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South Lanarkshire Council has reached the halfway point in its commitment to deliver 1,000 new council homes. At a meeting of the council’s housing and technical resources committee earlier this month, members heard that the council is well on the way to delivering its target by 2021, with 502

The vital role dogs can play in the lives of people who are homeless – including providing companionship and a reason to exercise – is being recognised in new guidance on how landlords and local authority offices respond to homeless people and their pets.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a short guide to help tenants and service users find out more about its work.

Local authorities in Scotland made 99,910 awards under the Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) scheme during the period 1 April to 30 September 2019, new figures have shown.

North Lanarkshire Council is to reduce the number of rent variations from 192 to 56 after plans were agreed at a meeting of its communities and housing committee. The restructure will keep rent levels at the second-lowest in Scotland this year and significantly lower than those charge

A major housing seminar looking at innovative ways of increasing housing opportunities in Uist and Barra took place earlier this month in the Dark Island Hotel. The community-led housing seminar was organised by the Uist and Barra Housing Group and had the main theme of ‘Innovation and Ne

Homeless Action Scotland is conducting a survey to find out more about the workforce providing services to people experiencing homelessness. As the pressures and expectations involved in providing services to people experiencing homelessness increase, the charity wants to know more about the pr

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed James Prestwich as its new director of policy and external affairs. Currently head of policy at the National Housing Federation, James will take up his new post at CIH on 24 February 2020.

Almost 100 people are set to walk through Glasgow during the night in support of housing charity Shelter Scotland.  

Urban Pulse has successfully achieved a resolution to grant planning permission for 19 apartments in Glasgow’s West End.

Fifteen new homes are set to be created following the sale of a former school in Kirkintilloch to a developer for an undisclosed sum.

CALA Homes (West) has joined forces with the Salvation Army this Christmas in a bid to encourage donations to its annual toy appeal. The housebuilder is opening drop off points at four of its developments across the West of Scotland.

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has appointed Jehan Weerasinghe as its new managing director. Jehan joined GHA in March this year as director of innovation and improvement.

Glasgow City Council should be “bold” and do more to aid the plight of the asylum seekers facing lock-change evictions by Serco, according to Govan Law Centre solicitor advocate Mike Dailly. Mr Dailly brought the case against the Home Office contractor and the Home Secretary as well

Shelter Scotland has unveiled the appointment of Jackie Killeen as a trustee member of its committee. Jackie, who is currently the Scotland director of the British Council having held the same position at the Big Lottery Fund, brings a wealth of high-level experience in social policy and funding in