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The Homeless World Cup has forged a ground-breaking partnership with Heriot-Watt University and Oriam to tackle the pressing challenges of social exclusion and deprivation head-on.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published the findings from its thematic review of social landlords’ Annual Assurance Statements highlighting a range of positive practice in how landlords prepared their Statements. All social landlords are required to submit an Annual Assurance Statem

Grampian Housing Association has delivered 25 new affordable homes in Elgin to meet the growing demand for properties. Tenants are enjoying settling into their new energy efficient homes which have been developed in partnership with Moray Council and Barratt & David Wilson Homes North Scotl

Sustaining Dunbar’s Pledgehog Project is now being supported by housing developers Taylor Wimpey and the Dunbar Shed in their work to help the hedgehogs of Dunbar. Taylor Wimpey has incorporated ‘Hedgehog Highways’ into the site plans at Dunbar’s new ‘Belhaven Way&rsquo

Community groups will be boosted in their valuable work with grants totalling more than £4500 from South Lanarkshire Council's Hamilton Area Committee. The council’s Community Grants scheme includes provision for funding playschemes operating over the school holidays and, through this, s

Residents living in some council homes in North Lanarkshire will be asked to participate in a face-to-face survey in the coming weeks, to give their views on the quality of the housing services they receive. The independent survey aims to gather essential feedback on various aspects of housing servi

New Gorbals Housing Association’s milestone Crown Street development has won the Architecture: Affordable Housing Gold award at this year’s Scottish Design Awards.

Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded new contracts by Prospect Community Housing to coincide with the end of a current five-year deal.

UK ministers are considering the benefits of 40-year fixed mortgages for first-time buyers who can't afford short-term mortgages. Long-term fixed-rate mortgages offer borrowers the chance to pay at one interest rate for the entire term of the loan ensuring buyers can afford their mortgage payments d

A major new community is set to be created within Edinburgh’s city bypass that will provide a boost to the surrounding area’s transport links and connectivity into the city.

Social landlord L&Q has been ordered to pay £142,000 in compensation after the Housing Ombudsman found there to be a "prolonged period of decline" at the social landlord.

The West of Scotland Housing Association Group has appointed TC Young as its legal advisor. This appointment will see TC Young advise the social landlord for at least the next three years.

Candidates for the role of Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) vice president have been announced, and polls have opened for members of the professional body to cast their votes.

Social Enterprise Scotland has announced the shortlist for the prestigious Social Enterprise Awards Scotland 2023 recognising some of Scotland’s most pioneering social enterprises. The Awards, organised by Social Enterprise Scotland, recognise excellence and outstanding achievements by social

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has criticised “shocking” new planning application statistics which revealed a 46% drop in the volume of applications for major housing developments for 2022/23 compared to 2019/20. The official annual and quarterly planning applications statistics, pub