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East Ayrshire Housing staff have been praised for successfully achieving a Scottish Housing Quality Standard. The standard is for all of the council's properties where it was practically possible to achieve the standard.

McTaggart Group is to deliver up to 55 positions for young people across the central belt of Scotland after becoming one of the first Scottish construction companies to be announced as a confirmed provider of the UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme.

Over two-thirds of student renters (71%) in Scotland are concerned about their ability to pay rent with a quarter having been unable to pay rent (25%) and a third unable to pay bills (33%) during the pandemic, a new survey from NUS Scotland has found. These problems are likely to be exacerbated with

With just six weeks to go until the 2021 Rural Housing Summit gets under way, attendees are being encouraged to book their place at the free, innovative online event. The week-long Rural Housing Summit, which takes place from Sunday, February 21 to Saturday, February 27, will bring together experts

Block 9 Architects has gained support for its revised plans for ten new apartments at a prominent gap-site in Musselburgh. 

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has called on social landlords to remain vigilant in their quest to keep their staff and tenants safe during the ever-changing landscape of coronavirus protection procedures. In a joint letter to RSLs with COSLA community wellbeing spokesperson Councillor Kelly Pa

CIH Scotland has announced the shortlisted nominees for the 2021 Scotland housing awards. In an unprecedented and challenging year, the awards recognise and celebrate the creativity, passion, and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across the sector in Scotland, and aim to highlight

Kingdom Housing Association has started work on 85 affordable new homes for social rent on the former Tullis Russell paper mill site in Glenrothes.

In the wake of a further extension to the ban on evictions, Homeless Action Scotland CEO Gavin Yates argues that increased government support for those with a genuine reason for an inability to pay rent should be embedded in law. Everyone at Homeless Action is delighted to see the eviction ban

Ten charities have been successful in securing over £2 million of funding in the latest round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, the Energy Saving Trust announced today.

Dundee City Council has announced help for households facing fuel poverty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Fuel Well Dundee Programme will support people on a low income whether they are in or out of work, on reduced incomes as a result of Covid-19, or are already experiencing fuel pover

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Helensburgh Golf Club have submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to Argyll and Bute Council which outlines their intention to submit a planning application for the development of around 300 new homes.

Real estate can lead the way in shaping how we want to live and work in the post-pandemic future, write Janette Speed, head of real estate and head of office in Scotland at law firm Shoosmiths. According to a recent survey, post-Brexit Britain is considered a prime real estate proposition by investo

Wellhouse Housing Association has crowned the four winners of its Christmas light competition. With traditional events unable to go ahead due to COVID, the Association was happy to take the suggestion for a competition from a tenant who wanted to help spread some Christmas cheer in the neighbourhood

The Housing & Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (FTS) has made the first ever award of a Wrongful Termination Order, penalising a landlord who had evicted a tenant on bogus grounds. Tenant Jesus Rodriguez-Ortega had rented a studio flat in Edinburgh from Cesar Domingu