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A property management firm has said that evicting people from their homes should not be considered in the current climate and that the welfare and well-being of tenants and landlords must remain paramount as long as the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic remains. While the longevity of the

The large majority (85%) of housing associations and sheltered housing providers believe their organisations' perceptions on using technology to support resident’s wellbeing has changed for the better during COVID-19.

Shelter Scotland has reiterated its call for an extension to the current eviction protections amid a 40% increase in applications for crisis grants. New figures from the Scottish Welfare Fund show there were 21,709 applications for crisis grants in June 2020, and a total spend of £1,310,8

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has secured support for a number of its tenants to gain access and support through working in partnership with Connecting Scotland and Scottish Borders Council.

Construction is now well under way to build a new generation of council houses in North Ayrshire. Extra care is being taken to ensure work is carried out safely and in line with national guidelines relating to coronavirus.

With coronavirus restrictions continuing to ease across Scotland, work is set to commence at a brand new residential development of six flats in Dingwall. No.1-6 Joe Yates Court, from local developer Ark Estates, will comprise six one-bedroom flats over three floors, providing much needed affor

East Lothian Council is seeking views on its proposal to turn the site of a former care home in Tranent into a development of new council homes.

What is the role of land in enabling, or preventing, the development of new homes in rural Scotland? What opportunities should we be making more of? And what changes need to be made to adequately satisfy housing need in rural communities, both for those who currently live there, and to allow for sus

Residents in Argyll and Bute are being asked to say what matters most to them when it comes to housing in Argyll and Bute. Argyll and Bute Council and its partners are preparing a new Local Housing Strategy which will set out priorities for action in the next five years (2021-26).

Turning Point Scotland's Perth and Kinross Floating Housing Support service has become one of the first non-addiction services in the UK authorised to provide drugs which could prevent opioid overdoses. The service can now offer training to people who are at risk of witnessing an overdose and supply

Six sites have been brought to market within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park with the potential to create 29 new homes.

RDK Construction and RobertRyan Homes Ltd are nearing completion of their first phase of designed homes at the Walled Garden, Southannan Estate in Fairlie, North Ayrshire. 

Energy provider People’s Energy is expanding to create an initial 100 new jobs over the next few months after it joined South of Scotland Enterprise as new tenants of Ettrick Riverside Office Space in Selkirk.

Ofgem has today published three decisions relating to the price protection provided to default tariff and prepayment customers following its statutory consultations published in May. Firstly, Ofgem has decided to roll the prepayment meter cap into the default tariff price cap. This price protec

Virgin Money, the owner of Clydesdale Bank, has launched a new £400,000 Community Anchors’ Fund, in partnership with the HFD Charitable Foundation to help community groups in Glasgow. The fund has awarded the first ten of up to 30 grants to support community groups whose activities have