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The Scottish Government’s plans for a National Care Service as they currently stand will not work for service users or communities, according to local government body COSLA. The organisation also warned that, as the Bill stands, it would have a significant impact on the ability of councils to

The pandemic has drawn families away from UK cities, pushing rural house prices up and pricing first-time buyers out, according to a report released by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Angus Council has today been praised for reducing the proportion of households in the region experiencing fuel poverty but there is room for further improvement in the critical area of housing.

Wheatley Group is on the lookout for Scotland’s brightest and best university leavers with the launch of its 2022 Ignite graduate programme.

The number of properties at a proposed North Lanarkshire Council development site in Chapelhall has been revised from 41 to 25. The local authority is working on designs for the development at Gibb Street, with the plans now showing 25 flats on what is currently an area of open space.

Ayrshire Housing has announced two senior appointments as Jennifer McCann joins as head of housing and communities and Carine Strain becomes the new head of property and development. Ms McCann previously worked at Ardenglen and Barrhead Housing Associations, while Ms Strain has worked in property fu

The Highland Council has revealed that preparation is underway for the commencement of new legislation - the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short Term Lets) Order 2022, which came into effect on 1 March 2022. The licensing scheme was brought in by the Scottish Government with the

Wheatley Group board member and chair of Wheatley Foundation, Paddy Gray, has joined a new independent commission to review the housing system in Ireland. Professor Gray is one of two international experts chosen to be on the new Housing Commission set up by the Government of Ireland.

Four families who work for local businesses in and around Aviemore have moved into new homes, thanks to an innovative partnership between Highland Council, HHA and Cairngorms Business Partnership.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering plans to allow extra-long mortgages of up to fifty years that could be passed between generations, in an attempt to tackle the UK's housing crisis.

The Scottish Government is seeking views on proposals for its new Land Reform Bill which it said will ensure Scotland’s land is used and managed to greater benefit communities and the environment. To be introduced by the end of 2023, the Bill aims to address long-standing concerns ab

A few tears were shed at Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) last week when colleagues gathered to mark the retirement of Alex John Macleod, handyperson for Lewis and Harris. Alex John joined the housing team in 1999 and transferred to HHP in 2006, serving its tenants for almost 23 years. He wa

Last month a survey commissioned by Places for People Scotland revealed some of the stigmas that still surround social housing in Scotland. To discuss this in detail, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black sit down with Places For People Scotland’s managing director Tom Norris who reveals the mixed re

A scheme offering incentives to council tenants living in properties in North Lanarkshire which are no longer suitable for their needs has been officially launched by the local authority.

East Renfrewshire Council has celebrated the completion of new council homes in Barrhead's Balgraystone Road with an official opening event, marking its largest housing development to date.