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Urbanite Living has secured an £18.85 million finance facility from Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division to support the construction of a new Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow.

An initial assessment of the UK private rental sector suggests a significant minority of landlords and letting agents may not be following consumer protection rules, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today.

The impact of funding received from the Winter Hardship Fund has been outlined in a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

The Scottish Bed & Breakfast Association has written to the First Minister Humza Yousaf calling for an intervention to save thousands of small tourism accommodation businesses in Scotland by pausing the introduction of short-term let licensing.

Sanctuary Housing has been ordered to pay over £5,600 in compensation for leaving a resident and her child living in damp and mould for years and then failing to provide proper redress for the situation.

Margo Williamson has announced her retirement as chief executive of Angus Council. Margo has worked for Angus Council since 2013, initially as strategic director of people before becoming the first female chief executive in Angus in 2017.

Stirling Council is launching a ‘Big Conversation’ with residents and communities against the backdrop of an estimated budget shortfall of around £13 million next year (2024-25).

Energy regulator Ofgem has today announced a further reduction in the energy price cap for the last quarter of 2023. The change will bring the average dual-fuel energy bill below £2,000 a year for the first time since April 2022, saving households an average of £151 on the previous quart

Southside Housing Association has announced a new approach to its day-to-day repairs service following a successful tender exercise.

The National Retrofit Hub has appointed Simon McWhirter, deputy chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, to its board. He joins a highly experienced team of experts who have over 100 years of combined experience in influential roles within the retrofit housing sector.

Scotland’s second Green Home Festival has been hailed another resounding success – but its organisers have also insisted that government and industry must work closer together to deliver clearer guidance and “myth-bust” the misinformation around low-carbon living.

West Dunbartonshire Council has enhanced its support for veterans by designating two properties and associated support specifically for allocation to those who have served.

Housing minister Paul McLennan joined the Barrhead Housing team and board members on Friday to find out about the work of the association in the community and to celebrate the association’s achievement of owning and managing 1000 homes. Since it was set up in 1986 to improve tenemental propert

Coatbridge and Chryston MSP Fulton MacGregor visited Persimmon’s Royale Meadow development to see the benefits of the new homes being built in Muirhead and discuss the company’s commitment to investment across North Lanarkshire.

Minister for housing, Paul McLennan, visited the new sustainable Highland community of Tornagrain this week. The planned town, on lands owned by Moray Estates, exemplifies a progressive approach to community building and planning, which promotes sustainability, diversity and inclusion.