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(from left) Gerry Watson, investigation officer, Dundee City Council Anti-Social Behaviour Team, Jill Richmond, Dundee LPA Community Safety Unit D Division, Police Scotland, Louise Butchart, assistant housing manager, Hillcrest Housing Association and Neil Sneddon, team manager, Integrated Substance

Broomhill Court A new retirement housing initiative in Greenock by River Clyde Homes has proven to be a success with 14 new residents moving into Broomhill Court in the last month.

Twelve projects to create local, green energy solutions have been awarded a share of £2.6 million, as part of the Scottish Government’s Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme (LCITP). Projects in Glencoe, Callander, Aviemore, Stromness and St Andrews were amongst those to be awarded a sha

(from left) Scottish Borders Council leader, Councillor David Parker; executive member for social work and housing, Councillor Frances Renton, and Nile Istephan, chief executive of Eildon Housing Association at the former Earlston High School site which is proposed to be handed over to Eildon for af

Sweeping new private renting laws that will significantly affect the rights of Scotland’s 760,000 private renters come into force today. In the biggest change to the private rental sector in a generation, from today December 1st 2017, anyone signing a new tenancy for a private let will sign the ne

Ashley Campbell To mark today’s introduction of the new Private Residential Tenancy, Ashley Campbell outlines the ramifications of the new regime.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the areas of risk it will focus on in its annual risk assessment. The Regulator will continue to focus on the risks to good services for tenants of all social landlords. For Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), it will also examine the risks to good govern

A think-tank and advocacy group has called for a “complete overhaul” of the Scottish Government’s approach to housing after “damning” findings revealed that rising housing costs for the poorest Scots since devolution has become a key impediment to reducing poverty. The Joseph Rowntree Foun

Two major planning documents that will shape the growth of Inverness have been approved by members of the Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee. The Draft Inverness East Development Brief sets out plans for developers to deliver up to 3,000 new private and affordable homes and a suit

Glasgow City Council has given approval to entering into a partnership agreement with Scottish Canals and Scottish Water to deliver the North Glasgow Integrated Water Management System (NGIWMS). This is an innovative system that will use the Forth and Clyde Canal and new technology to tackle the cap

East Renfrewshire Council has continued its commitment to delivering additional affordable housing in the area with the renovation of a property in Barrhead. The property in Divernia Way previously lay derelict for almost ten years following extensive fire damage. It has now been completely renovate

It was another successful annual North Lanarkshire Council tenants’ conference, with 96% of participants rating it good or very good, and the workshops and having ‘your say’ segments proving most popular. Tenants and residents came along to the conference to hear first-hand about key housing i

The Pentland team has been fundraising for various charities all year Pentland Housing Association housing officer, Yvonne Gunn, is preparing to participate in Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park next week, her second sleep-out event in a matter of weeks.

An 86-year-old from Glasgow, who is a tenant at Bield’s Loch Laidon Court development, recently remembered his fellow veterans on Remembrance Sunday in George Square. Private Andrew Glassford served in the 1st Battalion Black Watch in both Korea and Kenya between 1952 and 1954.

(from left) Back row: Alastair Dee, Colin Macdonald, Gill Henry, Kevin Scott, Nile Istephan. Front row: Cathie Fancy, Kevin Stewart, Councillor Mark Rowley Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing, has offered his support to an innovative partnership agreement between Eildon Housing