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A report has revealed that more than 2,000 homes are lying empty in Aberdeen.

A Dunfermline couple is celebrating after finding out that their tenancy deposit was the 500,000th protected by SafeDeposits Scotland. Carla Dow, 24, and Craig Taylor, 23, who recently moved into their first home together, were shocked to find out their deposit was the half-millionth registered with

Kilmarnock’s North West is the latest area to make their own Place Plan, East Ayrshire Council has revealed.

The developer behind the £500 million regeneration of Edinburgh Marina has secured detailed consent for 100 new apartments following a successful planning appeal.

Developers have lodged fresh proposals for new homes near Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

Cairn Housing Association has appointed Michael Allan its new chairperson after Simon Guest stood down after three years at the helm. Vice-chair Allan was elected at Cairn’s 2019 Annual General Meeting.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has welcomed a 15% increase in Scotland’s supply of new housing but has warned that a no-deal Brexit could have a damaging effect on future growth. More than 22,000 homes have become available in the past year - nearly 3,000 more homes than the previous year.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has announced the sudden passing of one of its longest-serving board members, Mairi Bremner. Mairi served as a board member for ten years and was only recently re-elected to serve another term.

Beth Reilly, a former member of Thenue Housing’s team, has been shortlisted for CIH Scotland’s Excellence Awards in the category of 'Outstanding Contribution to Housing'. The winners of the CIH Excellence Awards will be announced at a gala event in Glasgow in October.

A total of 49 members attended Hawthorn Housing Co-operative's Annual General Meeting. Members who attended heard about the work carried out by the co-op over the last year and had the opportunity to comment on the possible priorities for the coming year.

Last weekend, the number of daily subscribers to Scottish Housing News broke through 7,000 on the back of record website traffic for August with 69,209 unique visitors accessing the website. The number of Twitter followers for Scottish Housing News, which was established in 2001, has now reached ove

The Scottish Government announced has launched a new five-year programme to help prepare for the impact of climate change. The Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-24 will help the Scottish Government identify the actions Scotland needs to take to adapt to a changing climate.

South Lanarkshire Council has appointed Cleland Sneddon as its new chief executive. Mr Sneddon has been appointed following what the council called a 'rigorous selection process' which ended on September 20th.

RSLs up and down the country are working hard to ensure that they are ready for freedom of information (FOI) for 11 November 2019. The interface between FOI and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an issue that is likely to come up frequently for RSLs when handling and responding to FOI

Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell has said that the Climate Change Bill must ensure that every family in Scotland has a warm home.