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Scotland’s minister for tenants’ rights Patrick Harvie has met ARLA Propertymark members as they discussed the prospect of rent controls. It was the last of three roundtables that will inform Propertymark’s response to the consultation on the Scottish Government’s proposed A

Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded a gas heating services replacement contract by North Lanarkshire Council. The contract, which is valued at £10m, is set to begin in the coming weeks and will run until 2024, with the option to extend to 2026.

Homelessness is perceived as a serious problem by the public who expect it to get worse and are supportive of a range of policies designed to address it. However, between 2020 and 2021 there was a trend towards weakening concern and sympathy towards those it affects.

Children’s charity Aberlour will receive a grant of more than £5.5 million over this parliamentary term to develop two Mother and Child Residential Recovery Houses, including one developed in partnership with Hillcrest. The houses will be designed to enable children of women with problem

River Clyde Homes has received grant awards totalling £14,900, ensuring the housing association can help families struggling with the steep rises in the cost of living.  The association successfully applied for, based on customer referrals, and received £8900 from the Cash for Kids

The latest significant milestone in the regeneration of Sunnyside Estate has been achieved with the transfer of the first affordable units to Hillcrest Homes. Representatives from Sunnyside Estate and Hillcrest were joined by the Scottish Government to mark the occasion of the handover of the first

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Argyll & Bute Council, South of Scotland Community Housing, and a Falkirk Council officer were the winners at the 11th Scottish Empty Homes Awards, sponsored by Auction House Scotland. The awards, announced at the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership’s annual confere

The Chancellor’s decision to slash VAT to 0% on home energy saving measures has been broadly welcomed by contractors and trade bodies, though calls remain for the UK Government to support and incentivise people in undertaking retrofitting and other projects through further public support and i

A 1000-strong volunteer taskforce is being assembled to shape a £12.5 million project that will transform the future homes and communities of three distinct Scottish neighbourhoods. The Blackwood Peoplehood Project is a pioneering concept that will develop a future-proof model for independent

Tenants of Linstone Housing are set to benefit from a new repairs contract with Renfrewshire business Consilium Contracting Services. Linstone Housing has appointed locally-based Consilium Contracting Services on a two-year contract, with the potential to be extended for up to five years.

A detailed planning application has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council for the reconfiguration of Ocean Terminal in Leith.

The UK Government has failed to deliver the support and help that thousands of worried households facing poverty require as a result of soaring energy bills and a cost of living crisis, according to charities and civic organisations across Scotland.

A consultation has been launched over plans for a residential development of more than 100 flats on Glasgow’s South Side which would be heavily inspired by Alexander 'Greek' Thomson.

A new report has called for more community-led housing to be developed in Scotland’s urban areas and sets out a Scottish vision for how urban community-led housing can create a more diverse housing sector, building on the proven success of community land ownership, develop community wealth, ad

Staff from across Scottish social organisation Hillcrest recently took part in a pilot session of a unique virtual reality (VR) dementia design workshop.