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Experts from South Ayrshire Council were on hand to guide more than 80 private landlords through a number of information workshops recently. With the assistance of colleagues from East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire Councils, landlords from across Ayrshire learned about their obligations and there were

Average rents in Scotland’s private rented sector fell in the final quarter of 2016 by 0.9 per cent on the year to stand at £739 per month, according to new figures. Citylets reports that the vast majority of the national reduction can be attributed to Aberdeen where average rents fell by 15.4 pe

House prices in Scotland continued to go up last month with further increases expected over the next three months, surveyors have reported. The December Residential Market Survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that 32 per cent more chartered surveyors reporting a rise r

(from left) Langstane Housing Association chief executive, Helen Gauld; Moray Fresh Start chairperson, Mrs Catherine Green; Moray Fresh Start convenor, Mrs Mary Nelson and Langstane Housing Association housing services officer, Laura Gavin Staff at Langstane Housing Association have been given the o

Pete Jew was named the UK’s top charity shop worker last year An Edinburgh charity shop has had a record-breaking week of trading thanks to donations of designer, vintage and quirky items.

Angela Constance Sixteen projects across Scotland will share £350,000 to help families access fresh and healthy food, communities secretary Angela Constance has announced.

Rod Ashley Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB), the UK’s last remaining independent savings bank, is to close its doors with seventy jobs likely to be lost.

Artist’s impression of how the development would look Link Group has submitted plans to Argyll and Bute Council to transform the Dunbeg Corridor area with a development of 600 new homes.

Zhan McIntyre Scotland’s social housing sector has said that more affordable housing is desperately required to reverse the 17 per cent increase in the number of children living in temporary accommodation.

Elaine McHugh Council housing staff across Scotland have welcomed the news that the Scottish Government will use its new welfare powers to allow the housing element of Universal Credit to be paid directly to landlords and to increase the frequency of payments to claimants.

Shared equity homes are currently available in a development at Castleton, Auchterarder Perth & Kinross Council has launched a shared equity home ownership scheme to help people get on the housing ladder, or to buy a house that better suits their needs.

Ewan MacKinnon A new four-part series on BBC ALBA is to examine the dramatic development of rural housing in Scotland over the years.

Peter Peacock discusses how new community right to buy laws will open a new next chapter in Scotland’s land reform story. There has been much talk of land reform in recent years, but Scotland’s highly concentrated land ownership patterns persist. There are consequences from this ownership patter

A set of glasses which allow people who do not have use of their arms to use a computer is one of the shortlisted entries A number of top industry experts have been officially revealed as the panel of judges for a ‘Dragons Den’ inspired event for aspiring designers, engineers and inventors.

Lorain receives her award from Thistle managing director Ian Maxwell The vice chair of Maryhill Housing has been honoured by Partick Thistle Football Club.