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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.

A range of proposals for tackling poverty in Aberdeen have been brought forward – including bidding for a share of a £1.8 million fund to tackle food insecurity. The council’s Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee this week welcomed a report from external advisers outlining potenti

Nearly 1,000 flats in North Lanarkshire are to be demolished as the local authority's tower regeneration programme took another step forward. Following the success of the initial phase, North Lanarkshire Council said it has received resident support for the next stage of its plans.

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has launched a report outlining a set of actions the Scottish Government must take now to remove barriers to progress in simultaneously tackling the climate and cost of living crises.

Existing office buildings in Edinburgh's New Town are to be demolished to make way for a new mixed-use development.