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Home buyers in Scotland are sharpening their focus on their income long term when shaping the criteria for their first or next home due to the cost-of-living crisis, a new report from Barratt Developments has found.

The performance of social landlords against the standards and outcomes of the Scottish Social Housing Charter has continued to show positive signs despite the impact of ongoing challenges facing them and their tenants, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) said today. Publishing findings from its&nbs

Osprey Housing has appointed two new ‘apprentice’ board members to help widen diversity and deepen understanding of the communities it serves. Joining as Osprey’s first non-voting boardroom apprentices are Lauren Allan, an assistant technical co-ordinator with Barratt Developments,

As a registered social landlord you will know that to plan a retrofit programme you need to do a number of things. What you may not be aware of is that you can access free energy efficiency analysis and modelling tools to help you achieve your retrofit targets. Home Analytics and the Portfolio Energ

A small group of social housing practitioners have come together to establish a dedicated tenant and resident safety network for colleagues across Scotland. The Social Housing Safety Network Scotland has been created to focus on tenant and resident safety in Scotland and to provide information, guid

The Scottish Government has made an award of £6.845 million to help make homes in Glasgow more energy-efficient.

A life-long resident of Larkhall is delighted with her home at the newly completed South Lanarkshire Council development in the town. Marjory McMurray’s home is one of 38 new homes built on the site of the old Craigbank Primary School at Avon Road.

A partnership of housing associations is working with environmental charity Changeworks to launch a new service that will give tenants access to energy information, advice and advocacy.

Inverclyde Council is proposing to dispose of an area of land in Kilmacolm to MacTaggart & Mickel Homes in connection with a proposed development of private housing on a larger site adjacent to the land. The council is required to consult on this proposed disposal in terms of the Town and Countr

There looks to be no plans from the Scottish Government to extend the deadline for short-term let operators after it issued another reminder of the looming October 1 deadline by highlighting that no application so far has been rejected. The government said it has introduced licensing to ensure

More than 400 homes in Dundee could be in line for an energy saving and carbon reduction boost from new external wall insulation.

A new report highlighting the escalating financial challenges facing East Lothian Council has been presented to elected members. Despite previous efficiencies, budget measures and increases in council tax, the local authority's report into its in-year financial position and longer-term outlook

The Highland Council is inviting community groups and organisations to apply for Community Regeneration Funding (CRF) to finance capital and revenue projects that will respond to the needs of their local areas and deliver positive impacts. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is 12pm Fri

Perth & Kinross Council’s housing service has continued to deliver sector-leading outcomes for people experiencing homelessness, new figures have revealed. The recently released Scottish Government figures for 2022/23 show that key performance indicators such as the average duration of hom

South of England housing association Abri Group has been ordered to pay over £9,000 in compensation after two separate findings of severe maladministration from the Housing Ombudsman.