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With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic causing issues for many who may be unable to leave their home, as well as worrying about financial uncertainly, Hillcrest has hailed the actions of its housing teams who have been working non-stop making sure tenants are supported. The teams have been proactivel

Kelly Fraser offers advice for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) who may be wondering how to deal with governance issues, including the requirements to convene meetings, during the current coronavirus pandemic. The main question is whether it is necessary to hold a general meeting. There is no expr

Airbnb has restricted all bookings for the coming days to essential key workers in the wake of mounting criticism from MPs.

A new tracking poll for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found that Scots have significant concerns about their ability to meet a range of financial commitments amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

A temporary payments freeze on loans and credit cards for up to three months are amongst a package of targeted temporary measures confirmed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today to help people negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Following a short consultation, the FCA will

Developers have reaffirmed their commitment to delivering one of the largest regeneration projects to take place in Edinburgh for a generation with the launch of an online consultation and the release of new images illustrating the latest design phase of the development.

The Santon Group is seeking planning permission in principle for a residential development at Davidson’s Mains in Edinburgh.

Whilst Scottish surveyors were upbeat about the outlook for the housing market before last month, it is now clear that the current lockdown situation will have a significant impact for the rest of the year, according to the March 2020 Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Char

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has warned landlords to be on their guard against potential cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic after it learned of a “recent and ongoing” ransomware attack against a Registered Social Landlord (RSL).

A tenant who was refused an extension of the time limit for requesting permission to appeal an eviction decision by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has been refused permission to appeal to the Court of Session by the same court.

The response from the homelessness sector to COVID-19 continues at pace. Assessing whether the measures introduced in the past two weeks are the right ones, and what aspects we might want to retain, must be guided by people with expertise both as practitioners and through their own lived experience,

The Scottish Housing Regulator’s deputy chair Anne Jarvie CBE has retired after seven years on the board. Ms Jarvie joined SHR’s board as a member in 2013, going on to become deputy in 2015.  

Scotland's GDP could contract by around 20-25% if the government-imposed coronavirus restrictions remain in place for three months, the University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute has warned.

More than 40 of Scotland’s leading children's charities, faith groups, trade unions, community groups and anti-poverty organisations have joined civic organisations from across the UK to call on the Chancellor to increase child benefit by £10 a week per child to help families through the

Kelly Fraser outlines changes to the way public bodies respond to freedom of information requests as part of the emergency COVID-19 law. The new Coronavirus (Scotland) Act which passed the Scottish Parliament on 1 April 2020, contains provisions to extend the deadlines under the Freedom of Informati