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With energy bills set to rise in April, housing associations and co-operatives are providing essential support to tenants struggling with bills thanks to the Scottish Government’s £2.4 million Social Housing Fuel Support Fund.

Local authorities must prioritise making it easier to secure planning permission for urgently needed housing in Scotland's rural areas, according to a veteran hotelier.

There could be a cut of more than 36,000 homes available to rent in Scotland as over a third of private landlords look to reduce the number of properties they let out, leading to more housing shortages, Scotland’s largest membership organisation for the sector warned today. The Scottish Associ

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is to undertake a new study for the Scottish Government, reviewing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and providing policy recommendations.

An obituary of Rani Dhir, one of Lar Housing Trust’s trustees, has been published in the Sunday Herald. Rani died peacefully in her sleep on January 25 at The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after a long illness.

Councils have now provided more than 1,000 Housing First tenancies across Scotland, helping tackle homelessness by offering settled homes to those with multiple and complex needs.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed its budget and set the associated council tax level for financial year 2022/23. The council agreed to limit the increase in Council Tax to 3%.

Midlothian Council’s £17 million project to build new homes and a care facility on the old Dalkeith High School site is on budget and on track to finish at the end of 2022. The project is among the council’s most ambitious capital programme ever, which is seeing record investment o

North Ayrshire Council is developing a new Community Participation strategy with an aim to encourage more people to take part in local democracy and to increase community involvement in local decision-making. Presented at a meeting of Cabinet on the 22 February, the initial proposal for a new Commun

Views are being sought on plans to improve support for Scotland’s community of unpaid carers through the introduction of a new benefit. Under Scottish Government proposals, Scottish Carer’s Assistance will replace Carer’s Allowance, currently delivered by the Department of Work and

A budget designed to support residents through the cost-of-living crisis and invest in local communities has been set by the City of Edinburgh Council.

The Gannochy Trust’s Lifetime Neighbourhood in Perth, designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie, has won the Most Innovative Affordable Housing Scheme category at the Housing Digital Innovation Awards.

An international artist with a huge social media following has created a striking new mural to promote breastfeeding in Inverclyde.

East Dunbartonshire Council has agreed a £20.82 million housing capital budget for 2022/23 at its Special Council Meeting last week.

There is just over one week left to submit comments on the Highland Council & the Cairngorm National Park Authority proposal to designate Ward 20: Badenoch & Strathspey as a Short-Term Let Control Area.