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The first part of a Framework Agreement to support the delivery of new affordable homes in Edinburgh, worth around £350 million, is now live.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has released early benchmarking insights into how social landlords are identifying and resolving damp and mould cases, drawing on three quarters of data submitted during 2025–26. With consistent participation since the indicators were introduced in April

Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) delivered stronger financial results in 2024/25, but significant pressures on cash and short‑term liquidity continue to affect parts of the sector, according to new analysis from the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Housing Options Scotland has declared its support for the Scottish Government’s Coming Home agenda, a national commitment to ensuring that people who have learning disabilities and complex support needs can live in their home communities, with the right support and housing.

A new report by Dumfries and Galloway Council has highlighted solid progress with housing and across other key services.

Scottish Borders Council is holding a 12‑week public consultation on the draft Hawick Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.

A Highland couple have announced plans to donate and ultimately bequeath their entire property portfolio to support efforts to tackle the region’s worsening housing shortage. Retired construction businessman Don Michie, 75, who lives in Onich near Fort William, has built up 14 rental propertie

Taylor Wimpey has secured an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) detailed planning consent from Fife Council for a further 219 new homes as part of Phase One of its Whitefields development in Dunfermline.

Cala Homes (West) has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) to Falkirk Council, marking the first formal stage in the planning process for a proposed new residential development in Larbert.

Seven housing associations are to share a further £43 million for a loan-based programme that will help deliver more homes. The Charitable Bonds scheme provides loans to Registered Social Landlords, with the interest on repayments being re-invested in affordable housing.

A disabled man who says he was placed in wholly unsuitable temporary accommodation by his local authority has been refused permission to expand his discrimination case, after a sheriff ruled the late-stage changes would unfairly disadvantage the council.

Sanctuary Scotland welcomed housing secretary Màiri McAllan to mark the completion of 44 new affordable homes in Cumbernauld. The £9 million Adam Place development in Seafar has seen the disused former Lennox House commercial site transformed into a range of high-quality one-, two- and

Families in Stirling are set to benefit from new homes, investment in local education, and upgraded infrastructure after plans for 264 properties in Bannockburn were unanimously approved.

Rent arrears across the social housing sector have continued to fall despite ongoing cost of living pressures, according to the latest Monthly Pulse survey from Housemark.

Scotland’s housing emergency is set to develop into catastrophic proportions unless the Scottish Government acts now to intervene effectively, according to a new report from sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS). Following rigorous analysis of local authority published housing land audits (whic