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Residents of two developing Liveable Neighbourhoods in the north and south of Glasgow are being invited to comment on visualisations which show how their area could look in the future. Glasgow City Council is seeking feedback from communities within the Ruchill to Cowlairs and Langside to Toryglen L

North Lanarkshire Council has reaffirmed its commitment as a landlord by signing the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Assurance Statement, a move the local authority said will ensure tenants and residents have improved access to housing performance information. The statement, which is readily

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out a raft of actions today in a Programme for Government designed to help people through the cost emergency, including an increase to the Scottish Child Payment and a rumoured rent freeze for tenants. Reports in the Daily Record today suggest Ms Stu

Scotland's salmon farmers have repeated calls for greater investment in rural housing to ensure workers in the industry are not priced out of communities. Ahead of the publication of the Scottish Government’s spending plans this week, trade body Salmon Scotland, which represents salmon pr

Fife Housing Group continued its commitment to ‘Giving Something Back’ with a fun-filled community event to celebrate the recipients of the £20,000 of grants they are distributing this year. Set up last year to recognise and support some of the incredible organisations making a dif

Propertymark is calling on both letting and estate agents from across the country to share their thoughts and experiences as it looks to scope out the extent of the issue of short-term lets through its online survey. The membership organisation for estate agents said that while the rise of the short

Almost 2,000 people turned out to enjoy activities at Queens Cross Housing Association’s Gala Day. Hosted at The Firhill Complex, the first Gala Day since 2019 saw attendees enjoy a range of sports, entertainment, food stalls, arts and crafts activities and fairground rides.

Bield has been awarded funding that will get older tenants involved in shaping new digital services, enabling them to live as independently as possible. The housing provider has successfully secured £75k in funding from the pioneering TAPPI project (Technology for our Ageing Population: Panel

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is today launching 'Our Advice Adds Up', a new campaign encouraging people to seek advice as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets. This autumn consumers are set to face a huge increase in energy bills, soaring inflation and the impact of hig

Taps, showers, dishwashers and washing machines could all have new water efficiency labels in a move to encourage the purchase of more water-efficient products and help customers manage their water and energy bills. The plans, subject to a 12-week consultation, will help save 1,200 million litr

The outcome of the Scottish Government’s Emergency Budget Review will be set out to Parliament within two weeks of any UK Government Emergency Budget, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak could hold an emergency budget or other fiscal event after taking

Six kitchen manufacturers and suppliers have won places on a £6.5 million framework to deliver to social housing providers and the public sector across Scotland. The four-year Supply of Kitchen Units and Worktops (K7) Framework from public sector construction framework provider Scottish Procur

Russell Roof Tiles has supplied sustainable and long-lasting concrete roof tiles to support the vital re-roofing of a social housing project in East Ayrshire. The upgrade project has been delivered by A.C. Whyte, an energy efficiency contractor in the major refurbishment of social housing for local

Responding to a call for evidence from the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, CIH Scotland has raised some concerns about the lack of detail set out in the Bill about the role of housing in the new NCS and local Care Boards. The response highlights the need for bett

New proposals for the residential redevelopment of a prominent former care home site in Newton Mearns have been submitted to East Renfrewshire Council following community feedback. Property developer Dundas is looking to build 18 detached homes on the site of the former Mearnskirk House after rethin