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LAR chief executive Ann Leslie Scottish housing charity LAR has completed its first deal in Fife to purchase seven brand new homes for long-term rent.

In an open letter in The Herald, written to coincide with Mediation Awareness Week, a number of Scottish charities have stressed the importance of early intervention in reducing the number of people presenting as homeless and have urged the Scottish Government to take note. There are two sides to ev

Councils in England are buying one-way train tickets for homeless people to move them out of their area, it has been reported. The BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Show said some councils had spent more than £1,000 a year to remove homeless people by giving them train tickets.

Anti-tobacco charity ASH Scotland is seeking talks with social housing providers in a bid to prevent some tenants from smoking at home. Chief executive Sheila Duffy believes more can be done to improve protections for those living in homes with shared spaces, particularly children.

Craigmillar sites 19 and 20 CCG (Scotland) Ltd is continuing to deliver affordable housing for Edinburgh with a sustained focus in the East of the city where the firm is currently building 111 new affordable homes as part of the first phase of the Craigmillar Town Centre Masterplan on behalf of Dune

News that from next week (24 Oct), an emergency out-of-hours service for homeless people in Glasgow won’t open through the night on Tuesdays and Wednesdays should worry us all. The Hamish Allan Centre, where people go at the lowest point of their lives to look for a warm and safe bed for the night

Maureen Crawford A Midlothian resident has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for her exceptional sense of community and kindness towards her neighbours.

The average house price in Scotland increased by 3.9% in the last 12 months to reach more than £146,000, according to new figures. The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in August 2017 was £146,354 – an increase

Urban Union has hosted a special event for pupils from Perth Grammar School to unveil the new show home garden at its Muirton development, which they helped to design. The pupils got to have their say in how the show home garden looked through a competition run by Urban Union.

Rita Stenhouse stood down as chair at Waverley Housing’s AGM last month as the Association made a number of changes to the Board and looked ahead to new challenges and “exciting times”. Thanking the Board for their support during her five-year term, Ms Stenhouse said she has enjoyed her time a

Maryhill staff members Caroline and Daniel help launch the bursaries boost Maryhill Housing is marking its 40th birthday with a major announcement on providing bursaries for local people within two of its communities.

The provision of services for homeless people in Glasgow is to be further depleted after a night shelter announced it is to close on a Tuesday and Wednesday night. The city’s Hamish Allan Centre, where people are assessed for a bed, will cut back on its emergency out-of-hours services from next we

Joe Connolly The CEO of Glasgow homelessness charity Ypeople has welcomed Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to exempt care experienced young people from paying council tax.

Lisa Glass To coincide with Challenge Poverty Week, Shelter Scotland is highlighting that poverty in Scotland can be solved by boosting incomes and reducing costs. Housing costs, whether it is rent or mortgage payments, are a huge expense and a huge financial burden for many families across Scotland

Proposals to build 247 new homes in Laurencekirk have been rejected by Aberdeenshire Council. Councillors on the Kincardine and Mearns area committee cited concerns of housing density and the layout of roads for the plan at Fordoun Road.