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House prices rose 13.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014-15 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published by Registers of Scotland (RoS). The average house price in Scotland from January to March was £173,830, the highest figure recorded for any q

Christine Macleod The Scottish Housing Regulator has published factsheets on whistleblowing which explain the protection for whistleblowers who report public interest disclosures to the regulator.

Glasgow Credit Union has pledged to make £10 million available to help first time buyers onto the property ladder this year from as little as £1000 deposit. The UK’s largest and most successful credit union has launched its promise to make mortgage borrowing more accessible and affordable, by re

Gordon Nelson Plans to alleviate Scotland’s housing crisis could be threatened by increasing shortages of bricks and bricklayers, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned.

Representatives from Caledonia Management Board, Cordale Committee of Management and Dunbritton Housing Association The start of a new development of affordable housing in central Alexandria was marked by a ‘sod cutting’ ceremony last week.

Nicola Sturgeon The SNP has called on the UK government to increase housing investment to enable 100,000 affordable homes to be built in the UK every year.

Landlords who own properties in East Renfrewshire are set to get some expert advice on letting and related topics including tenancy deposit schemes and the Trusted Trader scheme at a special event tonight. Speakers on the night will include John Blackwood from the Scottish Association of Landlords,

David Orr Labour’s latest housing plans will only make the housing crisis worse, an array of sector bodies have warned.

Steve Clarke Twenty Welsh housing organisations have joined together under the Homes for All Cymru banner to launch their manifesto, ahead of the National Assembly for Wales 2016 election.

A Shelter Scotland charity shop in Clarkston is hoping to score with an auction of a signed Scotland shirt. The shirt signed by Scotland and Rangers legend Colin Stein has been donated to the housing and homelessness charity’s shop at Clarkston Toll, and will be auctioned off to raise vital funds.

A group of 15 community-based housing associations in Glasgow are demanding that the Scottish Government carry out a root and branch review of its strategy for providing housing for sex offenders. The issues has been controversial since the current framework was established in 2007. The National Acc

Christine Macleod The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the first in a new series of information notes about how it works.

A campaign aimed at making Scotland’s growing private rented sector fit for families and fairer for all hits Edinburgh on Monday. Shelter Scotland’s Make Renting Right campaign aims to raise awareness of and build public support for reforming the outdated private tenancy regime which sees too ma

Aberdeenshire Council is to commit a further £2.2m to increase the supply of affordable housing, subject to ongoing discussions regarding the Scottish Government’s position in terms of additional funding. The additional funding, which was agreed by the council’s policy and resources committee,

Caledonia Housing Group has achieved the prestigious Committed to Excellence accreditation from Quality Scotland. The Committed to Excellence (C2E) award is a European-wide recognition scheme that has been developed by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). The EFQM framework enables