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West Dunbartonshire Council has defended its evictions approach saying the method is only ever used as a last resort. An increase in evictions by the local authority from eight last year to 34 this year has been described as “very worrying” by housing charity Shelter Scotland.

Glasgow City Council’s executive committee has approved a new and unique partnership mortgage guarantee scheme between the local authority and Glasgow Credit Union. The two-year pilot scheme will offer those prospective home owners who could afford to pay a mortgage, but have insufficient means of

A pilot scheme is to be carried out in a bid to deal more effectively with condensation in council houses in Moray. Councillors are being asked to agree to a programme of works in specific house types to develop a model specification for dealing with condensation and damp.

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The vital work that housing professionals and organisations carry out is to be celebrated at an annual awards ceremony. Nominations are now open for the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Excellence Awards.

(from left) Loretto chair Michael Burns, Lauryn (12), Lee Feeney, (holding Cobin, 6 months), Margaret Burgess, Blossom (8) and Finnlay (6). Nathanael (3) is in front. Housing minister Margaret Burgess visited a new Loretto housing development to hear how the 26 energy-efficient homes have improved p

New state-of-the-art amenity flats and a day care and resource centre in Largs were officially opened this week by Provost Joan Sturgeon. The modern facilities - located on the site of the former Stevenson Institute - were created as part of a pioneering initiative between North Ayrshire Council’s

Urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital has raised £20 million through a share placing to build its own portfolio in the private rented sector (PRS). The initiative follows the Edinburgh-based firm’s existing PRS joint venture agreements with Gatehouse Bank and Grainger.

Paul Smee Low interest rates have kept the number of homes repossessed in the UK falling during the course of the second quarter of the year, new data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed.

David Bookbinder The notion that smaller housing associations are less efficient than larger ones doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, according to a new report from the Glasgow and the West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Fully assembled social homes are ready to leave the factory for Highland tenants after just three weeks of construction work, thanks to a pioneering new project. Believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland, the social housing project delivers fully assembled buildings which are ready for tenant

New properties built to help people on low incomes own their first home have been officially opened in Ullapool by social justice secretary Alex Neil. The four one and two-bedroom flats have been made available to local house hunters through the Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) schem

John Swinney MSP Almost £18 million of funding is being made available to accelerate high speed broadband roll-out for Scotland’s rural communities.

Walker Profiles fabricated and installed REHAU TOTAL70R windows in Templeton Care Home in Ayr Specialist commercial fabricator Walker Profiles has supplied and installed more than 200 windows and doors in the hugely versatile REHAU TOTAL70R system in a newly opened, luxury care home for the elderly.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has raised thousands of pounds for The Phil Welsh Welfare Fund from a football charity event held on Sunday 9th August at Toryglen indoor arena. The event featured four teams competing for the Phil Welsh trophy. The inaugural winners of the trophy were UT