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The 2014 Unsuitable Accommodation Order was introduced to effectively end stays in unsuitable accommodation for any homeless person for more than 7 days. However, with these laws being consistently broken by local authorities for a number of reasons, in the latest episode of the Scottish Housing New

A new block of student flats will be built in Aberdeen city centre after councillors gave £60 million investment plans the green light. Levelling Up Real Estate will create a 383-bed development on the derelict site of a former John Street pool hall, which has lain empty for a decade.

Keppie Design has followed up a pre-application consultation into its proposals for the redevelopment of the former Buchanan House in Glasgow with the submission of a full planning application.

Loreburn Housing Association welcomed members to its Annual General Meeting this week when the Association gave an update on activities, finance and performance, and looked ahead to the future. The first in-person meeting in recent years, the meeting was well attended by shareholding members.

Welcome to the launch of Scottish Housing News' new Charity Spotlight - a Friday feature that will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland. To feature your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com.

A series of informal events will take place across West Lothian in October to start the process of preparing a new local development plan (LDP).

The Equality in Housing podcast series, delivered by Housing Options Scotland in partnership with the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), has published a new episode.

The Kingdom Group is celebrating achieving Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation, becoming the only housing association in Scotland to receive the accolade.

Homebuilder Miller Homes is inviting local causes, charities, and projects across Scotland to apply for its second round of community funding for 2023, which will see £10,000 shared among those in need near its 18 developments.

Caledonia Housing Association has unveiled a number of management board changes following its Annual General Meeting this week. Current chair, Alan Nairn, has stepped down from the board after three years as chair having originally been appointed to the Caledonia board as a non-executive director in

Tenant organisations, trade unions, built environment bodies and energy companies have combined to criticise Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plans to change some of the UK Government's key green policies, including proposals to water down housing energy efficiency standards and a weakening of targ

Additional projects to provide more than 460 new homes for tenants and residents across North Lanarkshire have been added to the local authority's five-year Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Elgin-based housebuilder Springfield Properties has seen its share price take a hit after it suspended its dividend payments amid significant financial and housing market challenges. Despite having delivered the firm's "highest level of annual completions and revenue", with total revenue growing 29%

Measures to protect tenants through the cost of living crisis, including the 3% rent cap and additional eviction protections, will be extended for a further period of up to six months following a vote by MSPs. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act was introduced in October 2022 to protect tenan

The Local Development Framework (LDF) for Glasgow's South Central area has now been adopted.