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Landlords are urging the Scottish Government to provide direct financial support to tenants who are falling into rent arrears to help the property owners survive the fallout of COVID-19.  The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has warned that despite almost half of landlords offering

Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie MSP has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to adopt his party’s five-point housing plan to kickstart a green recovery when she outlines her Programme for Government today. Mr Harvie said the Scottish Government must "grasp the

Moray residents with empty properties may be eligible for a COVID-19 grant to reduce their levy payment.

Bancon Homes is to expand its operations into the central belt for the first time with a development of four and five-bedroom homes in Strathaven. Under planning permission granted by South Lanarkshire Council, the company’s new 'Overton Gardens' development will be located off Glassford Road

Tucson Properties has submitted scaled-back plans to build 24 flats at the site of a former school playground in Yorkhill. 

The Scottish Government yesterday laid legislation to enable the delivery of the new Child Winter Heating Assistance. It is the first disability benefit to be introduced using new social security powers.

The new immigration system being proposed by the UK Government would leave Scotland’s vital social care sector critically short of staff, according to a new report. The Scottish Government’s response to the Migration Advisory Committee’s call for evidence on the UK Shortage Oc

Shelter Scotland is thanking supporters for donating on average 3,000 bags of clothes and other items to its charity shops every week since they reopened.   The housing and homelessness charity has 36 outlets from Inverness to Ayr and says that

Community organisations can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to organise free, beginner-friendly cycling events in 2021 thanks to a new scheme from Cycling Scotland. 

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) held its fourteenth and first remote Annual General Meeting last week where members and other participants joined the meeting from across the Outer Hebrides and further afield, by using Microsoft Teams video conferencing. The association said it was pleased w

Councils in Scotland could have spent £5.8 million more to help people over lockdown if it were to match the increased Scottish Welfare Fund provided by the Scottish Government at the outset of the crisis, according to a new report.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to focus on dealing with the economic, health, and social crisis caused by coronavirus when she publishes a Programme for Government tomorrow. While protecting public health will remain the priority, the Scottish Government will also set out plans

Housing minister Kevin Stewart is calling for the UK Government to reduce VAT charged on construction works to existing buildings to 5% to support the sector's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak, Mr Stewart said that while success

Reducing inequalities is one of three core missions for the new Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) which have been laid before the Scottish Parliament for consultation.

More people will be able to benefit from free debt advice following over £2.4 million of investment from the Scottish Government.