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Perth and Kinross Housing and communities convenor Councillor Bob Brawn and Hillcrest chair Alan Russell made a Scottish Housing Day visit to a small development of four Hillcrest homes being delivered in Alyth, which are set to drive carbon emissions to new lows for affordable housing. Work started

Plans have been submitted for a further 97 new homes on the site of the former Tullis Russell works in Glenrothes.

Tenants have been praised for their “support patience and understanding” which helped get Linstone Housing through the challenges of the pandemic. They were singled out for praise from chair Jamie Irvine in his address to Tuesday’s Linstone AGM which was held digitally.

Blackwood Housing and Care has launched a one of a kind maintenance program to blitz through housing repairs and a welcome return to meeting with customers in their neighbourhoods. The housing and care provider has introduced ‘Hit Squad’ teams where experts from different discipline

The City of Edinburgh Council is encouraging its housing tenants to take part in this year’s housing rent consultation to help influence how the council spends the money it raises from rental income.

East Renfrewshire Council marked yesterday's Scottish Housing Day with a visit to the latest council house development site on Barrhead's Balgraystone Road.

The first cross-sector advisory board meeting of the Cyrenians Keeping Families Together project took place yesterday to support children to escape the cycle of homelessness and residential care. Image credit Good Shepherd Centre 

The UK Government's housing carousel continued to turn yesterday as Michael Gove became the latest secretary of state for housing, community and local government at Westminster. The former chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster will be tasked with deciding where and how new housing should be

Two innovative, housing-related start-ups are the first companies to be invested in, and supported by, the Venture Studio from Crisis, the national homelessness charity.

Low income families will benefit from a £320 uplift before Christmas as part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty. Eligible families with children in school will receive payments of £160 per child in October and December. Two Bridging Payments of £

Ofgem is issuing Avro Energy with a provisional order, which compels it to provide the regulator with financial and other information relating to the company’s activities. Ofgem requested the financial information on August 19.

A group of social justice lawyers based in Glasgow have secured on behalf of asylum seekers in Scotland the right to access legal aid for representation in tribunal appeals, where they face eviction from housing provided by the Home Office. The Glasgow Social Justice Lawyers came together in summer

The efforts being made to improve energy efficiency in Aberdeenshire Council's housing stock are being highlighted as Scottish Housing Day was marked across the country yesterday. Scottish Housing Day, now in its sixth year, explores challenges and achievements across the housing sector, with this y

Mears, in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, officially welcomed 23 new apprentices to the business this month, providing young people in the area with outstanding career opportunities in a range of trades and skills. The new hires have been given the opportunity to play a leading role in t

The Scottish Housing Day partners have commissioned research with the support of Aico to find out more about public awareness and attitudes towards housing and the climate emergency in Scotland. Scottish Housing Day is an annual event aimed at encouraging discussion on a particular challenge or