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John Blackwood Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords has strongly criticised UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond MP, for not reversing tax changes which will result in a reduced supply of affordable housing in Scotland.

Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson and communities secretary Angela Constance at Link's new development in Edinburgh The Scottish Government is to make over £590 million available for 2017/18 to increase the supply of affordable homes in Scotland.

Annie Mauger CIH Scotland has added its voice to growing concerns about the negative social impact and spiralling costs of implementing Universal Credit.

Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed plans to build 850 new homes over the next five years – an increase of 154 homes previously planned by 2020 and total of 370 more over the entire period.

The new customer services management team with Sandra McLeod (pictured at front) River Clyde Homes has recruited a talented new team to drive forward continued improvements in the quality and performance of its customer services.

(from left) Dunedin Canmore chair Tom Mitchell, tenant Gary Mitchell and housing leader Joan Griffiths Work has started on 111 new affordable homes for rent as part of a major regeneration project in an Edinburgh community.

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed a Local Development Plan (LDP) which will soon provide a new planning blueprint for the area for everyday use. The plan sets out ambitious long-term and site-specific visions for the area, not including the Cairngorms National Park, and will provide a practical frame

An evaluation of an innovative pilot housing brokerage service has found the initiative to be an effective method for assisting younger adults with visual impairment to find a new home. Released by sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT), the evaluation report found that the majority of yo

Carl Sargeant Proposed legislation to abolish the Right to Buy and associated rights is expected to be introduced in the National Assembly for Wales today.

Ambitious plans to help regenerate Clackmannan took a step forward last week when new actions to deliver new affordable housing, community enterprise facilities, streetscape improvements and the relocation of a local business to new premises were agreed by the local authority. Funding of over £5 mi

South Ayrshire Council has announced completion of 13 fully accessible bungalows at Elba Gardens in Ayr. The purpose built houses have already been snapped up by tenants who were on the council's waiting list.

Image taken from a similar CALA Homes development CALA Homes has started work on its Lethame Green development in Strathaven.

Council house rents in South Lanarkshire have been set for the coming financial year and once again tenants have played a central role in the process. A key feature of the approach saw the process kick off in June when tenant representatives from the Budget Scrutiny Group met to discuss and agree th

Planners in Aberdeen have approved plans for a 374-bed student accommodation development on John Street. The scheme, prepared by Fletcher Joseph Associates, is a high-quality development of an empty brownfield site, left derelict following the demise of an originally approved hotel scheme set out by

On a quiet Friday afternoon, the DWP laid draft regulations to end automatic entitlement to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds. Worryingly, these regulations are due to be implemented incredibly swiftly and will be in force from the beginning of April 2017, less than a month after the initial layin