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Energy regulator Ofgem is to investigate claims that Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has been forcing the installation of prepayment meters on vulnerable consumers.

West Lothian Council has been considering ways to deliver additional housing rapidly to meet local demand for homes for rent. Council officers have been looking at quick-build housing solutions to provide more homes for rent and reduce reliance on hotels and B&Bs, to see if they could work in We

Parents and guardians who get qualifying benefits or tax credits and who have a child born between 1 March 2017 and 28 February 2018 are being urged to check whether they should apply for Best Start Grant School Age Payment as this year’s deadline approaches. Applications for the one-off payme

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced finalists for the Finders International Scottish Empty Home Awards next month. The awards celebrate the impactful and transformative empty homes work undertaken across Scotland, recent statistics revealed almost 43,000 homes are lying empty and brin

Cala Homes (West) has submitted a planning application for the development of land in Cardross which, if approved, will deliver a variety of homes ranging from one-bedroom cottage flats to five-bedroom family homes. The planning application, lodged with Argyll and Bute Council, proposes to build 130

The Highland Council has endorsed a major step in completing an updated planning strategy for the Inner Moray Firth.

Time is running out to apply for the latest round of the East Dunbartonshire Community Grants Scheme.

Steps are being taken to address dampness and ventilation issues in West Lothian Council homes.

Orkney Islands Council is honing in on housing pressures by launching an enhanced programme of research through community and stakeholder engagement.

The Isle of Skye and Raasay Area Committee of the Highland Council has agreed to the proposed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) priorities for 2023-2027.

Wheatley Group has helped tenants across Scotland access almost £9 million in benefits and financial support.

Building greener kitchens, accessing renewable funding and preventing heat loss through windows and doors are among the main events being planned for this year’s Green Home Festival, organisers have revealed.

The Scottish Government has stepped in to arrange for 24-hour patrols to protect residents at an apartment complex in Glasgow after a report highlighted fire safety issues at the site and the developers have failed to implement safety measures.

A major milestone has been reached on a flagship, net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh as the first homes are now under construction. Located on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, ‘Plot D1’ will comprise over 70 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments alongside several commercial u

Up to 160,000 social homes in England are impacted by damp and mould with around 8,000 of those posing a "serious and immediate risk to health”, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has estimated.