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Staff at Grampian Housing Association’s leasing subsidiary, Let’s Choose, are celebrating after receiving excellent feedback from their tenants in an independent survey.

Maggie Brünjes, who leads the Homeless Network, previews the charity’s upcoming annual conference and welcomes the SFHA as event partner.

A new Self-Assurance Toolkit for all social housing providers and local authorities has been published by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). The toolkit updates the self-assessment guidance produced by SFHA in 2018, in order to reflect changes made to the Regulatory Framework in

With the private rented sector now the second-largest tenure in the UK, improving standards has risen up the agenda. This new report sees Professor Alex Marsh and Professor Ken Gibb explore the substantial changes in regulation in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK private rented

Planning permission has been granted for the sensitive redevelopment of one of south Edinburgh’s best-known buildings and site of a former school for the blind.

A woman has died after a gas explosion destroyed her entire house in Shetland. The 84-year-old was taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick following the blast at her house in Brae, which happened at about 14:15 on Tuesday.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has submitted an application for planning permission to create 89 affordable homes at the former Diageo distillery site at Dundashill, Glasgow.

Prospect Community Housing has partnered with developer J Smart & Co. to deliver 69 much-needed affordable homes in the south-west of Edinburgh.

Bellway’s Scotland East division has unveiled its ambitions to expand further into the Lothians with plans to roll out four new sites, which will create 437 private new homes and a further 97 affordable new homes. The investment in 55 acres of land will see the housebuilder increase the number

A majority of Scots agree that empty homes lead to a reduction in the amount of available housing and believe private owners of empty homes should be pressured to bring them back into use, according to new opinion polling. Research carried out by YouGov for the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP

Following a period of continued growth and success, regeneration specialist ENGIE has announced two new appointments to its senior management team. Paul Genoe will be taking up the role of commercial director, with Gareth Edwards becoming operations director. Both bring a wealth of experience to the

Applications for crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund increased by 11% in 2018/19 as the cost of living crisis and Scotland’s “housing emergency” saw more people turn to the fund for help.

Property wealth held in Scotland has increased ten-fold over the last 50 years, but the last decade has been marked by rising housing wealth inequality, according to a new Resolution Foundation report.

A plan to impose taxes on holiday let landlords is backed by 84% of Scots, according to a new YouGov poll, with 63% of these people saying that “all” or “most” of this money should be ring-fenced to improve local housing.

A homeowner who was unable to maintain his monthly mortgage payments has successfully challenged his lender’s bid to repossess the property after appealing against a sheriff’s decision that the bank had validly served a calling-up notice.