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Aberdeen City Council is developing plans for a Visitor Levy.

Glen Oaks Housing Association got into the Christmas spirit last month by putting together some exclusive festive events for its tenants and their families.  

Organisations are being encouraged to apply for the Fairer Aberdeen Fund to help tackle poverty and deprivation across the city.   The Fairer Aberdeen Fund is allocated by Aberdeen City Council, which is dispersed by the Fairer Aberdeen Board to third sector organisations, charities and volunta

A planning application has been submitted for 152 affordable homes in Glasgow for New Gorbals Housing Association. The new homes for social rent will partially offset the loss of 276 flats in two empty high rise blocks at 341 and 305 Caledonia Road, scheduled to be demolished this year.

River Clyde Homes (RCH) has moved to allay fears from Inverclyde Council over the proposed transfer of pensions for some of its employees. A motion put forward by Councillor Colin Jackson ahead of a full council meeting last month expressed concerns that the housing association is considering moving

One of Melville Housing Association’s longest-serving staff members, who has spent more than 15 years supporting tenants, resolving issues and providing help and advice, is calling time on her stellar housing career.  Linda Hay, a housing officer with more than 27 years experience in the

Edinburgh councillors are a week away from potentially approving Scotland's first Visitor Levy, a scheme aimed at raising up to £50 million annually through a 5% charge in addition to the cost of overnight accommodation.

Glasgow-based technology firm Archangel has recently secured a share of a £600,000 Smart & Connected Social Places (SCSP) 5G Innovation fund with support from the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), to deliver a ground-breaking integrated housing and care technology project

In 2023-24, The British Gas Energy Trust (the Trust) was able to support more than 64,000 households across Britain with money and energy advice, emergency fuel payments, white goods and energy debt grants.

Scottish Ministers have overruled West Lothian Council's decision to refuse permission for a new housing development in Mid Calder.

Modular housebuilder Connect Modular has entered administration, resulting in the loss of dozens of jobs.

Places for People is expanding its support for customers this winter by partnering with 49 warm banks and food banks across the UK – seven of which are in Scotland.

Substantial investment in existing homes has weakened England's social housing sector’s financial position, which can also be seen in a number of recent regulatory judgements, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

A fundraising campaign has been launched to create a memorial bench in honour of Jim Harvey, the housing consultant and former Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director, who passed away last year. Jim’s surviving partner Andrew Leitch is looking to raise £

Places for People has appointed specialist affordable housing sales agency Highlight Housing to market and sell its shared equity properties across Scotland.