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NUS Scotland has warned of yet another year of student housing shortages, with a “broken housing system” driving up student homelessness. Student activists in St Andrews have highlighted the difficulties students are having finding housing for the coming year and first-year students at t

Prepayment meter customers on Universal Credit could see the value of their payments effectively wiped out by soaring energy costs, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Around 470,000 households in Scotland are prepayment meter customers, paying for their energy in advance. Th

Aberdeen City Council tenants who have refused to have new smoke alarms fitted could see officials force entry to their homes to rectify the issue. The local authority said it expects implement a “new procedure” by the end of August to upgrade 2,500 properties which do not have the

Detailed plans have been submitted for a new office block and flats development at Dundee Waterfront. The development at Site 6 would be situated next to Agnes Husband House, home of Social Security Scotland, and across the road from the V&A Dundee.

Almost £20 million has been lost in tax breaks for short-term lets like AirBnBs in a single year, according to new figures. Many short-term let operators register to pay Non-Domestic Rates rather than Council Tax – but few have to pay this in full, with more than 80% receiving a full dis

Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) members have chosen Jill Haley FCIH as the organisation’s next vice president after a closely fought election period. A senior housing professional and former CEO, Ms Haley received over 40% of the votes cast during the close-run election with fellow c

Councillors are set to finalise a new local development plan (LDP) for Aberdeenshire which could see hundreds of new homes built to meet increased demand across the region. The local authority has identified new housing opportunities at locations including Banchory, Inverurie, Newburgh, Fy

Demand for financial advice has risen greatly as many struggle to meet mortgage debt payments, a charity has warned. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has seen a big increase in traffic to their website pages for advice on mortgage debt. From June 2021 to June 2022 the views of the webpages 'Schemes th

American-headquartered Celeros Flow Technology (Celeros FT) has today unveiled plans to offer redundant land at its ClydeUnion Pumps facility in Glasgow to the residential market and use the funds to reinvest in the business. The Cathcart site comprises approximately 18 acres, including si

A Glasgow-based service helping victims of domestic abuse is set to expand into Dumfries and Galloway after receiving a funding boost. The ASSIST service currently operates in several local authority areas in the West of Scotland and receives around 5000 referrals a year. Now it plans to open an off

Councillor Jim Logue has been appointed as leader of North Lanarkshire Council, with Councillor Paul Kelly as depute leader, following a vote at a meeting of the council last week. Councillor Logue, who had previously been leader of the council between 2016 and May this year, fills the vacancy follo

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its Annual Assurance Statement frequently asked questions (FAQs) to include a regularly asked question about whether landlords should highlight outstanding Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) in the Annual Assurance Statement. Given the import

The First Minister has chaired the Scottish Government Resilience Committee to discuss urgent steps to mitigate the growing cost emergency which is affecting people and businesses. Ministers assessed the current situation and likely scenarios in the months ahead and agreed a number of immediate acti

The Scottish Government’s Super Sponsor Scheme has now offered sanctuary to 10,056 displaced people from Ukraine to travel to safety in Scotland, the latest published data has revealed. The total number of people from Ukraine offered a place in Scotland through the Super Sponsor Scheme and the

Wheatley Group has today announced a major £100 million sustainable loan agreement with four of the UK’s leading financial services organisations. The housing, care and property management group has agreed a £50m revolving credit facility with existing lenders, Royal Bank of Scotla