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Tenants at Bield’s very sheltered housing development in West Lothian enjoyed a royal tea party to celebrate Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday – with their own development ‘Queen’ as the crowning glory. Margaret Laurie, who herself is due to celebrate her 95th birthday in July of this year, was

BBC current affairs programme Scotland 2016 held a housing debate last night ahead of next week’s election for the Scottish Parliament. The panel was made up of the SNP’s Alex Neil, Katy Gordon from the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Douglas Ross from the Scottish Conservatives, the Scottish Greens

Nicola Barclay Scotland’s key housing and professional bodies have called for politicians to tackle the country’s housing crisis by supporting an increase in the supply of warm, sustainable homes that meet a diverse set of needs and aspirations.

A helpline set up to help reduce the number of empty homes in Scotland has revealed some of the reasons given for why privately-owned homes are left unoccupied for long periods of time. Two of the top reasons are the fear of becoming a landlord and the responsibilities it brings, along with waiting

MPs have approved measures that will give greater protection to responsible landlords wanting to evict illegal immigrants. Right to Rent checks became a legal requirement for landlords throughout England to carry out on tenants from February this year. The requirement has been seen by many landlords

A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) for a new development of up to 3,000 homes has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council. Developer Orchard Brae is planning to build the homes and other retail/commercial units off the M8 at Eurocentral.

Councillor George Alexander Moray Council’s housing support service has been praised in a report from the Care Inspectorate.

The first land packages for the new community of Countesswells in Aberdeen are set to go on the market following the appointment of selling agents. Countesswells Development Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Milne Group, has appointed Shepherd Chartered Surveyors and Savills to sell the firs

The volume of residential property sales rose 18.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics published by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 19,802 properties changed hands between January and March, the highest volume of s

A wheelchair user has spoken of the transformative experience of using a specially designed wheelchair to enable him to play golf standing upright for the first time. Peter McWilliams, a tenant at Blackwood’s Belses Gardens care home in Glasgow, attended the official launch of the Paragolfer at Me

(from left) Janet Strang, chair, Cunninghame Housing Association Ltd; Margaret Rout, lady president, Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club; Larry Tumilty, president, Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club; Martin Williamson, manager, Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club Ardrossan Indoor Bowling Club has been awarded £750

New Gorbals Housing Association held an inaugural football tournament in on honour of its head of maintenance Michael Houghton. Since his passing a few months ago, the team at New Gorbals have been working hard to make sure that Michael gets the tribute he deserves.

(from left) Christine McCormack (chair), Margaret Welsh (treasurer), Clare Keenan and Patricia Young Staff and committee members at Craigdale Housing Association enjoyed an away day at the Westerwood Hotel last week.

The rising share of income spent on housing over the last two decades is equivalent to a 10p increase in the basic rate of tax for a typical family, according to new Resolution Foundation analysis. The analysis, which forms part of the Foundation’s forthcoming housing audit, finds that the share o

Modern airtight homes can expose inhabitants to harmful levels of pollutants unless they are properly ventilated, experts have found.