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Scotland’s minister for energy, connectivity and the islands Paul Wheelhouse MSP will be visiting the inaugural Dcarbonise exhibition and conference and All-Energy, the UK’s largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference, on May 16. Mr Wheelhouse will deliver a ke

A health care provider with 32 homes throughout Scotland has collapsed into administration. Four Seasons Health Care (FSHC) has eight homes in Glasgow, six in Fife, five in Aberdeenshire and four in Edinburgh which could all be affected along with others in Ayrshire and Lothian.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has appointed Fionna Kell to the position of director of policy. Responsible for developing and driving forward the organisation’s wider policy objectives as set out in its recently published five-year strategy, her initial focus will be on the Scottish Government&rsqu

The independent chair of a commission tasked with tackling poverty in Edinburgh has called for the introduction of strict rent controls in the city. Dr Jim McCormick said that high housing costs has been singled out by the Edinburgh Poverty Commission as the biggest barrier to lifting people through

An Aberdeen electrical company contracted to rewire and install new heating systems in Aberdeenshire Council properties has been fined for failing to put in place adequate barriers and physical warning signs around open floor hatches in a residential property. As a consequence of this failure the re

RSLs must embrace the opportunity provided by the new Regulatory Framework to comply with human rights legislation, writes Carole Ewart.

More than 160 new homes for rent have been built in Dundee in the past 12 months according to the latest figures. Housing officials from Dundee City Council revealed that between April 2018 and March this year 161 social rented housing units were built, most of which were two-bedroom flats.

Sheltered residents of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) have taken a trip down memory lane thanks to a partnership initiative aimed at health and well-being. Following the success of the first session held at Catherinefield Court, Dumfries a few weeks ago, residents of DGHP’s s

Tenants at a retirement housing development in Cumbernauld were treated to ‘an Easter to remember’ thanks to pupils from their local primary school. Bield’s Campsie Gardens welcomed children from neighbouring St Mary’s Primary School who surprised tenants with a rendition of

East Lothian Council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) has been commended at a prestigious planning industry awards ceremony. The LDP had been shortlisted as a finalist in the category for Excellence in Plan Making Practice at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellenc

South Lanarkshire Council has effectively used HouseMark’s rent affordability tool with staff and tenants to understand better the implications of proposed rent changes and kick off constructive conversations. The online tool, launched in partnership with the Scottish Federation of Housing Ass

Promoting friendship across generations as a mean to combat loneliness is the subject of a pioneering new study by the University of Aberdeen. Led by Professor Louise Phillips from the School of Psychology, researchers are looking at the way friends communicate with each other to investigate whether

The Scottish Government is to create a £150 million national pilot scheme to provide support for first-time buyers and has also launched a consultation of short-term lets. Under the scheme, which will be launched later this year, buyers will be required to fund a minimum of 5% of the value of

Plans by the Scottish Government to remove barriers for people needing to access homelessness services are welcome but don’t go far enough, according to Shelter Scotland. Currently, people making homelessness applications to their local council must demonstrate a local connection and show that

Edinburgh property group Sigma has launched a new Scottish Government-backed fund to invest in Scotland’s private rented sector. The Sigma Scottish PRS Fund will have initial resources of £43 million, with £30m provided by the Scottish Government’s Building Scotland Fund in t