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Scotland’s largest membership organisation for private landlords and letting agents has described it as “disappointing” that the Scottish Government won’t support a measure which would increase the availability of homes for those on Universal Credit. The Scottish Association

A ministerial task group will consider Scotland’s future population challenges and develop new solutions to address demographic and population change.

Angus Housing Association has announced the appointment of Gail Robertson as its new director. Gail has led the housing and property services team at Castlehill Housing Association in Aberdeen for the last nine years, and will take over from Bruce Forbes upon his retirement in early September.

Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of technology specialist Angela Mitchell as a non-executive director. A partner at Deloitte since 2010, Angela oversees Deloitte’s public sector technology business across the UK as well as leading the Scottish public sector practice.

Glasgow City Council has allocated £104 million to its affordable housing supply programme, the highest-ever figure for the city.

The introduction of Universal Credit has greatly increased rent arrears and immediate action is needed to tackle the issue, a Scottish Parliament committee has said.

A derelict tenement block in Govan is being bought up by Glasgow City Council and transferred to Govan Housing Association to be brought back into use.

A new guide launched by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has identified how to improve access to housing adaptations, ensuring patients can live well at home. The guide has been endorsed by a number of expert bodies from across the UK, including the Chartered Institute of Housing

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has voiced concerns over a drop by more than 7,000 of the number households in Scotland which received a Council Tax reduction in the past year.

Local charities and housing experts have come together in Edinburgh to discuss the housing challenges faced by people living in Scotland and look at potential practical solutions.

Private housing provider Serco has announced it will resume lock change evictions against asylum seekers in Glasgow next week.

The Scottish Government has commissioned consultancy firm Indigo House to undertake research into the positive and negative impacts of short-term lets.

The Scottish Government has announced funding of £3.5 million for social landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.

Staff at Hanover Scotland have taken part in a virtual reality training session to better understand how residents with dementia see the world and how to use that insight to provide better, more effective care.

The Scottish Government should "fully commit" to housing co-operatives to help tackle Scotland's housing crisis, opposition MSPs have said. A recent report from Co-operatives UK highlighted that Scotland has just 11 registered housing co-ops, compared to 685 across the UK, at a time when 150,000 peo