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The Seaton tower blocks in Aberdeen There are no sprinklers in over 300 high-rise buildings managed by Scottish councils and social landlords, according to a new BBC Scotland investigation in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Tom Leggeat Government pledges to build more affordable homes will benefit housebuilders, a director of Elgin-based Springfield Properties has said.

Nicola Barclay The number of households that have purchased a new home through the Scottish Government’s Help to Buy shared equity scheme has topped ten thousand, according to latest figures.

Caledonia Housing Association’s Care & Repair team were out in force today with Lorna Cameron, Perth & Kinross Council’s interim director for housing & communities, and Julie Cosgrove, Caledonia’s chief executive, to launch the Association's new-look and newly expanded Care &

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) plans to continue the regeneration of the Barrowfield community, located in Glasgow’s East End, with 52 new affordable homes.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart yesterday opened innovative new homes for the disabled in Dundee.

New figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) show that local government budgets shrank faster than the Scottish Budget over the past two years. Local government budgets shrank by 4.6 per cent between 2013/14 and 2016/17, while the Scottish Government's budget decreased by just

A team of researchers at a university in England have revealed that people who rent their homes for longer have more symptoms of depression and lower levels of wellbeing, while the opposite is true for those who live in owned homes for a longer part of their lives. The team at University of Manchest

Annabelle Ewing Two housing associations are among the first advice agencies to receive accreditation under the Scottish Government’s new quality assurance model.

Two local residents enjoy a cuppa at the event Thenue Housing and Royal Voluntary Service teamed up this week to serve a delicious afternoon tea in Cranhill.

Annie Mauger The Scottish Government's proposed new minimum energy efficiency standards for the private rented sector (PRS) should be more ambitious, the Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has said.

South Ayrshire Council has approved the construction of 290 new homes on a 49-acre site stretching from land off Main Street in Barassie to the north-eastern edge of Troon.

The University of Stirling has congratulated 29 students on their entry to the housing profession ahead of their graduation ceremony tonight. The university said it was "more important than ever to recognise and celebrate the success of new entrants to the housing profession" at a time when "housing

Kevin Stewart Pioneering homes which aim to transform the lives of disabled people – with technology including a washing machine that cleans and irons clothes – are being launched today in Dundee by Housing Minister Kevin Stewart.

Bradley, Lainee and Freja Holden-Rushworth enjoying the sun with stilt-walkers at the Borders Book Festival Scottish Borders Housing Association proudly sponsored the Family Book Festival at the Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival in Melrose.