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Minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart, visited a housing development in Inverness on Monday to mark the completion of the 750th new council home built in the Highlands since the re-introduction of the Council House Build Programme in 2010. The Kirk Brae development in In

A new campaign has been launched after an investigation uncovered routine discrimination by letting agents against tenants on housing benefit. Undercover checks carried out by Shelter working with the National Housing Federation revealed that one in ten letting branches around the UK had a blanket b

Plans to turn a former Gospel Hall into new residential accommodation in Dennistoun have been given the go-ahead. Approval by Glasgow City Council was given to Nixon Blue yesterday following changes to the initial proposals.

96-year old Lily Hendry, who moved into her new council property last month, with housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP One of Moray’s newest affordable housing developments has been formally opened by minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart MSP.

Mike Wright Cyrenians’ exclusive monthly column for Scottish Housing News continues with outreach service manager, Mike Wright, outlining the importance of building relationships when working to reduce homelessness.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has become one of the latest organisations to have signed up to the Charted Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Make a Stand campaign to help tackle and prevent domestic abuse. The campaign asks housing associations to sign a pledge to provide support for ten

Planning permission has been granted to transform a former call centre in Aviemore into an affordable housing development. Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) approved the plans to convert the office block off Dalfaber Drive into 20 social rental flats with a mixture of one and two bedroom pro

The performance and progress of Perth & Kinross Council’s housing and environment service is to be presented to councillors this week in a report which also sets out some objectives for the next 12 months. The local authority’s Business Management Improvement Plan (BMIP) will be presented to

A further consultation event is being held on the revised proposals for more than 50 new affordable homes in Kirkintilloch. Locals are being welcomed to find out more about the plans and offer their opinions at the event.

Victoria Smith Landlords in Scotland are being urged to make sure they register their tenants’ deposits correctly during the busiest month for new rentals.

The Scottish Government needs to set out a ‘route map’ of how it intends to persuade Scots to change their consumer behaviour if it wants to meet its targets on climate change, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). While lending its support to the government’s targets, which include a p

Applications are open for individuals in the private and third sectors to join the Regional Enterprise Council (REC) for the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal. The City Region Deal is a £1.3 billion investment over the next 15 years that aims to accelerate economic growth and creat

The amount of space house buyers get for their money in different parts of the country has been considered in a new report from the Bank of Scotland. Instead of defining homes by the numbers of rooms, the study measures property by the price per square metre.

Solicitors and immigration advisors in the Shetlands will have an opportunity to attend a free briefing session on “EU Citizens' Rights” in Lerwick next month, on September 4. The session will feature talks by two experts on Brexit and immigration law, David Brown (head of immigration, Drummond

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