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Temporary changes to how council homes in Angus are allocated are to be extended, the local authority has announced.

Residents are being invited to share their views on East Lothian Council’s short-term let licensing policy. The current policy was introduced on 1 October 2022 following national legislation brought in by the Scottish Parliament. Since then, all premises must have a valid short-term license be

A fund for pilot projects to help people stay in their homes has been launched by housing secretary Màiri McAllan. Managed by Advice Direct Scotland, the £4 million fund will support organisations to pilot new 'ask and act' measures. These duties, as part of the Housing (Scotland) Bill

CCG has commenced a new phase of window & door replacements in Paisley for Ferguslie Park Housing Association.

Clackmannanshire Council’s Transformation Space has issued its first call for proposals aimed at preventing homelessness.  The Transformation Space aims to deliver much needed community-led change with £1 million funding from the Scottish Government’s Invest to Save Fund, as w

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has launched a new level 4 qualification, further expanding the suite of level 4 qualification options open to senior housing professionals preparing for the Regulator of Social Housing’s forthcoming Competence and Conduct Standard. The new qualificatio

The director of housing charity Shelter Scotland has described August as a “time for dread” for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, warning that the city’s busy festival season could force vulnerable individuals out of temporary accommodation.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the findings from its thematic review of the self-assurance work landlords did to enable them to submit their Annual Assurance Statement by October 2024.  All social landlords are required to submit an Annual Assurance Statement to the Scottish Housi

Summix Capital has submitted a planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council for a residential-led, mixed-use development at Edinburgh Gateway, the site of the former Saica packaging facility in West Edinburgh. The regeneration specialist said Edinburgh Gateway provides a unique opportunity

Kingdom Housing Association has unveiled 29 affordable homes in Pittenweem in a boost to housing availability in the East Neuk. The development at Station Court in Pittenweem marks another success for Kingdom, working in partnership with Campion Homes, offering affordable accommodation in an area wh

The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland is delighted to announce that you can now book your place at the ‘Tenant & Resident Safety for Social Housing Providers’ Annual Conference 2025! When is it?....... 19th & 20th November 2025

Home Group Scotland has completed its first major retrofit programme.

A planning application has been submitted to Midlothian Council for the redevelopment of the former Pomathorn Mill site in Penicuik, a brownfield site identified for residential use in the adopted Midlothian Local Development Plan.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has made a key appointment in its residential valuation team in Aberdeen with the recruitment of Paul Delaney as an associate. A graduate of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 2004, where he earned an Honours Degree in Building Surveying with Building Pathology and P

West Developments has appointed Muir Timber Systems as the timber frame supplier for its latest private housing development at Balruddery in Angus. The project will deliver three identical detached homes, each featuring one and three quarter storeys and a room-in-roof design.