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Landlords should not be penalised for submitting Annual Assurance Statements to the Scottish Housing Regulator beyond the current deadline due to extraordinary circumstances brought on by coronavirus, according to CIH Scotland. In its response to the Regulator’s consultation on proposals to ad

Plans for 36 flats for social rent have been drawn up for the site of a landmark B-listed former church in Glasgow.

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has criticised the “inequities” in the Scottish Government’s support provided to private landlords over renters, and called for it to do more to redesign Scotland’s private rental sector. The organisation has written to housing minist

From Monday, Cloch Housing Association's phone lines will be fully open during normal working hours and its staff will be immediately available and ready to help with any enquiries.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has presented quaichs to a number of frontline staff in recognition of vital services delivered during the coronavirus pandemic.  During lockdown, ACHA staff continued to carry out emergency repairs and essential health and safety servicing. In additi

Two new protocols published by the Scottish Land Commission aim to help give communities a greater stake in how land is owned and used in Scotland.

The Scottish housing market saw a rebound in interest and activity during July but surveyors remain cautious about the months ahead due to the uncertain economic outlook. 

The Scottish Government has announced that it will be investing £60 million in a Youth Guarantee to give all young people access to work, training or education. An implementation plan for Scotland’s Youth Guarantee is currently being developed. Funding will come from the additional &poun

The Expert Review Group formed by the Scottish Government to undertake an appraisal of the Town Centre Action Plan published in 2013 has issued a national survey to gather the views of local communities on the future of their towns.  Members of the Review Group include COSLA, the Royal Town Pla

Shelter Scotland has said that the Scottish Government's decision to extend some but not all of the provisions of the emergency coronavirus legislation does not provide clarity and reassurance to tenants.

The housing team at the Scottish Futures Trust has written a report highlighting the wider role Scotland's councils could play in the housing market, building and selling homes or making them available for market rent.

John Toms on the implications for city centres if the transition of properties from commercial to residential becomes commonplace.

Orkney Islands Council has appointed Warmworks Scotland, following a competitive tendering process, as the new Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland: Area-Based Scheme managing agent for Orkney.

Local UK charities and good causes impacted by the coronavirus pandemic are being urged to apply for up to £20,000 in funding from the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust.

Plans to build four new homes in Clydebank could be refused over a developer fee dispute between West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee and developer David Lindsay.