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Landlords of private rented homes and their agents are urging the Scottish Government to consider the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Scotland’s ongoing efforts to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s private rented homes.

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) has created a guide to help social landlords restart services that have been paused due to COVID-19.

South Ayrshire Council has granted planning consent for a social housing development on the site of the former police station and social work building on Main Street in Prestwick.

This week, Kevin Stewart MSP, Scotland’s housing minister, along with senior Scottish Government officials, had the opportunity to meet via video link four members of All in For Change, people with their own lived experience of homelessness. Homeless Network Scotland’s change lead M

Oak Tree Housing Association has been awarded £140,000 from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund, which will benefit 16 grassroots and community-controlled organisations that have been busy coordinating vital responses to the coronavirus crisis across Inverclyde. As the

Ayrshire Housing has launched this year's garden and pet competitions in its latest tenants’ newsletter. The Association's feline colleague Ruby Craig says "many have been focusing on their gardens and non-human companions during the lock-down, So I'm hoping for a bumper crop of entries this y

In the wake of new research launched in partnership with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and CIH Scotland which calls for 53,000 affordable homes to be built over the next five years, Shelter Scotland explains why these homes are desperately needed and building them will help

Partners involved in exploring the feasibility of a Citizens Basic Income (CBI) pilot in Scotland have concluded that a CBI pilot is desirable but involves “significant challenges”.

First Endeavour has submitted proposals to demolish commercial buildings located in Aberdeen's South Esplanade West and build up to 350 homes in their place. The developer has notified Aberdeen City Council that it intends to hold an online consultation event later this month or in July to gauge pub

Following the reopening of the housing market in England May 13, the May 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey unsurprisingly saw a slight improvement in the outlook for sales over the coming twelve months across the UK as a whole.

Pupils living in Scotland’s most deprived communities will benefit from £50 million of targeted funding from the Attainment Scotland Fund to help close the poverty-related attainment gap. Nine local councils with the highest concentrations of deprivation in Scotland, known as “Chal

Aberdeenshire councillors have established a COVID-19 Recovery Group to support the local authority’s transition to recovery.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has updated its COVID-19 briefing for social landlords on practical governance advice. The update includes new information on virtual Annual General Meetings (AGMs), AGM frequently asked questions, and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bil

Cunninghame Housing Association has announced with great sadness that former long serving board member Cameron Crawford peacefully passed away on Saturday 6th June 2020. Mr Crawford joined the board of management in May 2013. He was a project worker, working with unemployed clients and liaising

Kingdom Housing Association’s employability project Kingdom Works has secured funding of over £700k from Skills Development Scotland and Opportunities Fife to continue to support unemployed people back into work.