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Sally Thomas The continued roll-out of Universal Credit will have “catastrophic consequences” for some of the most vulnerable in society as well as undermine the sustainability of housing associations, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has issued new guidance to all local authorities on regulating landlords in the private rented sector.

Aberdeenshire Council has given the green light to plans for 150 homes on the outskirts of Cruden Bay. Councillors on the Buchan Area Committee agreed with the recommendations of council planners this week by approving the plans with provision being made for affordable housing at the site just west

Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee has agreed a new five-year Local Housing Strategy which sets out the council and partners’ approach to delivering high quality housing and services to meet local needs. The strategy focuses on four key priorities:

Far From Fixed campaigners in Edinburgh Shelter Scotland’s Fiona King on the housing wins within this week’s Programme for Government.

HouseMark Scotland has launched the 2017 Scottish Social Housing Charter interactive comparison tool, supporting the social housing sector to identify and action areas for improvement and efficiencies. Using the Annual Return data published by the Scottish Housing Regulator, the tool allows users to

Almost a fifth of landlords in England and Wales are now less likely to rent to nationals from the European Union or the European Economic Area as a result of the immigration checks they are now expected to make, a study has found. A survey due to be published by the Residential Landlords Associatio

Fife Council’s Affordable Housing programme has delivered a further 24 homes at Langside Crescent in Kennoway. Consisting of a mix of houses, flats, bungalows and some larger properties, the development is built on the site of the old Kennoway Primary school. The replacement school has been built

Staff and residents at an Arbroath care service celebrated the completion of their Tesco funded garden with a special afternoon tea party. The team at Gowrie Care’s Doo’cot Park service won a £12,000 grant in a public vote as part of Tesco’s Bags of Help campaign last year.

A Linlithgow woman has celebrated her 101st birthday - attributing her longevity to a keen mind, a healthy appetite, and a wee dram. Travel enthusiast Anne Cummings, a tenant at Bield’s West Port development, is an avowed foodie and isn’t afraid to tuck in.

While the offer of rent-free accommodation as part of an employment package is often considered fundamental to attracting skilled individuals to specific rural posts, providing tied housing without appropriate agreements in place presents a substantial risk for farm businesses. Mitigating this dange

Scottish Housing News’ very own editor Kieran Findlay is sleeping out to raise money for Social Bite’s mission to help eradicate homelessness in Scotland within five years. Launched last month by Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn MBE, Sleep in the Park will see 9,000 people to sleep rough i

The Scottish Government has pledged to establish an expert group together with a £50 million fund with the aim of eradicating homelessness for good. Announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she delivered her Programme for Government for 2017/18 to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, the ‘En

Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government’s Bill aimed at reversing the autumn 2016 reclassification of housing associations as public bodies has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament.

Benny Higgins A Scottish National Investment Bank will be established to take a “new approach” on capital investment, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.