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Langstane Housing Association chief executive Helen Gauld has revealed that the cost of living crisis has seen tenants request to have their gas heating turned off because they can’t afford the rising bills. The housing association, which has thousands of residents in Aberdeen, Aberdeensh

The Scottish Government has been accused of "whitewashing" the issue of rent control in its summary of responses to its New Deal for Tenants consultation. In December last year, the Scottish Government invited comments to A New Deal for Tenants - draft rented sector strategy: consultation, which see

Groundwork has officially started for the development of 36 affordable flats in Bellahouston by AS Homes (Scotland) in partnership with Home Group. Located at the former Bellahouston Academy site, the new development will see the transformation of the school’s former gymnasium and swimming poo

A Scottish Government reporter looks set to approve plans for 424 new build-to-rent homes in Glasgow’s West End. Holmes Miller lodged an application on behalf of KR Developments in 2020 seeking permission for the mix of studio, 1, 2 and 3-bed apartments on Beith Street, Par

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has updated its Annual Assurance Statement frequently asked questions (FAQs) to advise landlords on how it will assess compliance with the regulatory requirement on equalities and human rights. The first of two questions in the document asks the Regulator wh

The children of Winchburgh staked their ‘claim’ on their own designed playpark last Thursday as over 500 visitors marked the official opening of the Auldcathie Playpark with a picnic and parade of flags featuring their reflections on Winchburgh. Accompanied by local piper Rab Reid, 53, S

Housing sector training provider SHARE has appointed a new CEO, signalling a goal that the organisation intends to develop into a greater, more successful organisation that can leave a lasting impact on all those operating within the housing sector. Daryl McIntosh who joins the registered charity in

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is urging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to utilise the Scottish Government’s available options and immediately tackle the failing housing and homelessness system by spearheading a new Scottish Housing Emergency Action Plan. The call comes a we

Kingdom Housing Association has revealed figures that show it invested £87.76 million in its development programme in 2021/22, making it the largest annual investment in affordable housing in the association’s history. The Association provided £43m in private finance funding, which

A new community food larder has been launched in Glasgow to help tenants cope with the cost-of-living crisis. Wheatley Homes Glasgow, part of Wheatley Group, has teamed up with Good Food Scotland to open the discounted food store in the south of the city.

A commitment to help support local people through the cost of living crisis has been declared by the leader of council as a new team of committee conveners was appointed at a North Lanarkshire Council meeting on Thursday 25 August. The pledge by the new administration was underlined by council leade

The main findings of the latest East Lothian 2021 Residents’ Survey were presented at the full council meeting held on Tuesday 23 August. East Lothian Council, on behalf of East Lothian Partnership, commissioned Research Resource to carry out the 2021 Residents’ Survey which was undertak

Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson visited the historic Arnotdale House in Dollar Park to see first-hand how social enterprises are transforming Scotland’s local economies. Cyrenians, a charity which works to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness, worked in partnership with the loc

Three years after a trio of fuel-poverty fighting superheroes first battled big bills and the villainous Coldemort, the Heroes have returned once again – in Hillcrest’s HEAT Heroes Vol. 2 comic activity book. Following the success of the first comic book, and in the face of spiralling en

The construction of homes at a new sustainable community in St Andrews is set to commence in September following the granting of planning consent by Fife Council. St Andrews West (STAW) has evolved over many years and aims to provide an exemplar new urban development, boasting a long-term commi