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The Nationwide Foundation is inviting proposals to undertake qualitative research and quantitative analysis of the impact on tenants and landlords of changes to the Scottish private rented sector tenancy regime. The study has a particular focus on the recent introduction of the Private Residential T

More than half of Scottish households have been plunged into fuel poverty as a result of crippling energy prices with people going to astonishing lengths in order to keep warm, new research has revealed. A survey carried out by Hillcrest Housing Association, which was open to the general public and

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has visited the first homes to be delivered as part of a new housing partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Futures Trust. Around 1,500 new affordable homes will be delivered through the Edinburgh Living initiative over the next five years w

Scotland’s largest student organisation has joined with Scotland’s only tenants’ union to demand a ‘winter break’ to forced evictions. The Living Rent tenants’ union has been backed by NUS Scotland in the call to prevent winter deaths on Scotland’s streets.

The Court of Session has overturned a decision by Scottish Ministers to refuse planning permission for a 600-home development at Airthrey Kerse in Bridge of Allan. Graham’s The Family Dairy, in partnership with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, lodged an appeal last year regarding its proposals t

Barratt North Scotland has submitted an appeal with the Scottish Government over the refusal of planning permission for 121 new homes at Newtonhill The housebuilder had planned to deliver 109 houses and 12 flats on a site near Park Place in the Aberdeenshire village. A quarter of the properties are

Selective licensing schemes in England are helping to tackle poor standards in the private rented sector but could be even more effective with more government support, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has found. A new joint report from the housing body and the Chartered Institute of Environm

CALA Homes has commenced work on a new development to the south of the River Don in Aberdeen. The Persley Den development – which comprises a mix of 401 two, three, four and five-bedroom homes – will include apartments, townhouses, semi-detached, terraced and detached properties.

A major public consultation is to be held on a key planning document that will "shape Aberdeen in years ahead". The Aberdeen Local Development Plan (LDP) provides a land use framework – including 15 “preferred options” for potential housing sites – to ensure the city grows an

Fife Council is seeking views on the future accommodation needs of university students and St Andrews' residents in the town. The issue of HMOs (houses in multiple occupation) has caused much debate in St Andrews over the years, particularly how best to ease pressure on the over-crowded housing mark

Argyll & Bute, Moray, Orkney and the Shetland Islands are among the worst affected local authority areas for slow broadband in the UK, according to new research by Which? The consumer group analysed speed checker data in 32 council areas across Scotland, England and Wales.

The Scottish Government is to award an additional £500,000 to the charity FareShare to step up redistribution of surplus food for people struggling to afford to eat. The funding, which doubles investment in FareShare over the next two years, will help the charity mitigate against the potential

East Lothian Council is requesting £7 million from the Scottish Government in a bid to address significant homelessness challenges across the county. A report was approved by Cabinet members yesterday which set out plans for a ‘rapid rehousing’ approach to transform the use of temp

A line-up of international experts gathered at an international conference organised by Wheatley Group to explore how innovative thinking can do more for Scotland’s communities The W.E. Create 2019 International Innovation Conference in Glasgow brought together international business experts,

David Cressey has resigned as chief executive of Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) after just nine months in the role. SCHA convener, Rev Dr Graeme Wilson, revealed that Mr Cressey tendered his written resignation on December 10.