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Ayrshire Housing hosted a packed Burns supper for its tenants and their friends yesterday.

West Lothian Council is considering an increase in council tax for individuals who own second homes.

A major new national survey into attitudes towards homelessness has been unveiled today with findings suggesting many Brits are living with unprecedented fears of becoming homeless.

Structural warranty and property finance advisory J3 has appointed Timothy Woodgate as senior advisor. This follows the recent appointment of ex-Knight Frank director Peter MacAllan who was recruited to head up J3’s debt advisory department.

Plans for a small housing development in Inverkeithing have once again been approved by Fife Council.

An influential report that casts light on the alarming rise of homelessness in England has been crowned the best housing research of 2023. Led by a team of academics from Heriot-Watt University, the Homelessness Monitor: England 2023, has been singled out by the housing research website, Thinkhouse,

Sanctuary Scotland has completed the final phase of its Donside Village regeneration in Aberdeen, providing a further 61 high-quality new homes for local people.

Home in Scotland has published its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report ahead of its first energy efficiency retrofit pilot.

ng homes has received additional funding to support its Active Travel and cycling projects across North Glasgow in 2024.

Falkirk could see one of Scotland’s largest transfers of property to the community if councillors approve plans later this month. A report to a council meeting set for 31 January will recommend that officers progress with a plan to pass on 25 properties the council no longer requires to groups

Blanket UK-wide schemes intended to support households with the rising cost of living were not sufficiently ‘rural-proofed’ and did not meet the needs of remote communities in Scotland that face a ‘rural premium’, a committee on MPs has warned.

Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland has announced a boost to the funds available via its small grants programme as the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund enters its fourth funding round since launching in June last year. The not-for-profit organisation introduced the SafeDeposi

Scotland's average house price has grown by £43,381 from March 2020 to November 2023, according to data analysed by property firm DJ Alexander.

Plans have been submitted to transform a former Scout hall in Kinghorn into flats. Developer Scotia Gas Care Ltd and Stuart King Architecture & Design have proposed dividing the three-storey town hall building on St Leonard’s Place into three two-bedroom flats.

England's Housing Ombudsman has called for a Royal Commission to create a long-term plan for social housing after finding that current approaches for the sector are not working for residents with a vulnerability. The watchdog has used its latest Spotlight report on attitudes, respect