News

Persimmon has made an equity investment in volumetric modular house builder TopHat, establishing a strategic partnership between the two businesses.

Thousands of families of disabled children and young people received an additional £214.10 to help heat their homes this winter, according to the latest official statistics for Child Winter Heating Assistance. More than 26,000 payments worth £5.7 million were made for winter 2022/2023, &

Springfield Partnerships has submitted a planning application for 131 new homes along Main Street in Dundee.

An Access through Advocacy service launched in Glasgow last year by Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has proven to be a much needed source of support for people at risk of homelessness. Access through Advocacy aims to support people to promote and protect their rights, empowerin

A service launched to improve the lives of older people across Scotland is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The Livingwell service run by Wheatley Care, part of Wheatley Group, has helped over 1000 elderly tenants live independently in their own homes.

The majority of social landlords in Scotland have not put in place adequate policies to support survivors of domestic abuse facing homelessness, a new report by Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) and CIH Scotland has found. In 2018/19, 73 of the 173 social landlords in Scotland (42%) signed up to

Muir Homes is to appeal a decision to refuse its application for almost 160 new houses on the west of Forfar.

International students are almost twice as likely to experience homelessness than home students in Scotland, with 21% of international students having experienced homelessness since starting their studies compared to 12% of home students, a study has found.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for a ban on landlords who evict tenants illegally as part of a five-point plan to strengthen the private rented sector.

Homelessness, Gypsy/Traveller site standards and keeping rents affordable are among the main priorities unveiled by the Scottish Housing Regulator today as it published its new strategy and work plans for 2023/24. Among its priorities, SHR said it will regulate to support social landlords to me

Scottish architecture studio HAUS Collective has announced the promotion of Ewan Proctor-Mason to the position of associate. Ewan, a certified Passivhaus designer and graduate of the prestigious Mackintosh School of Architecture, joined HAUS in 2014. Since joining, Ewan has contributed to a wide ran

Highly energy-efficient windows are to be installed in 111 properties in Motherwell as part of a planned maintenance workstream led by Lanarkshire Housing Association.

Families in Westcliff are benefitting from a new £3400 interactive activity trail following a community consultation held by social housing landlord Loretto.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has secured the prestigious RACE Equality Code Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the organisation, throughout its membership and across the housing sector. The RACE Code stands for Reporting, Actio

The City of Edinburgh Council has partnered with community councils to ask residents, businesses and other interested groups how they think Seafield could be transformed and regenerated into a vibrant new 20-minute neighbourhood.