News

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for almost 50 new council homes in Hamilton.

Cairn Housing Association has taken ownership of eight properties in Ullapool. The new ownership is part of the wider Glenfield Park development, located on the former site of the Glenfield Hotel.

South Ayrshire Council has officially opened its latest affordable housing development. Neighbours Louise and Joan love their new homes

Housing consultant Anna Evans provides a summary of independent research undertaken by Indigo House on the impact of short-term lets on communities across Scotland. The research assessed the positive and negative impacts of short-term lets – those advertised through platforms such as Airbnb, B

Highland Council has appointed Malcolm Macleod as executive chief officer - infrastructure and environment and Mark Rodgers as executive chief officer - property and housing. The new appointments are part of the council's redesign programme.

North Lanarkshire Council's energy efficiency team has followed its win as Scotland's Energy Efficiency Council of the Year by coming second top in the United Kingdom in the national finals. The council was commended for the impact it had across communities tackling fuel poverty, one of the key

Perth & Kinross Council is one of only three local authorities to be given a completely clean bill of health for its housing services by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR), a report to councillors has highlighted.

The Scottish Government has made progress with its plans to reform disability payment processes to reduce anxiety and stress but more is still needed to be done, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Lintel Soup, an innovative new community fundraising initiative, will bring community organisations and business together for a lunchtime fundraising session.

Dundonians will be given the opportunity to have their say on Dundee City Council's spending priorities before the next budget is set in February.

Murray Estates has secured planning approval from North Lanarkshire Council for 638 homes at its Torrance Park site, east of Holytown.

Ofgem has issued a final order to Gnergy Ltd to compel the supplier to make the outstanding payment of £673,876.62 plus interest to comply with the Renewables Obligation schemes by 31 October 2019. Gnergy Ltd missed the original deadline to meet its Renewable Obligations and has not provided O

The representative body for landlords in England and Wales has claimed that rent controls hurt tenants by drying up the supply of homes to rent and in some cases increasing rents. With the Mayor of London calling for the power to introduce rent controls across the capital, an analysis of existing re

Fife Council is developing a sustainable energy and climate action plan (SECAP) and is welcoming views and ideas from everyone in Fife. An online consultation on the draft ‘Climate Fife’ action plan and the accompanying Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Environmental Report will b

The winners of Scotland’s annual awards for excellence in housing were announced at a special awards dinner at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow on Friday, attended by over 400 guests from across the housing sector. Growing each year since its inception, this year’s CIH Excellence Awards recei