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A shortage of construction products including roofing materials and timber is starting to impact on the building industry, according to a leading industry trade body.

A new study from UK housing experts has found that landlords play a significant role in tenants’ ability to feel ‘at home’.

West Lothian Council has expanded its buy back scheme which brings former council houses back into its books. The council's open market acquisition system was last renewed in 2016 as a way to increase home purchases and lettable housing stock.

The Highland Council’s housing and property committee have approved the preferred option of tenants and will introduce a 2% increase in council house rent for 2021/22. This means that the average weekly council house rent will rise by £1.55 per week, from £77.70 to £79.25. Th

Councillors in Edinburgh will next week consider a report outlining proposals for a balanced overall budget for 2021/22 as uncertainty persists around future changes and financial pressures brought about by the ongoing Covid19 crisis.

Proposals to create a new "vibrant community" of 700 homes at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow will be the subject of a public consultation next month.

Scottish Borders Council and Trust Housing Association are seeking expressions of interest from potential tenants for the new Trust extra care housing development due to open at Todlaw in Duns in March 2021.

A consultation that will help shape future development across the Inner Moray Firth area has been published by the Highland Council, with affordable housing listed as one of the main areas of interest. The Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan Main Issues Report sets out the c

The move to homeworking and a decline in demand for short-stay Airbnb lets, as well as worries about Covid rates in urban areas, are thought to have contributed to rents plummetting in Edinburgh.

Ofgem has proposed a fine of £100,000 to Symbio Energy £100,000 for making four late payments into UK Government renewables schemes, including Feed-in Tariff (FIT) payments and the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme. The fine would be reduced to £85,000 if Symbio agrees to

Scottish estate agency and lettings group Lomond has announced the completion of four acquisitions following the recent announcement of its merger with Linley & Simpson. Two of the businesses joining the Lomond group, Pad Residential and Allison & Co, are based in Manchester and the remainin

Govanhill Housing Association has been awarded planning permission to deliver 24 flats on the site of a former drill hall.

Wilsons Hampshire has submitted plans worth £37 million to build 250 new homes, a care home and shop units on the outskirts of Ayr.

Phase one of the 1,500 housing development at Findrassie in Elgin has been given the go-ahead by Moray Council. Representatives on the planning and regulatory services committee accepted officer recommendations to grant planning permission to Barratt North Scotland for the first 113 homes of the 8.6

Significant investment in social housing will be vital if the Scottish Government wants to drive Scotland’s social and economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said ahead of tomorrow’s budget. The housing b