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New homes set for the former Chapelpark primary school in Forfar Plans have been unveiled for an £11 million investment in council housing in Angus as councillors approved a council house rent increase.

Alex Neil visiting Patrick and Paul from the Food Train project A new fund to tackle loneliness and isolation has been set up by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

Sarah Speirs House prices continued to rise across Scotland last month as supply fell short of demand, according to a report.

The Scottish Government has passed amendments to its Private Tenancies Bill to strengthen its proposed rent control laws, though campaigners have warned that ministers need to go further to ensure protections for vulnerable tenants are guaranteed under the new legislation. The Private Housing (Tenan

The UK government’s extension of the Right to Buy (RTB) should be funded by central government rather than a levy on local councils, an influential committee of MPs said today. A new report by the communities & local government committee criticised the funding model for the right-to-buy scheme

Johanna Boyd All 32 of Scotland’s local authorities have agreed to a funding arrangement from the Scottish Government worth £10.3 billion, though many have warned of the need to cut services and jobs to make the deal work.

Social landlords in Scotland are performing well against the standards and outcomes in the Scottish Social Housing Charter and either maintaining or improving on the previous year, according to a new report. The second National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter from the Scottish Housing

Cllrs Judy Hamilton, George Kay and Peter George visit the site with John Mills, head of housing and council officers responsible for the conversion A project is under way to renovate the three main vacant buildings at the site of Burntisland’s former primary school into 25 affordable homes.

Link chair Roy Stirrat (left) with Cllr Gerry Goldie at the Hazel Road development Two new affordable housing developments in Falkirk have been officially opened by Falkirk Council’s convener for housing, Councillor Gerry Goldie.

Kristen Hubert and Shelter Scotland's Graeme Brown during the launch of a national empty homes helpline A new partnership has been launched to tackle the problem of Glasgow’s empty homes.

Mike Bruce Bathgate-based Weslo Housing Management was among the first Scottish social landlords to branch out into the private rented housing sector. In this guest blog for CIH Scotland, Weslo chief executive Mike Bruce offers some words of wisdom for others who are considering crossing the divide

(from left) Gillian Campbell, Kirsty Wells, Monika Gouws and Russell Young HouseMark Scotland has added two new staff members to its Edinburgh based team following sustained growth over the past year.

A new addition to the list of places to visit in North Glasgow is proving popular with customers of ng homes as they meet fortnightly at the Tiger’s Den Diner for an evening of entertainment with a hot meal included. Over 60 residents meet regularly at the home of the Glasgow Tigers whose walls ar

As part of an inter-generational project, residents from Port of Leith Housing Association’s Hermitage Court sheltered housing complex and pupils from Leith Academy were treated to a reading of a play presented by Citadel Arts Group. The school children are taking part in ‘Old’s Cool’, a pro

Plans to build over 800 new homes on the site of the former West Lothian hospital are to continue after councillors failed to reach a decision on the application. The proposal for a residential and mixed use development at the former Bangour Village Hospital site in Dechmont was discussed at a meeti