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The Housing Ombudsman has published its latest learning from severe maladministration report, focusing on how landlords have handled antisocial behaviour ASB complaints and highlighting seven key areas the Ombudsman is seeing severe maladministration in ASB. These include previously highlighted area

Donations for people affected by the devastating fire in Perth are pouring into The Salvation Army after the church and charity assumed a recovery role from Perth & Kinross Council and The Salutation Hotel. The Salvation Army’s headquarters in South Street is just a few hundred yards from

Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan has announced a new initiative to address the "unacceptable" number of empty homes across Scotland, while reaffirming the government's commitment to its housebuilding targets. Additional empty homes officers are being recruited to bring more privately owned hou

A pioneering initiative to enhance accessibility and inclusion for disabled people is set to launch in Glasgow on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.

Barrhead Housing has distributed £6,000 to high-school projects selected by students. Cheques for £3,000 were presented to Barrhead High and St Luke’s High as part of the housing association’s Brighter Futures programne.

East Lothian Council must enact significant reforms to its public services as it contends with the dual pressures of rapidly growing younger and older populations and a looming £46 million budget shortfall, the Accounts Commission has warned.

Scotland's housing stock is dangerously unprepared for the country's ageing demographic, a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned, branding many homes as "designed for a previous century".

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has achieved the highest honour at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards – being named Housing Association of the Year. The prestigious award celebrates excellence and innovation within Scotland's social housing sector.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has identified a site in Mill O'Mains for its proposed "recovery village" in Dundee. With support from the WM Sword Charitable Trust, the Bill Sword Social Bite Recovery Village aims to provide a beautiful, innovative and highly supported residential community for vu

Hillcrest Homes has celebrated the completion of the transformation of a formerly derelict Montrose mill into affordable housing. Paton’s Mill on Marine Avenue, a B-listed building also known as Chapel Works, has deep roots in the town’s industrial heritage.

The number of children living in temporary accommodation has fallen across the Falkirk Council area over the past year. Figures published in a recent update show that the number of children in temporary accommodation fell from 263 at the end of March 2024 to 197 by the end of March 2025.

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s pioneering work to address the housing emergency in the region has been recognised, winning the Innovation in Housing category at the prestigious 2025 Municipal Journal Awards held in London. Selected as one of just six finalists from across the UK, officers fro

Properties in Tillicoultry evacuated due to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) will be repaired by Clackmannanshire Council. At a meeting earlier last week councillors agreed that roof repair works at the three blocks of flats in Park Street, High Street and Chapelle Crescent can begin.

Hundreds of residents in a Dundee community are enjoying reliable and robust lighting thanks to more than £1m of investment by the city council. A total of 93 blocks of flats in Menzieshill are having new communal lighting installed to replace the ageing systems previously in the buildings.

A significant investment has been agreed to help tackle homelessness in South Lanarkshire. The project will turn a vacant building in Hamilton into 15 temporary ‘First Stop’ housing units, meaning fewer people will be put up in expensive and unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation.