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Tenants' union Living Rent presented a deputation to Glasgow City Council’s Economy, Housing, Transport and Regeneration City Policy Committee yesterday to call on the local authority to implement the NPF4 and enforce a minimum of 25% affordable housing in all new housing developments.

More affordable homes are on the way in Glasgow thanks to a multi-million-pound housing development from Linthouse Housing Association. Linthouse is set to build 39 back and front door properties and cottage flats for rent costing almost £10 million. They will be constructed on the site of a f

Shelter Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to prioritise the needs of homeless children in Scotland in its upcoming budget.   The housing and homelessness charity has published a budget briefing urging ministers to restore the Affordable Housing budget to at least £3.5 billion

Almost all of the planning applications made to the City of Edinburgh Council for properties to operate as short-term lets have been rejected since the introduction of a new system in 2022, according to a freedom of information request lodged by Gilson Gray.

Council house tenants in Moray are being consulted on proposed rent changes.

Families across Glasgow are enjoying a story with a happy ending after receiving free books throughout 2024. Wheatley Foundation has provided over 6500 free books through its partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Kirsty MacLeod, energy advice manager at Tighean Innse Gall (TIG), has been presented with the prestigious Fuel Poverty Hero Award 2024 at the annual Energy Action Scotland Conference. The award is given to someone who has made a significant impact and contribution toward tackling fuel poverty in Sc

The average house price in Scotland reached £198,000 in September 2024, a 5.7% increase compared to September 2023, according to provisional figures from Registers of Scotland. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland decreased by 0.9% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, whi

Eight million households across the UK are missing out on an estimated £23bn worth of benefits each year, such as Child Benefit, Universal Credit and Pension Credit. To financially empower its customers, Lloyds has launched ‘Benefit Calculator’, a new app feature that gives custome

Residents in North Lanarkshire are continuing to be supported in wide-ranging council efforts to prevent homelessness, despite the number of people declaring themselves homeless has increased by 16% in the last year, a new report has revealed.

Work is underway on a new housing development that will deliver more than 50 new affordable homes in Crieff. Persimmon North Scotland's Strathearn Meadow development on Broich Road will feature a total of 209 new homes, with 52 to be transferred to Kingdom Housing Association to provide families in

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has been awarded the highly regarded Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation, recognising its commitment to delivering exceptional service to tenants and customers. Customer Service Excellence accreditation is a nationally recognised benchmark of q

Allanwater Homes has broken ground on a new development in the Caskieberran area of Glenrothes.

Scotland’s landlords and letting agents have warned that rent controls will "backfire" as they prepare to gather in Edinburgh for the annual Scottish Letting Day conference. The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), the body representing Scotland’s landlords and letting agents, issued

New plans for a major residential development on the site of the former Clydesdale Steelworks at Bellshill to the east of Glasgow have been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for review.