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Manor Estates Housing Association is to work in partnership with Changeworks to provide tenants with access to home energy and fuel advice. The Association said it knows that it is a difficult time for its tenants with the increase in fuel costs and the lifting of the energy price cap and that it ho

South Ayrshire Council has agreed a budget that it said protects frontline services and invests in vital areas such as social care and education. The council has utilised £3.1 million from uncommitted reserves to ensure frontline services are protected and can continue to operate for residents

Another milestone in the regeneration of Raploch has been reached with the handover of the first four homes for council rent on the former site of Raploch and St Mary’s Primary Schools.

Aberdeenshire Council has set its revenue, capital and carbon budgets for council services, with a focus on getting best value for money. They met yesterday to agree budgets for the coming year. It was described as prudent to forecast ahead for challenges coming around the corner – with recogn

East Lothian Council’s cabinet has agreed allocations targets for council houses for the next year. The main objective of the Allocations Policy is to meet the council’s legal obligations specified in allocations and homelessness legislation.

The housing market in Scotland is facing an imbalance between demand and supply which is impacting on sales and pushing up prices, the most recent RICS Residential Market Survey has suggested.

Scotland’s councils have increased reserves over the last year but must address the impacts of an overall reduction in funding and ongoing challenges caused by Covid-19.

A new strategy outlining West Dunbartonshire Council’s vision and plan for housing and housing services in the area for the next five years has been launched.

Scotland is suffering from a chronic housing shortfall approaching 100,000 new homes as a result of significant and consistent undersupply over the last 14 years, according to a report released today. Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) is calling for an all-tenure target of at least 25,000

On Saturday 5th March, the community came together at the Auchenback Resource Centre to show their support for the community projects they wanted to see gain funding from the Barrhead Housing Community Fund.

Stirling Council has rejected plans to build two new homes in Blairlogie. Mark McGrath had submitted an application for the two five-bedroom detached houses with detached garages, a new road access and shared driveway on land next to and east of Guschetneuk.

Discovery Homes is proposing to develop a site at a former primary school in Dundee into 64 new homes.

Care provider ENABLE Scotland has been selected to deliver a new service supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism and complex support needs in Elgin.

The Right to Buy in England has become a strategic failure and, unless reconsidered, will continue to generate uneven spatial and social impacts, contributing to social disadvantage and exacerbating inequalities, according to new research.

Easterhouse-based Wellhouse Housing Association is calling for Voluntary Management Committee Members to help improve the lives of local residents. The Glasgow housing association is looking for nominees from across Glasgow who have an interest in the Greater Easterhouse area of the city, alongside