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Scottish Borders Council is to bring care services in the region back into its control less than five years after being taken over by an arms-length agency.

Glasgow City Council has announced that the city has been set a target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

Record numbers of people have saved money after taking part in Ofgem's latest collective switch trial. Ofgem has revealed that around 30% of disengaged customers who took part in its latest simplified collective switch trial changed their energy deal.

Bill Chapman is to step down from Osprey Housing Group after serving for nearly 20 years, making him one of the group's longest-serving board members. Bill Chapman has held the position of board chair for the past three years and became a tenant of Osprey forerunner Aberdeenshire Hous

Highlights of the work carried out by the Scottish Housing Regulator during last year have been published today. The Regulator said its annual report and accounts for 2018/19 shows its work to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, homeless people and others who use the services of social l

Dundee's Taybank Works will be partially knocked down to make way for 37 flats and houses for rent next year. The Courier & Advertiser reported that the site located at Morgan Street will be demolished and redeveloped into houses and flats for social rent.

Bield has highlighted its continued focused to bring innovative changes to housing and care services to underline its commitment to improving the lives of Scotland's older people. Speaking at its 48th AGM, chair of Bield Susan Napier said it was right that Bield continued to be an organisation that

More homes are on the way for Stirlingshire following a busy year at Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA). The Association’s AGM, which as held in the Woodside Hotel adjacent to its offices in Doune, heard that the organisation had completed new housing at Killearn and Callander.

Dundee City Council has prepared its Local Housing Strategy (LHS) for the next 5 years, covering 2019-2024.

A planning application by S1 Developments for the ‘Skyliner’ site in Leith has been granted approval subject to conditions.

The Scottish Parliament has voted for landmark legalisation that will "definitively end" the country's contribution to climate change within a generation.

An increasing amount of Airbnb owners are moving away from short-term letting in favour of traditional residential letting as the sector anticipates heightened regulations.

Edinburgh landlords and letting agents are to receive a workshop on managing disputes over tenancy deposits. The workshops, conducted by SafeDeposits Scotland, take place after research revealed that in the last year, 490 disputes have arisen between landlords and tenants in the Edinburgh postc

Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) hosted an event on the impact of homelessness on refugees yesterday.

The Scottish Government has announced that it will provide an extra £1 million to community projects which help low-income households to eat, to deal with the additional pressures of Brexit. The provisions for funding will accommodate for a no-deal Brexit, which is likely to push more people i