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Pictured: Nursing staff gather round a plaque recording Jamie Hepburn's opening of the new Viewpoint facility The Scottish Government minister for sport, health improvement and mental health has opened a new care facility for older people in Edinburgh.

From left to right: Charles Milne, Chairperson with Kingdom, Ahsan Khan, Head of Housing Clackmannanshire Council, Cllr Les Sharp, Council Leader and Convener of the Housing Health and Care Committee, Bill Banks, Chief Executive, Kingdom Work has started on a new affordable housing project created t

Pictured: Rhonda Leith (left) and Helen Moonie in the second row from the front wearing helmets (Photo: Amy Fowler) Ayrshire Housing today announced the start of work on a new £2.5 million housing development in Ayr town centre.

Cllr Owen Thompson, Midlothian Council cabinet member for housing Council house tenants have been invited to speak with Midlothian Council officials at its annual Tenants' Day on Friday 26 June.

Crofters on Great Bernera in the Outer Hebrides are set to own their island after the Scottish Land Fund agreed to put forward £100,000 to complete the purchase. The community buy-out by the Great Bernera Community Development Trust, which was overwhelmingly approved by locals in March, can now go

Pictured: The new app in action River Clyde Homes residents can now report antisocial behaviour, bid for a new home or appeal for advice through an interactive smartphone app.

A new tenant in Scotland is paying 9.2 per cent more on average than a year ago, according to new findings from the HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent in Scotland for new tenancies in the three months to May 2015 was £652 per month, according to the Index, up 2.7 per cent from the three months

Glasgow Sheriff Court Tenants seeking to challenge court rulings granting eviction must have “cogent and compelling reasons” for suggesting that a sheriff’s judgment was wrong.

David Bookbinder The Scottish Government’s intention not to extend the Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation to housing associations has been welcomed by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Michael Cameron The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a summary of the outcomes of its risk assessment of local authorities and registered social landlords (RSLs).

David Mundell The UK government is to reject an amendment to the Scotland Bill which calls for full fiscal autonomy north of the border, the Scottish secretary has confirmed.

Jimmy Black Dundee City Council has given its unanimous approval for a new scheme that will see the council buy homes from tenants in financial difficulty.

Ellie Hutchinson, Private Renting Project Manager, introduces Shelter Scotland’s national private tenants forum. Running in four local areas, and supported by a national online presence, this forum aims to strengthen private tenants’ voices in policy formation. A house is more than bricks and mo

Plans for a 400-home development on the edge of Stonehaven have been withdrawn by Stewart Milne Homes. The Mains of Cowie scheme, to the north of the Aberdeenshire town, would have included a school, petrol station and community facilities.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has applauded Scotland’s trail blazing efforts to prioritise the energy efficiency of existing buildings.