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The Udny Community Trust has been awarded £100,000 from the Scottish Land Fund to buy the disused Linsmohr Hotel with plans to convert it into a community centre. The hotel will be turned into a community cafe, with space for toddler and youth clubs as well as health and wellbei

The weeks ahead will be the most challenging we have ever faced. Social housing professionals have a critical role to play in providing advice and support to thousands of worried and frightened tenants, some of them in sheltered housing and others in supported living units or care homes. Others

New guidance has been issued by the Scottish Government on how all social landlords should respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified nearly 100,000 Universal Credit claimants that it suspects may have claimed an advance fraudulently, the National Audit Office (NAO) said today.

The Scottish Government has warned it will take action against social landlords if they attempt to evict people over rent arrears during the coronavirus pandemic but stopped short of a complete ban against evictions for all renters.

Social Bite has launched a bid to feed thousands of vulnerable people and families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, outlining a series of emergency measures the Treasury could take to protect household incomes during the coronavirus crisis. The charity is backing a temporary suspension of utility bills, like energy costs a

SFHA chief executive Sally Thomas has written the following message outlining the organisation’s latest coronavirus response plan. Since last week, developments regarding the coronavirus outbreak have escalated significantly. There is no question that these are challenging and unprecedented ti

The Housing and Property Chamber has postponed scheduled hearings and case management discussions (CMDs) from 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have an ongoing case, you will be contacted in due course with this information. The chamber will contact parties in order of hearing date

Families in Foxbar have been given a cycling boost after Paisley Housing Association delivered some pedal power. Twenty four properties in Findhorn Avenue are now sporting high security bike lockers in their back gardens – ideal for encouraging people to get on their bikes.

CALA Homes (North) has received planning approval for a collection of new Aberdeen city centre apartments subject to the satisfactory conclusion of a Section 75 agreement.

Detailed plans have been submitted to transform a former school on the outskirts of Penicuik into a new rural community.

The Scottish Government’s Planning and Architecture Division explains its decision to extend the National Planning Framework 4 Call for Ideas deadline until 30 April.

Due to the current public health situation and the impact of coronavirus on companies (e.g. self-isolating), Companies House is now automatically granting a two-month extension to file company accounts.  

Simon Allison looks at common issues for employers during the coronavirus outbreak such as whether an employer can lay off staff and what happens if they are forced to close their premises. Lay-off/short time working clauseIn the unlikely event that your employees have a “lay off” or sho