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Local authorities may soon have the power to levy up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes if draft regulations before the Scottish Parliament are approved.

New bungalows have all but disappeared from the list of new homes with registrations falling by 70% in the last year, according to the NHBC.

A new report from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has noted the progress being made by Calvay Housing Association as the landlord continues to work towards compliance with the regulatory standards of governance and financial management. 

Springfield Properties has signed a new affordable housing contract, worth £6.1 million, with the Highland Council. The design and build phase of the contract is due to commence in the coming weeks and will be delivered over a period of approximately 18 months, with the Group receiving payment

Persimmon has reported a significant fall in housing completions and warned it expects market conditions to remain “highly uncertain”. 

As the current winter draws on, there will again be plenty of places in and around Perth and Kinross where a warm welcome is guaranteed. After an initial run over the 2022-2023 winter period, the Warm Welcome initiative is back for 2023-2024.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted two Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning applications to Fife Council as preparations for its Whitefields neighbourhood in Halbeath take a further step forward.

Housing associations are being invited to apply for grants to purchase cycles and equipment for shared use within a community. 

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is celebrating after two of its teams were recognised at the Scotland Housing Awards 2023. The 'Your Voice Group' tenant scrutiny panel won the Excellence in Tenant Scrutiny Award and the Warm Homes Team won the Net Zero in Housing award for its Whole Hous

A Holyrood Committee has launched a new call for views on legislation which would give Scottish ministers new powers to assess and remediate buildings in Scotland with unsafe cladding, following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.

North Lanarkshire Council has made an online form available for anyone who needs debt advice.

South Ayrshire Council is working with partners to deliver approximately 861 affordable homes across South Ayrshire by 2029.

Housing emergency declarations could happen anywhere in Scotland because there has been a long-term lack of investment in maintaining the existing stock and growing the social housing sector, according to an estate and letting agency.

Preventing and addressing anti-social behaviour will be the focus of a new independently chaired working group being set up by the Scottish Government. Members will look at the current approach and make recommendations on what long-term changes can be made to reduce such behaviour and support victim

A housing association tenant took his own life after following long-running mental health issues and a nine-month noise nuisance complaint, it has been revealed. The Housing Ombudsman has determined that Clarion’s lack of consideration of the resident’s vulnerability when handl