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Applications for the Single East Ayrshire Common Housing Register (SEARCH) are now available online. Online SEARCH is a new platform developed by East Ayrshire Council in partnership with software company MRI. New applicants can now create an account, apply for housing, manage their application, vie

An MSP has called for the Scottish Parliament to instruct an independent KC-led inquiry into some of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s interventions and approach to regulation in general. In a recent speech to the Scottish Parliament, Stirling constituency representative Evelyn Tweed said she f

North Ayrshire Council is planning the development of 202 new homes at Ayrshire Central, Irvine. Documents have been prepared to allow local people and interested parties to view the revised draft plans for the development and review the feedback from the initial draft plans consultation event.

A report from the Accounts Commission, warning of “severe strain” on local authority finances, points to a deepening housing emergency according to Shelter Scotland. According to the Local Government in Scotland Overview 2023, Scotland’s councils must radically change how they

Glasgow City Mission has published a report on its Overnight Welcome Centre (OWC) which ran from 1 December 2022 until 31 March 2023.

After ten years as chief executive of South Ayrshire Council, Eileen Howat has decided that the time is right for her to retire. A statement provided by Councillor Martin Dowey, leader of South Ayrshire Council, revealed that Eileen intends to leave in the autumn of this year.

Visitors from East Ayrshire Council were welcomed by Mr McCluskey to view his new home at Witch Road, Kilmarnock. The council’s housing development at Witch Road in Central North, Kilmarnock includes 43 new homes for older ambulant disabled residents built by the council’s strategic deve

Across three half-days 212 staff from Kingdom Support & Care gathered at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline for the Fife-based care provider’s first ever staff conference. The event gave staff a welcome opportunity to come together to celebrate success and share knowledge that w

East Renfrewshire Council has appointed Steven Quinn as its new chief executive. Mr Quinn will join East Renfrewshire from his current role as director of children's services at Renfrewshire Council

The annual CIH Scotland Housing Awards are now open for entries.

The former site of Stewart and Son’s whisky bottling plant on the Kingsway is set to be regenerated into a new housing development by Persimmon Homes.

Specialist property firm Rettie & Co has reported that residential Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) revenue, including Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) on second homes, has reached a record high in Scotland of over £600 million. The figures reveal that 63% of house sales are

Livingston-based high performance timber windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has announced a record 34 percent increase in turnover for a single year in 2022. This has included significant growth in the UK social housing market, with social landlords increasing their purchase of NorDan products

Construction has started on a new housing development in Burntisland after it was halted when the original company undertaking the work fell into administration.

Rental home operator Casa by Moda is set to open a state-of-the-art new rental neighbourhood in Springboig, Glasgow, bringing a new generation of rental homes to the region for the first time.