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Laura Fairlie By Laura Fairlie from Shelter Scotland

New research has revealed the UK cities where houses cost less to buy than to rent and where first time buyers are better to continue renting. An infographic produced by online property investment news hub Property Division shows that first time buyers in Glasgow could save £149 every month when co

The Lochaber District Partnership is to hold its first meeting next week, the Highland Council has announced. It is understood presentations on social housing and development plans will be held at the meeting.

The cheque presentation to Positive Action in Housing Trust Housing Association has raised £735 for Positive Action in Housing’s (PAIH) Refugee Crisis Appeal.

Today the Homeless Spotlight reveals how a trip to the Homeless World Cup turned Street Soccer Scotland founder David Duke from being homeless to inspiring others into positive social change using football as a catalyst.  

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland’s annual conference and exhibition, which takes place on 1-2 March in Edinburgh, will focus on welfare reform, politics, wellbeing and innovation. Speakers include Alex Neil MSP, the Scottish Government cabinet secretary for social justice, communi

David Mundell The north east of Scotland is to benefit from over £500 million of funding to improve its housing and infrastructure.

Dunedin Canmore is to build 31 new homes in East Lothian for the over 55s. The development, in Musselburgh, is part of a drive to help older people live independently in their homes for longer.

The number of new homes registered to be built in Scotland topped 12,700 in 2015, a continued increase of 15 per cent on the previous year, new NHBC figures have revealed. In total, 12,755 new homes were registered by NHBC in 2015 compared to 11,138 in 2014.

Legal & General Capital (LGC) and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM have announced plans to invest £600 million into building over 3,000 purpose built private rental housing across the UK. In America and Europe, fully fledged institutionally funded and managed rental property markets have develop

Councillor Marie Boulton The first grants have been awarded by Aberdeen City Council to householders in the city who were affected by the recent flooding.

Dundee City Council’s sheltered housing warden’s service has been commended by national inspectors. The service was graded at the second highest level of five (very good) in all three categories inspected.

A survey is being carried out to invite tenants to share their views on the quality of services provided to them by the Highland Council’s housing service. An independent survey by market research company Progressive Partnerships will see postal surveys sent to all 13,799 council tenants.

Nattalie McCulloch outside her new home After living in a series of cold and damp private lets with sky-high heating costs, Nattalie McCulloch and her teenage son Jack couldn’t believe their luck when they landed the keys to a new Lowther Homes property.

An exhibition of stunning photographs by the locally acclaimed Dark Side o’ The Clyde project, that has over 3000 followers on Facebook, has opened at the River Clyde Homes Broomhill Project Office at 1 Broomhill Way, Greenock. The 10 pictures, in noir-inspired black and white, were a great succes