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A new report commissioned by Argyll and Bute Citizens Advice with support from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has shed light on the current landscape of rural landlords in Argyll and Bute, the first local authority to declare a housing emergency in Scotland. The report reve

Lynne Garvey has been appointed as the director of health and social care for the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and chief officer for the Fife Joint Integration Board. Currently the Partnership’s Head of Community Care Services, Lynne brings to the post over 30 years’ expe

Tenants in West Dunbartonshire enjoyed a special open day to mark the opening of their new-look communal garden.

Positive Steps Partnership (PSP), a Dundee-based charity providing supported accommodation services for vulnerable adults, has received a second social investment loan of £1.11 million from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to purchase properties to house adults with addiction issues, inc

Ellen Doherty, 47, from Glasgow, who has macular degeneration due to Stargardt’s disease, became one of Scotland’s first Sight Loss Council volunteers earlier this year and is determined to inspire others to make accessibility a priority. Ellen, who is speaking at a Fringe Event on stree

A group of major shareholders in the PRS REIT, which invests in new-build family homes for the private rental market, have called for the removal of the board chair and a non-executive director.

Perth & Kinross Council has voted against plans to introduce a short-term let control area in the region.

House prices in Scotland's island regions have outpaced those on the mainland in recent years, with a 30% increase since 2018, reaching a median of £182,000, according to a new report from Registers of Scotland. This compares to a 23% rise on the mainland, where the median now stands at £

Link Group has completed a competitive tendering process to appoint a fully digital alarm receiving centre. David Mackenzie, Link Housing Association’s managing director, said: “Working with Bield Response 24 will enable us to offer customers an enhanced digital service. One of the objec

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has said she will meet with building safety regulators to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding from at-risk buildings across England. The housing secretary made the comments during a visit to Dagenham, east London, the day after a dramatic fire tore t

Communities and charities across Aberdeen are set to benefit from the second round of funding allocated to support with the cost of living. Aberdeen City Council's Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee agreed the proposals for the remaining funds from the £1 million provided to the council to

A new report that aims to understand what the national housing emergency looks like on the ground has been published.

David, the rehab pathways manager at Glasgow City Mission, was invited onto BBC Scotland’s Sunday morning show to talk about the work of the Rehab Pathways Team and how his faith, and the faith of the other team members, influences the work the charity does in Glasgow with those affected by a

The Scottish Government has come out in defence of the Scottish Child Payment following criticism of the benefit in a Reform Scotland report. In a paper published by the think-tank earlier this week, former social justice minister Des McNulty said the payment needs to b

An independent review into repairs and decants ordered by the Housing Ombudsman has provided 31 recommendations for Peabody to improve services. The review, called a wider order, was made using new powers that require landlords to take steps to prevent future service failure by improving its policy