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Perth and Kinross Council’s scheme to buy back former council homes for affordable housing has resulted in the purchase of 49 new properties in the last year, against a target of 30. The new properties bought in 2023/24 are a valuable addition to the council’s social housing stock, provi

An Inverclyde councillor has been suspended for one month after he was found guilty of failing to declare an interest in a planning application for a major £350 million housing project at the former IBM Site in Spango Valley, Greenock.

A Local Development Plan (LDP) is being prepared by South Lanarkshire Council that will be shaped by the views and aspirations of communities.

Emulating the co-operative housing sectors in Canada and Scandinavia could help ease the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new paper out today. Canada’s co-op sector is three times bigger than the UK’s, and co-ops account for almost a quarter of Swedish homes.

An interactive tool that lets residents map out the community services and issues they care most about has been launched by the City of Edinburgh Council.

The number of homes coming onto the market for sale in Scotland increased at its strongest rate in three-and-a-half years in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The East Dunbartonshire Trusted Trader scheme is helping people ready to improve their home ensure they use a trader who can be trusted.

The latest episode of the Equality in Housing podcast, a collaboration between CaCHE and Housing Options Scotland, is now live.

The ownership of eight flats on the Isle of Bute has been transferred to Fyne Homes Housing Association. Known locally as The Wilkie Houses, the assets at Townhead in Rothesay were previously owned by the James John Wilkie Almhouses Trust.

Calvay Housing Association was sad to learn of the sudden death of committee member Chris Warwick in February. Chris joined the management committee in 2018 and served as treasurer since September 2023. He had previously held the role of secretary and had also served on the executive committee of Sh

The Scottish Housing Regulator is to visit 13 social landlords to discuss their Annual Assurance Statement. Each year by 31 October, every social landlord must prepare and publish an Annual Assurance Statement which confirms whether it meets Regulatory Standards and Requirements.

Propertymark has called for the UK Government to bring parity between the social and private rented sectors in England regarding qualification requirements to work in either sector.

"Technically heat networks aren't really difficult. It is just large-scale plumbing. The heat's already there, we're just moving it.” With the Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard now in force, the installation of ‘direct emission’ systems for heating for new build h

From flower power and music in care homes to sports and support for people with additional needs, the Community Grants Scheme is making a difference across East Dunbartonshire. The latest round of funding is open for applications until 26 April 2024.

Tollcross Housing Association will make 2024 a year to remember as it prepares to mark its 50th anniversary.