food insecurity due to the coronavirus outbreak are to receive further support from the Scottish Government’s £70 million Food Fund. FareShare, a national network of charitable food distributors, has distributed over 1,440 tonnes of food - the equivalent of almos

DtL Creative has launched a new podcast specific to technology in social housing. The podcast is called 'That Blue Banana Show’ and is published on Wednesdays at 5pm by DtL Creative, the UK social housing technology and systems consultancy.

A bill to control rent levels has been introduced at Holyrood.

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has pledged that none of its customers will be at risk of losing their home over the next 12 months as it announced an emergency support package for customers in financial difficulty due to COVID-19. As well as banning repossessions, the society is extending the c

Hillcrest has completed the purchase of 15 mid-market rent apartments in Broughty Ferry, securing long-term tenancies for the tenants who have been living in the apartments. Built five years ago, the apartments, which are located a stone’s throw from Broughty Ferry’s beachfront, were bui

The Tannahill Centre has secured £60,548 from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund to help support locals across Paisley's North West area during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will be shared between the Centre itself, its parent organisation Ferguslie Park Housin

Since the end of March, Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) workers who are employed by the association’s repairs company, Argyll Homes for All (AHFA), have been delivering essential supplies. This has involved the association working with Argyll and Bute Council to deliver food, presc

Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), discusses how social landlords can allocate homes safely during the current coronavirus pandemic. As part of our response to Coronavirus, we have been speaking to members about their experiences and we also con

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has been deeply saddened by the passing of Muriel Alcorn, who died peacefully at her home in West Whitlawburn on Tuesday. Muriel, an original founder member of WWHC back in 1989, has been a stalwart and a cornerstone of WWHC for over three decades, servin