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The Scottish Government should have a single department responsible for both new tax and welfare powers due to be devolved, according to Reform Scotland. With welfare expenditure currently divided between two departments, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Reform Scotland believes

Residents are being invited to attend a drop-in event today discussing a new affordable housing development in Fife. Plans by Persimmon Homes include developing 49 affordable homes at Bute Crescent in Dunfermline.

Donal Henretty Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has been appointed to advise the Scottish Government’s pilot Help to Adapt scheme following a competitive tender.

(from left) David Leaf, land manager, Bellway; Inspector Irene Ralston, local area commander West Fife; and Councillor Judy Hamilton, executive spokesperson for housing and building services A new affordable housing development in Cowdenbeath has received a Secured by Design certificate from Police

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(from left) Colin MacCallum, Lynne Donnelly, Stewart Gibb and Dan Wood West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has completed the appointment of its new corporate management team following the appointment of Lynne Donnelly as chief executive.

Harry McGuigan New guidance has been issued to support the development of Housing Options approaches in Scotland’s local authorities.

Councillors in South Ayrshire have agreed to make cuts to a number of non-essential services in order to balance the books in light of the “harsh finance settlement” from the Scottish Government. South Ayrshire Council took the decision to protect essential or ‘life and limb’ services as it

David Wilson A new grant-giving educational charity is seeking expressions of interest from projects which aim to support improvements in the private rented sector in Scotland.

Urban Union’s second phase plans for the Pennywell Living development Pennywell and Muirhouse in Edinburgh is set to receive £1.5 million from the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grants Fund.

Alan Ward Landlords taking ‘reasonable steps’ will no longer be immediately criminalised for failing to pick up illegal tenants following changes to the UK government’s Right to Rent legislation.

Cabinet secretary Alex Neil MSP meets Wheatley Group apprentices in Wheatley House Wheatley Group has launched a drive to recruit 37 new Modern Apprentices.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative has announced it is to freeze all rents for 2016/17. The Co-operative’s tenant controlled management committee set the rent charges for all its properties for the next financial year following full consultation with all WWHC tenant/members.

Grampian Housing Association has sponsored pupils from Fraserburgh Academy in Aberdeenshire with their award winning project in the Go4Set 2015/16 Challenge organised by the Engineering Development Trust (EDT). The team faced tough competition from other secondary schools in the North East to secure

COSLA president David O’Neill The Scottish Government has failed to deliver any meaningful change with its council tax reform proposals, according to COSLA.