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The Housing Ombudsman has issued a special report on Clarion following concerns about the UK’s largest housing association's response to complaints about damp and mould and pest control. The Ombudsman said it used its powers to conduct a further investigation beyond an initial complaint t

The Scottish Federation of Housing Association (SFHA) has said that demand for its new round of funding has highlighted the unprecedented scale of the energy crisis as well as housing associations and co-operatives’ determination to help tenants with spiralling fuel costs. This latest £2

A sizeable plot of land with the potential for houses to be built in the village of Symington near Biggar is going under the hammer at a guide price of £695,000+. The brownfield plot which sits on the edge of the South Lanarkshire village, around 3 miles from the town of Biggar, extends to app

AirBnb owners are leaving the market for long term lettings following changes to the regulations in Scotland, according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that they have been approached by holiday lettings landlords wanting to shift to long term residential letting because of costs and

East Renfrewshire Council has announced a package of measures totalling more than £4.4 million to support local residents to tackle the cost of living crisis. The commitment of £1.7m in support follows the £1.469m agreed in August through the Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery

Revised plans to build a 66-bed care home on the site of a former bowling and tennis club in Glasgow. Northcare (Scotland) Ltd submitted a second bid to replace Anniesland Bowling and Tennis Club at Helensburgh Drive with a “high quality” facility after Glasgow City Council pla

Two neighbourhood hairdressers have snipped up a joint award for serving their local community in Queens Cross Housing Association. The Hair Gardener and Theresa-Ann’s Hair Studio were jointly crowned ‘Outstanding Local Business’ at the Pride of Queens Awards.

The first guide in Scotland to support community organisations undertake their own housing or development projects is now freely available online. The ‘Routemap’ resource was launched by the cabinet secretary for housing Shona Robison MSP at the Communities Housing Trust’s AGM in I

Aberdeen City Council has approved the appointment of six external advisers to work with the new Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee in progressing its aim and objectives. The representatives are made up of a cross-section of people working across a variety of sectors with involvement and experien

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has started construction of Scotland’s largest Passivhaus development which will see 90 highly energy efficient homes created for mid-market rent.  The £21 million project, located in Dundashill in Glasgow, is the first development on-site

Grampian Housing Association has secured a £96 million loan facility from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to assist in addressing the continued demand for good quality sustainable homes in the North East. The funding will allow the Aberdeen-based housing association to continue to sustainably

A coalition of landlord and lettings bodies is seeking legal advice on the Scottish Government’s rent freeze and eviction ban legislation. The coalition is formed between the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), Propertymark, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Scotti

Construction work is underway to build 96 new council homes at Castlehill Road, Gowkthrapple, as part of overall regeneration plans for the area. These new homes form part of North Lanarkshire Council’s ambitious new house building programme which aims to deliver 5,000 new, modern, affordable

South Lanarkshire Council has delivered an additional 362 affordable homes for rent over the last year. With a further 189 built by the registered social landlord (RSL) sector, the total additional homes delivered is 551 - approximately a third of which are specifically adapted to suit a variety of

Rising interest rates and market uncertainty have caused housebuilder Barratt Developments to admit its outlook for the year was “less certain”, though home completions are likely to be broadly in line with the previous year. Issuing a trading update, the firm told shareholders