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A Common Housing Register (CHR) for Glasgow could be introduced to make it easier for people to find a rented home in the city. Promoted as a tool to simplify and maximise access to social housing, a CHR is made up of a single application form, which allows applicants to apply to multiple Registered

Bob Bolton, one of BHA’s Trustees, declared the fete open Berwickshire Housing Association’s Boston Court sheltered housing complex in Duns raised £561.95 at a Summer Fete which took place on Saturday.

Murdo Fraser The Scottish Conservatives will today warn that if new Finance Secretary Keith Brown wants “a quick win” he needs to look again at the impact of Lands and Buildings Transactions Tax (LBTT) rates on the housing market.

Stephen Ludlow The number of private sector landlords in the UK rose by 7 per cent in 2013-14 to reach 1.75 million, according to new data.

Iain Muirhead The Scottish Housing Regulator has published its new plans for continuing to involve tenants and service users in its work.

(from left) Councillor James McColgan, Link CEO Craig Sanderson and Provost Robert Moran Link Group Ltd’s new affordable housing development at Lower Mary Street, Port Glasgow has been officially opened by Inverclyde Council’s vice convener for education and communities, Councillor James McColga

Council leader Jenny Laing (centre) during the ‘Shaping Middlefield’ public engagement event A new £35 million regeneration project devised by residents is to transform one of Aberdeen’s most deprived areas.

Housing developer Lovell has started work to develop five new homes in Philpstun, West Lothian. The new homes being developed in The Avenue area are part of West Lothian Council's 1,000 new homes scheme.

A view of Lerwick where house prices have risen by 106 per cent in a decade The average house price in Scotland's seaside towns has grown by £348 per month since 2005, according to new data.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Rohini Sharma Joshi, equality, diversity & inclusion manager at Trust Housing Association with the Happy to Translate app Trust Housing Association has been recognised as a finalist at the prestigious Scottish Home Awards 2016 for ‘Housing Association of the

Ellie Hutchinson By Ellie Hutchinson, private renting project manager at Shelter Scotland

Dundee has been confirmed as the host of the country’s first gig to battle homelessness. The Musicians Against Homelessness event aims to raise funds for the homeless charity Crisis and boost up-and-coming bands with a marathon 12-hour show, The Courier has reported.

Aberdein Considine’s Bob Fraser and Scott Brown launch the firm’s new 360-degree property tours Technology used by Google to produce its Street View maps is being deployed in the Scottish property market to help househunters ‘walk around’ homes using their computer or smartphone.

Link Group Ltd has completed an affordable housing development of 14 new homes at Ayr Road in Newton Mearns. The properties were built by CALA Homes as part of a wider development, and consist of two-bedroom homes for social and mid market rent. The £1.7 million development secured £502,000 from t

Pamela Humphries (development manager), Elaine McHugh (head of housing solutions), Council leader Jim Logue and housing convener Barry McCulloch North Lanarkshire Council is moving forward with its next phase of new council houses which will see a further 282 modern homes built across 13 sites.