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Ruth Davidson The development of new towns, a cabinet level post for the housing minister and the creation of a new housing and infrastructure agency are among a raft of ideas to be announced by Ruth Davidson today as she outlines a fresh focus on housing for the Scottish Conservatives.

Dave Roberts Social housing specialist Dave Roberts on the important good governance steps RSLs should follow to prevent from going into high regulation.

New analysis by BBC Scotland has suggested that some Scots could take up to ten years to save up for the deposit for their first home. According to BBC Scotland, a person on typical wages saving 10% of their take-home pay a month could take almost eight years to save up a 10% deposit for the average

With just a week left to apply for the CIH Scotland Excellence Awards, the organisation thought it was a good time to ask: why should you apply? Let’s get the obvious one out of the way: celebrating and recognising excellence in our sector is really important. Identifying what we do well, and shar

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to grant planning permission in principle for a proposed tennis and golf centre at Park of Keir in Dunblane provided there is a commitment to affordable housing at the site. Backed by Judy Murray and former Ryder Cup golf captain Colin Montgomerie,

Plans have been submitted for 67 new homes to help address a “particular need” for affordable housing in Inverness. Joint applicants Redco Slackbuie Ltd, Robertson Partnership Homes and Caledonia Housing Association, want to build the properties and five business or retail units in a field by Sl

Council planners in Dundee have approved proposals for more than two dozen flats and a ground level retail unit in the city centre. The proposed development at Trades Lane on the site of the former McLeish’s warehouse will see 28 flats developed along with the retail space and storage unit for bik

Julie Fadden As she prepares to hand over the reins to Alison Inman, CIH speaks to Julie Fadden to find out what she’s enjoyed most about being president, her biggest achievements and her hopes for her legacy.

The developer leading the regeneration of Glasgow’s Laurieston area is lending its backing to the Citizens Theatre and helping bring Trainspotting back to the stage. Urban Union’s Laurieston Living development is located a stone’s throw from the much loved theatre and they have signed up to be

Residents in North Lanarkshire have benefited from more than £29 million additional benefits generated by the local authority’s Financial Inclusion Team. The team offer full benefit checks to residents, making sure they receive all the benefits they are entitled to and maximising their income.

Josh Littlejohn MBE launches Sleep in the Park Thousands of participants have been invited to the world’s largest ever sleep-out event in Edinburgh city centre with the aim of raising £4 million and catalyse a movement to eradicate homelessness in Scotland within five years.

A group of 24 Scottish charities have come together to urge the UK government to stop the roll-out of the Universal Credit system in Scotland. A major change the benefits system, Universal Credit replaces six existing benefits with one, and is designed to make the benefits process easier. The govern

Plans for the HALO Urban Park The Scottish Government is to invest £5.3 million to turn a former Kilmarnock bottling plant into a low carbon development which will include hundreds of affordable homes.

The completed development in Kiltarlity The Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) has completed a development of 18 new properties for the Highland Council at Balgate Mill in Kiltarlity.

Link Housing Association has achieved the Gold standard of Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS Scotland) accreditation in recognition of its excellence in involving tenants and other customers in the delivery of housing services. The award itself is validated by an independent panel