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The Scottish Government’s “brutal” cut of almost £200 million from the affordable housing budget is “the wrong choice” and must be reversed, a leading anti-poverty charity has told MSPs.

A consultation to transition the ending of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 is too complex, unwieldy, costly to implement and would not be beneficial to tenants or landlords, according to a lettings and estate agency. The proposal – which has a deadline of 15th J

The company behind plans to build 140 homes on a city centre site in Aberdeen has requested an extension to an affordable housing waiver in order to progress with the development. Site owner Telereal Trillium was granted planning permission in principle to deliver dozens of apartments at t

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its list of individuals it will select from when making statutory appointments to social landlords following an open selection process.

The chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council has announced that he is to retire. Andrew Kerr, who turns 65 in March, has informed council leader Cammy Day of his plans to leave his post on 14 June.

Angus Council has put forward plans for 21 new council houses on the site of razed blocks of Arbroath flats. The local authority said the Fraser Path site will become a high-quality development of flats and cottages, including sought-after one-bedroom homes.

The Scottish Government has pledged to provide “every possible support” for those impacted by the collapse of Stewart Milne Group (SMG) while a union has threatened to take legal action against the company.

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered the English housing association Clarion to pay £10,800 in compensation to households after it made four findings of severe maladministration across three cases.

Share’s Senior Officers’ Network aims to bring together leaders from the housing sector to connect, share experiences, and support each other through the unique challenges they face.

A life-saving defibrillator has been installed at Earlsgate, Scone, the Co-Housing Community managed by Kingdom Initiatives, part of the Kingdom Group. Residents at Earlsgate and the adjacent Barron House raised money for the defibrillator through fundraising events including extremely successful an

Glasgow-headquartered housebuilder Merchant Homes Partnerships has ceased trading, making 22 employees redundant. Established in 2007 by a highly experience team to provide quality housing, incorporating innovative design, the company is well known and respected in the construction industry, providi

Around 1.6 million private renters across the UK are set to receive a substantial boost to their housing support in April after the UK Government laid legislation to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA).

Social landlords in England will need to complete emergency repairs within 24 hours of identification, according to proposals set out by the UK Government for Awaab’s Law.

A sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has found that a dispute between an Edinburgh woman and a company that let out her flat during the Edinburgh Festival should be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to allow for evidence to be heard on the nature of the let.

Midlothian Council has launched a consultation about how it allocates council houses. The purpose of the Housing Allocations Policy is to let available vacant properties to those in greatest assessed need, in line with current legislation and guidance.