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Progress has been made in bringing privately owned residential properties back into use across Aberdeen.

A key element in Edinburgh’s ongoing waterfront regeneration programme has been nominated as Scotland’s Best Affordable Housing Development at the prestigious Herald Property Awards ceremony to be held next month in Glasgow. The Heron Place development at Granton Harbour, completed by Po

Plans for a new organisation to give a voice to tenants of Elderpark Housing Association have been given an enthusiastic welcome from local people. In a further commitment to listen to tenants’ views and act upon issues that matter, the Association is providing local people with the opportunit

Milnbank Housing Association (MHA) has recruited Paul Marton as its new director and successor to Alan Benson. Paul Martin has extensive senior management experience spanning over 23 years, with over six years of experience as the chief executive of the leading Glasgow-based Charity, The Merchants H

Up to 11,000 Dundee households facing fuel poverty are set to receive a payment to help with their energy costs. Fuel Well Dundee has funding totalling over £1 million available to support people on a low income or who are already experiencing fuel poverty, with energy costs as well as energy

A study of almost 7,000 small geographic areas in Scotland has revealed more detail about population changes during the pandemic.  In July, National Records of Scotland (NRS) revealed that in the year to the middle of 2021, Scotland’s largest cities saw their populations fall while some r

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published the final output in its project on housing systems, their institutions and their resilience. Covering the period up to March 2022, the new report seeks to examine the evolution of the housing system between the global financial c

Elderpark Housing Association has appointed Duncan Smith as a non-executive board member. Currently director of operations and external affairs at the Passivhaus Trust in a joint role with the Association for Environment Conscious Building (AECB), Duncan has over 30 years of experienc

Grant Campbell has been appointed as Homeless Network Scotland's new head of partnerships and consulting, which is a newly created post to support a diverse network in Scotland to connect, learn and act on homelessness together. Mr Campbell joins Homeless Network Scotland from Crisis where he w

A judge of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has quashed a First-tier Tribunal decision that a letting agency was in breach of the Letting Agent Code of Practice by not carrying out a check on a prospective tenant’s right to reside in the United Kingdom. Countrywide Residential Lettings Ltd, tra

The transformation of the former Woodend farmland site in Hallglen has reached its first major milestone with construction works now formally underway. Led by Falkirk Council, the £27 million development is located along the southern boundary of Callendar Park southeast of Falkirk’s town

A developer has submitted revised plans to construct a block of flats near Broad Hill in Aberdeen two months after scrapping previous unpopular proposals. Alexander Bonner previously lodged plans for 47 flats on Park Road in September 2021. He intended to construct a combination of one and two-bedro

Housing and property committee members from the Highland Council met yesterday and agreed to fund two specialist advisors to help offer advice and support to tenants that are adversely affected by rising energy prices. To assist with more specialist energy advice support, the council is in discussio

Fife Housing Group has renamed its private let subsidiary company, changing the name from PACT Enterprises Ltd to Fife Housing Group Yourplace Ltd. The private let function of the organisation is responsible for creating income for the group by acquiring homes in Fife and letting them through the pr

Figures released by the Scottish Government show that Perth & Kinross Council’s Housing Service continues to be sector-leading when it comes to work to prevent homelessness. Perth & Kinross was already one of the leading local authorities in Scotland in this area of work, and recently