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Shire Housing Association has shared news of the sudden passing of its housing officer Grace Scott. A well-known and highly respected figure at the Association and across Ayrshire, Grace had worked with Shire HA since its formation in 1997, and prior to that Scottish Homes.

A vacant and derelict site in the heart of Newport-on-Tay could soon be home to 23 extra care flats for elderly residents under new plans submitted to Fife Council. Andrew Black Design has lodged the planning application on behalf of developer GMC Ventures for the assisted living accommoda

The UK Government hopes to introduce a ban on evicting tenants in England without a reason by next summer after its Renters’ Rights Bill was introduced to Parliament yesterday.

A new mixed-use development opportunity in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town has been launched to market.

Residential property prices in Scotland rose at the fastest rate since mid-2022 according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and Scottish surveyors expect sales and prices to rise over the next three months. A net balance of 39% of

This week saw the groundbreaking ceremony at Windsor Square in Penicuik, marking the construction commencement of 12 modern energy-efficient cottage flats to be made available for social rent.

Housemark, the data specialist, has launched a new Housemark Hub, designed to bring together landlords with best-in-class solutions to improve their use of data. 3C Consultants is the first organisation to join the Hub and will help landlords improve their data quality and governance. Housemark is s

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal by a landlord ordered to pay over £5,000 to her former student tenants after finding that the First-tier Tribunal had inadequate evidence to reach the conclusions it did.

A Scottish Parliament review into the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) is now underway after a committee launched a call for views on the organisation.

East Lothian Council has made changes to its housing allocation policy to ease the extreme pressure on the homelessness service and provide improved outcomes for its homeless clients.

Loreburn Housing Association has welcomed six families to their new homes following the completion of its Woodlands development in Lochmaben.

Funding to help councils increase the supply of social and affordable homes has been largely allocated to five authorities with sustained temporary accommodation pressures, the Scottish Government has revealed.

A first look at the newly completed ‘Almond Valley Care Home’ in Livingston has been shared by Morrison Community Care (CCG) Holdco.

An attempt to block moves by the UK Government to scrap the winter fuel payments this year has failed in Parliament.

Single parents and families with young children living in Leith and north Edinburgh can continue to access a free service providing employability and income maximisation advice.