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Changes are to be made to the way Moray Council awards additional points to housing applicants who think their current home is not suitable because of their clinical health condition and/or disability. From next month the existing medical assessment process will be replaced by a housing functional a

Ayrshire building services company James Frew is to undertake the complete refurbishment of a sheltered housing development in Kilwinning on behalf of North Ayrshire Council. The £2.6 million refurbishment of Robert Service Court will be undertaken while the residents remain in their homes.

The average price of a home in Scotland fell by almost 2% last year but the total number of sales increased by 3.3%, according to a report. Figures released yesterday by Registers of Scotland (RoS) showed the average price of a residential property in 2016 was just over £166,000, down from just ove

A 22 year old man has been banned for 24 months from disturbing his neighbours by acting in an anti-social manner in and around his Tranent flat. An Anti-Social Behaviour Order was (ASBO) was granted by Edinburgh Sherriff Court on March 2 against Lewis Williams of Northfield, Tranent, following an a

Argyll and Bute Council is holding a housing advice surgery in Tarbert later this month to answer any questions people may have about social and private rented accommodation. During the surgery people will be able to apply for social housing through HOMEArgyll - the Common Housing Register which inc

An independent panel of academic experts is to review the definition of fuel poverty after which a consultation will open on a new long-term fuel poverty strategy and statutory eradication target, the Scottish Government has announced. Last autumn the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group an

The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. New figures from its latest Residential Market Survey show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had f

Mary Taylor The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Scottish Government have accused Chancellor Philip Hammond of failing to alleviate the welfare cuts that the UK government is directing at some of the most vulnerable people in society.

Representatives from Kingdom, Fife Council, Campion Homes and the Design Consultants for the project Work is to begin this month on the construction of 53 new affordable homes in the first phase of a regeneration project by Kingdom Housing Association that will transform Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithi

Councillor James Coleman with GHA’s area housing manager Maura McGregor at the site of the disused police station in Baillieston GHA has announced plans to build affordable housing in the Baillieston area of Glasgow.

New council homes on Fernhill Road The scale of an already ambitious programme of new build council housing in South Lanarkshire has been dramatically increased with a new ambition to complete 1000 extra homes by 2022.

On site at Wheatholm Park are (from left) Pamela Humphries, council development manager; council leader, Councillor Jim Logue; convener of housing, Councillor Barry McCulloch and Brian Lafferty, council head of business (housing property and projects) Proposals are being developed to deliver new cou

The number of homeless applications received by Argyll and Bute Council has fallen by 15% since 2012. Figures show that 47% of households given housing options advice at an early stage were assisted to remain in their current accommodation.

Cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance, has praised the work that Horizon Housing Association does to increase the supply of suitable homes for older and disabled people across Scotland. Ms Constance visited Horizon’s housing development in Fauldhouse,

Larkfield Housing Association held a tenant open day last week, celebrating 20 years as a landlord, and ten years as a subsidiary of Link Group. The open day provided an opportunity for staff and Committee members to celebrate and engage with tenants and community stakeholders.