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Dozens of emergency battery packs have been distributed across Aberdeen to enhance community resilience during storms and power outages. Aberdeen City Council gave the potentially life-saving equipment to Peterculter Community Resilience Group, Cults, Milltimber and Bieldside Commnuity Resilience Gr

West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled plans for a small-scale council housing development in Drumry. Collaborating with CCG and Oliver & Robb Architects, the council intends to build 17 cottage flats and terraced houses on the former site of a day care centre on Queen Mary Avenue.

Scottish households and small businesses on heat networks are set to have access to dedicated advice and support for the first time from this week, marking the first steps towards wider regulation of the sector, due to come into effect in January 2026. From 1 April 2025 customers on a heat network i

West Lothian Council anticipates spending in excess of £85 million by 2026/27 to tackle issues caused by crumbling Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in its schools, community buildings, and council homes. The largest single project is the ongoing £35m scheme to rebuild large

The process of transferring over 66,000 adults in Scotland from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to the new Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance has begun. Payments will now be managed by Social Security Scotland instead of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Share is proud to announce the launch of a free educational resource designed exclusively for tenants in Scotland’s private rented and mid-market rented sectors. This initiative, made possible through funding from SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust, aims to support both new and existing te

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published updated engagement plans for all registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities. The plans for RSLs include a regulatory status which describes whether the landlord complies with the Regulatory Standards. The regulator has also published a summa

Almost half of Scots are worried about being able to afford their household energy bills over the coming year, according to a poll published ahead of the latest Ofgem price cap rise. The Survation poll, conducted for Advice Direct Scotland, found that 46% of people are concerned about their ability

The Scottish Housing Regulator has unveiled its second British Sign Language (BSL) Plan, outlining its commitment to improving accessibility. The plan sets out what the regulator did during the past five years and what it will do during 2025-2031 to support BSL users.

A landlord who was refused an eviction order against a tenant in rent arrears after a housing tribunal found that there would be significant detrimental impact on the tenant has won an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against the decision and granted the order sought. Appellant Scott Mackel

Shelter Scotland is urging immediate and targeted action to increase the supply of social housing following the revelation that 240,000 children in Scotland are living in poverty after housing costs are considered. With 10,360 children currently trapped in temporary accommodation, the charity's grou

The Scottish Housing Regulator welcomed the appointment by Scottish Ministers of Ewan Fraser as its new deputy chair.  Mr Fraser will take over from the current Deputy Andrew Watson on 1 April 2025 for a two-year term. Andrew will remain a board member until 30 June 2025, when he will have comp

Campion Homes has marked the final handover of its affordable housing development at Kinross Road in Leslie.

An exhibition that showcased the high quality improvements planned for over 2,000 Fife Council homes in the 2025/26 financial year welcomed hundreds of tenants to the Rothes Halls. The annual Better Homes Exhibition, which has returned for the first time since the pandemic, is a great opportunity fo

A Dundee construction firm is challenging Angus Council’s decision to reject its proposal for 15 new flats in Arbroath town centre, next to the Webster Theatre. George Martin Builders had its planning application refused in December under delegated powers. One key objection came from the counc