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Housing problems can affect health outcomes and have put residents at specific risk during the coronavirus pandemic, a think-tank has warned. Research from the Health Foundation found that one in three households (32% or 7.6 million) in England had at least one major housing problem relating to

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning of a council tax debt "explosion" as the impact of the pandemic makes a bad situation even worse in 2021 as clients have racked up millions in arrears. Council tax debt is currently the number one debt issue the Citizens Advice Bureau network sees.

Ellon-based JKR Contractors Limited has submitted plans to build 26 new homes on an area of disused land in the north-east village of Fetterangus. The firm hopes to build a mix of three and four-bedroom homes and affordable houses on the site located at Ferguson Street.

Glasgow City Council planners are being asked to approve a proposal to convert office space in a B-listed Glasgow City Centre building into apartments. The upper floors of premises on the corner of Renfield Street and St Vincent Street would be converted into six flats under the new plan.

Two areas in Inverclyde can hopefully enjoy a peaceful Christmas and New Year following River Clyde Homes (RCH) obtaining two full Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) at Greenock Sheriff Court. The Association is continuing to support tenants facing antisocial behaviour during the pandemic and to d

West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP) is increasing the supply of affordable housing across the region by starting work on 34 new homes on two sites. WLHP is building 20 new homes for social rent in the latest phase of the £1 billion transformation of Winchburgh, on the outskirts of Edinburg

More than 30 new properties are being made available for social rent in Stonehaven and Laurencekirk following the completion of two new developments. In Stonehaven, four existing properties that were used as Aberdeenshire Council education offices at Cameron Street have been converted to form eight

Wheatley Group is to bring festive cheer to almost 17,000 vulnerable households across Scotland. The housing, care and property-management group will distribute through its six housing associations – GHA, Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership, Dunedin Canmore, Cube, Loretto Housing an

A visit from Santa Claus is perhaps the most exciting part of any child’s Christmas, and over eighty children from Ferguslie Park won’t miss out this year thanks to the kind-hearted team at the Tannahill Centre.

A developer has mounted a defence of its proposals for around 500 homes to the north of Summerston after a study found that developing the greenbelt land for housing would not be appropriate.

Plans have been submitted for 49 new homes in Paisley.

East Lothian Council colleagues were delighted to be part of this year’s East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel (ELTRP) awards ceremony which, of course, had to be done a little differently. Instead of a traditional event, guests gathered on Zoom to hear about the achievements of the panel,

The staff of housing services provider Mears have been praised by a prominent leader in the Scottish asylum community after a year in which the company and staff helped fund goods and services worth more than £430,000 to a leading Scottish charity. As a result, more than 160 children from the

As 2020 comes to an end, Scottish Housing News reveals what caught the attention of our readers throughout the year. Audrey Johnstone, housing area manager, Gillian Whitehead, housing solutions manager and Catriona Arbuckle, empty homes development officer at North Lanarkshire Council

Merchant Homes has lodged its plans for a major residential development on a match-day car park owned by Rangers Football Club.