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Shelter Scotland’s Lisa Borthwick on the charity’s new campaign for housing rights in Scotland, including the launch of a public petition to embed the human right to housing fully in Scottish law.

The Aberdeen Law Project has successfully represented an Aberdeen-based tenant in his dispute over a tenant deposit. The project said the case marks the latest success for the representation team in securing victories for tenants in the city.

A legal bid to stop Serco’s eviction of asylum seekers in Glasgow will return to the Court of Session today as an appeal into a ruling that the housing provider’s lock-change policy was not unlawful gets under way.

Scotland has seen a real term per property decrease in repair and maintenance work of £313 since 1997, according to new research by Scape Group.

Planning departments across Scotland may need up to £59 million over the next ten years to undertake duties contained in the new Planning Act, according to RTPI Scotland.

Fifty new affordable homes are to be built in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park after plans were given approval by the National Park Authority. The homes will be built on land at Claish Farm in Callander, one of the most expensive areas to buy a home in Scotland, and managed and owned by

Moray Council has said it is on track to deliver almost £6.5 million of affordable housing this year.

Spire View Housing Association has announced the completion of works at the new, state of the art Roystonhill Community Hub.

Copperworks Housing Association has celebrated another significant milestone in the regeneration of its local community. Following several years of hard work and determination Copperworks, with the support of local residents and the Royston Strategy Group, finally acquired a large area of derelict l

Two charities are to share £12,500 of national funding to tackle street begging and homelessness in Aberdeen.

Twenty-five new apprentices have begun their apprenticeships with Fife Council's Building Services this week.

Glenrothes is the first town in the UK to be awarded recognition for a plan to become a Living Wage Town.

Over £35 million in additional benefits has been generated for residents by North Lanarkshire advice services. A total of £35,368,140 has been awarded to local residents in 2018/19 following help and support from housing and social work services staff, the Financial Inclusion Service and

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Hallam Land Management are planning to hold a public consultation for the development of more land at Seafield Road in Bilston.

Outer Hebrides communities now have access to new full fibre broadband networks. Each of the 113 households in Grimsay, an island roughly three miles long and half again in width, joined to North Uist and Benbecula by a causeway, is now able to access reliable ultrafast broadband. Subsequently, 65%