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A digital solution is being sought to help identify social housing tenants most at risk from cold, damp, mould and fuel poverty before problems escalate. Even where properties are of a good standard, vulnerable residents can still face poor health and wellbeing if they cannot afford to heat and vent

Crisis Scotland has welcomed the First Minister's recognition of the scale of Scotland's homelessness challenge, after its new research was raised in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, and urged all parties to use the coming budget to turn that recognition into action.

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of land and sites in Maryhill, Partick and Yoker for over 160 new homes, while also approving the compulsory purchase of three long-term empty homes that will be brought back into use as social housing. The first disposal approved by the council's Contr

A dedicated Scottish Housing Summit Stage will bring retrofit, heat networks, planning and the future of More Homes Scotland to the SEC Glasgow on 22 October.

MSPs viewed a range of household and electrical items which were fixed by community repair projects at Holyrood’s first ever Repair Café this week.

Places for People (PfP) has become the first social housing provider to join the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, reinforcing its commitment to preventing homelessness and supporting people affected by it.

The UK Government is to consider how to extend Awaab’s Law to private renters and other types of accommodation throughout England.

Milnbank Housing Association (MHA) is making progress with a major programme of stonework repairs across its traditional sandstone tenements, helping to protect residents and preserve local buildings for the future. Since December 2025, MHA has co-ordinated 27 stonework projects with an overall valu

While average property prices rose for the period July-September, a fall in sales and listings indicates caution across the market, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report. Looking back, the period of July-September 2025 was busy for the market, with many buyers and homeowners believing the

Peel Waters and Urban Pulse have submitted plans for the second residential development at Glasgow Waters, marking another major milestone in the transformation of Yorkhill Quay.

Blackwood Homes & Care has announced the planned retirement of its chief executive, Jason MacGilp. After two years of leading a programme of change and improvements as the senior officer at Blackwood, and after 40 years’ work in the social housing sector, Jason MacGilp is stepping down fro

A new national approach aimed at ending fragmented support for people facing severe and multiple disadvantage in Scotland has been welcomed by a range of voices across government, public services and the third sector. The protocol titled ‘The Level’ was formally launched by Homeless Netw

Construction has begun on one of the largest net zero housing developments in Scotland, with the next phase of the Granton Waterfront regeneration project underway.

More council houses are being delivered across Dunfermline, while most council tenants remain satisfied with local housing services, Fife Council has heard.

Scotland’s housing market is largely showing strong signs of underlying demand, despite a lower level of sales and listings in recent months, according to the most recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.