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Andrew Cowie, a member of the Accounts Commission, discusses future reporting on the performance of Scotland’s housing benefit services. Every year, Scotland’s councils pay out £1.4 billion in housing benefit. Council benefit services are a lifeline service to many needing vital he

Aberdeen Cyrenians has announced that its interim chief executive, Chris Bennett-Taylor, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. Mr Bennett-Taylor was appointed interim chief executive in July following the departure of Mike Burns to the national mental health charity, Penumbra, having

Concern around climate change has never been higher, but consumers need more information on the steps they need to take to reduce emissions, a new briefing from the Energy Consumers Commission released today warns. The Commission found that consumers are making low impact ‘social norm’ t

The Scottish Government has backed Glasgow City Council's decision to reject plans for flats and commercial units at the site of a former police station.

Whiteburn Projects' first phase redevelopment of Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen has been awarded Small Development of the Year 2021 by Homes for Scotland.

The Scottish Government is being urged to give pensioners in poverty and low income an extra £50 to help with the cost of heating their homes this winter.

The UK Government has refused to back a cross-party effort in the House of Lords to decriminalise homelessness, by not accepting amendments that would repeal the Vagrancy Act.  

Councils will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of their local communities under legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament. Under the legislation, all local authorities will be required to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme by October 2022. Existin

Three new members will be appointed to the CIH Scotland board as John Kerr, Margaret Moore and current chair Esther Wilson are due to step down at the CIH AGM on December 3 having all served the maximum two terms. John, housing development and homelessness manager at West Dunbartonshire Council and

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Douglas Ross MSP paid a visit to Milnbank Housing Association’s Bluevale Community Centre following a debate in the Scottish Parliament over the need to tackle Scotland's drug death crisis.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed Rachael Williamson as its new head of policy and external affairs. Ms Williamson brings with her a strong mix of central government and charity experience, having worked at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Cabinet

A mixed-use development near Glasgow's George Street has gained planning approval with final plans including a 20-storey tower that will now house rental flats instead of student accommodation.

Members of the public have been asked to help shape plans to build around 100 new homes on the site of the former Madras College Kilrymont Road campus in St Andrews.

South Ayrshire Council is seeking permission to develop the latest phase of its Riverside Place redevelopment in Ayr.

The redevelopment of the historic Royal Blind School and Braille Press in Newington into a broad mix of homes has begun in earnest.