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The Highland Council is looking forward to welcoming tenants to their new homes in the heart of Dingwall at the recently completed Joe Yates Court development, named after one of the town’s greatest characters. The six, one-bedroom flats have been designed by Trail Architects and local develop

Scotland's tenant's union Living Rent has voiced its support for the extension of the emergency measures granted under the Scottish Coronavirus Acts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Living Rent has demanded that the Scottish Government act to rigidly protect tenants from eviction. These de

The process for securing required community benefits from the proposed Park of Keir development is nearing conclusion, Stirling Council has confirmed.

Aberdeen City Council’s leader has welcomed a report from Scotland’s public spending watchdog for local government that praised the council’s drive and innovation in improving services. The Accounts Commission commended the council on performance gains made since its last Best Valu

Investment of almost £1 billion to tackle child poverty in the last financial year has been welcomed by social justice secretary Shona Robison. She has also pledged to bring forward “game-changing” policies as she called for society to unite to eradicate child poverty in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has announced a £10 million grant fund to support tenants who have fallen into rent arrears as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing the fund, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: "The Scottish Government has taken action from the outset to support

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has completed the development of four 3-bed family homes at Heriotfield in Oxton.

Work has begun at Cunninghame Housing Association's new development site at Heathhall in Dumfries.

A Glasgow community has come together to literally bring a ray of sunshine to its local park through the painting of a mural. Elcho Gardens in Calton in the city’s east end now displays a stunning Art Deco style sunrise mural after the community got its paint brushes out.

Staff and volunteers at Ferguslie Park Housing Association and the Tannahill Centre are organising a Ferguslie Park Pride Picnic in honour of LGBT+ Pride Month. Taking place on the village green just outside the Tannahill Centre from 2pm on Friday, 25th June 2021, the event will demonstrate the supp

Yesterday, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released the latest experimental statistics on how many households have had their benefits capped between April 2013 and February 2021. The figures indicated that 200,000 households had their benefit capped at February 2021, compared to 79,000 at

Guild Homes has submitted a £50 million plan to build 245 new homes on the edge of Forfar. If approved, the plans will expand its Strathmore Fields development near Forfar's community campus.

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has revealed that Scotland's Council Tax Reduction Scheme has supported 496,580 households in March 2021. This number is compared to the 469,370 recorded in March 2020.

Dunbritton Housing Association has announced the completion of its 150-property development at Dumbarton Harbour.

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has released domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2019-20 revealing an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. The police recorded 62,907 incidents of domestic abuse in 2019-20, this is the fourth year in a row this figure has shown an increase