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The Housing Ombudsman has provided the latest in its resources to help landlords prepare for Awaab’s Law, with its ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report focusing on inspections and knowledge and information management within damp and mould complaints. 

East Renfrewshire Council has met a £7.1 million funding gap as it set its budget for 2025-26. Council leader Owen O'Donnell outlined the spending plans for the year ahead at a meeting of the full council last week.

A long-abandoned industrial site near the old brickworks and quarry in Armadale is set for a major transformation, with plans to develop up to 550 new homes on the 66-acre Bathville site. AC Land sought full planning permission to infill the quarry and approval in principle for the housing developme

Around one in five Scottish households will now be eligible for energy relief after the UK Government's decision to extend the Warm Homes Discount.

A £55 million investment boost has been agreed for South Lanarkshire, with projects set to benefit communities across the area.

Stirling-based ACF Properties Ltd has submitted a planning application to Fife Council seeking permission to demolish the former ACF laundry buildings on Front Lebanon Street and construct new residential flats. The company is pursuing what it describes as a “positive land use resolution&rdquo

Stirling Council has approved a budget for 2025-26 that addresses a significant shortfall, protects key services and delivers major investment towards achieving council priorities. At a meeting of the council last week, councillors agreed the revenue and capital budget for the next financial year, i

A new Procurement Strategy for 2024/25 – 2028/29 aims to strengthen support for local suppliers and community growth, ensuring best value, efficiency and meaningful benefits are delivered for the Falkirk Council area. 

CIH Scotland is calling on housing associations and local authorities today to recommit their support for its domestic abuse campaign, Make a Stand. The professional body for people who work in housing is taking the opportunity of its annual conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centr

Below is a full transcript of episode 66 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled ‘Martin Wilkie-McFarlane on Wellhouse, regulatory intervention and more'. Listen to the episode here.

The Scottish Government's plans to address the housing emergency or achieve necessarily ambitious climate change targets could fall flat if more isn’t done to entice young people into the construction sector, according to a new report released this Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

A recently completed build-to-rent scheme located in the heart of Glasgow has been refinanced following a £14.4 million loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB) Real Estate Finance.

Shetland Islands Council has awarded a contract for core infrastructure works at the Knab Redevelopment site to local contractor Tulloch Developments Limited.   The work, which is expected to get underway early this summer, will include initial bulk earthworks, the installation of new foul and

Almond Housing Association has launched a community project as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations which it hopes will bear fruit for many years to come. A blue sky day greeted the enthusiastic gardeners gathered on the land adjacent to Hobart Street in Craigshill.

Councillors in Argyll and Bute have agreed to allocate further funding from the Strategic Housing Fund (SHF) to help address the area’s housing shortage.