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A leading housing, care and property management group's campaign has welcomed the support of cabinet secretary for social justice, communities and pensioners' rights, Alex Neil MSP.

House prices in Scotland were pushed upwards last month according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). 21 per cent more surveyors reported a rise in house prices in March and 27 per cent more surveyors expect prices to increase over the next three months - while demand

City of Edinburgh Council is set to become the first local authority in Scotland to become a private landlord if plans currently under consideration go ahead. The local authority is planning to create an arm's-length company called Edinburgh Homes, which will attract private investment to fund new h

Community councillors have called for a rejected planning application for a Traveller site to be reconsidered by Aberdeenshire Council. The council, which has recently decided to create four new halting sites across the region, turned down a planning application for a camp on land near the St Cyrus

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is hosting a hustings event tonight in the Edinburgh South constituency, where candidates will go head-to-head with housing perspectives on additional powers for Scotland. The debate will be chaired by The Scotsman's former political editor Hami

Aberdeenshire Council's proposed local development plan for Stonehaven and the surrounding area has been put out to consultation with the local community. The blueprints outlining future development - which could include up to 110 homes at Carron Den, up to 205 homes at Ury Estate East Lodge, and a

Trust Housing Association has released a new 'Personal Plan' video to communicate with staff and advise them on how to carry out their work.

A community clean-up and crackdown on fly-tipping in Maryhill was made possible after Maryhill Housing Association helped the community council apply for funding.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson (pictured) has launched a fierce defence of Right to Buy as prime minister David Cameron announced plans to "radically expand" the scheme in England. We reported yesterday that the Conservative manifesto includes a commitment to expand Right to Buy to more

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Local people will attend a public consultation event next week as Fife Council considers plans to create new homes for social rent in Leven. The local authority is planning to purchase completed units from a private developer and then make them available for social rent. Staff from Fife Council's Af

A councillor on Dumfries and Galloway Council has criticised the Scottish Government for cutting its contribution to the council's discretionary housing payment (DHP) fund. Cllr Colin Smyth, chairman of the welfare reform subcommittee on Dumfries and Galloway Council, told the Daily Record that the

Spot checks and bans on collecting rent are being deployed as part of a Glasgow City Council initiative to crack down on landlords running an HMO without a license. Scotland's largest local government body will allow licensing staff to make spot checks on licensed properties in future to ensure they

The Green Party of England and Wales has launched a manifesto with "policies to make housing affordable and sustainable, to make sure there is enough to go round, and to provide better quality and greater security in the private rented sector". The left-wing party has pledged to increase the social

Tenants of Maryhill Housing Association are set to benefit from the continued work of its Financial Inclusion Service following new grants. The housing association has won £155,161 in funding to support its financial inclusion work - including £117,819 from the Scottish Legal Aid Board and a furth