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A landlord from Gourock has been ordered to pay his ex-tenant £1,500 after failing to protect her deposit with an approved deposit protection scheme.

Persimmon Homes has launched an appeal into Perth & Kinross Council's rejection of an application to expand a housing development in Kinross. The housebuilder had hoped to build a further 169 houses at its development at Lathro Farm.

Youth homelessness is almost invisible to the public therefore only true radical change can bring it to an end for good, writes Homeless Action Scotland.

Residents are being invited to have their say on the priorities for housing investment in East Dunbartonshire. To secure grant funding, all local authorities need to detail their plans for future housing provision in their Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) each year and to subm

Food banks across Scotland are set to receive a digital boost from the Scottish Tech Army (STA) as volunteer tech experts are supporting the roll-out of a volunteer management system at food banks across the country.

The tax relief available to those working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will not cover the increased winter energy costs of those on low incomes, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned. According to a recent study by Energy Helpline, the average household energy bill could c

Plans are being drawn up for four new villages on the north eastern edge of Glasgow which would provide around 1,500 homes. 

Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee is seeking views on a new Bill which aims to increase private tenants’ protection by limiting rent increases and allowing them to seek a “fair” rent.

Years of austerity have left many vulnerable families facing destitution, according to a new report from two Scottish children's charities, with the growing problem of housing insecurity adversely affecting children experiencing poverty. 'Challenges from the Frontline - Revisited', from Barnardo's S

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has launched a £6 million energy efficiency programme for 633 homes in a funding partnership with Scottish and Southern Energy, the Scottish Government and Argyll and Bute Council. This mixed tenure initiative will provide improvements to 262 ACHA ho

Bield has launched a forward-thinking platform to help staff with challenges enhanced by the COVID-19 pandemic and a separate platform dedicated to showcasing acts of kindness. The Wall of Kindness and the Health & Well-being Hub have been launched in a bid to celebrate the acts of kindness ongo

Eildon is looking forward to this month's prestigious 2020 Scottish Home Awards after being ‘virtually’ shortlisted for two awards. The two categories the Association is up for are:

Fife Council has completed 62 new council houses at School Drive in Glenrothes. The new development will have 78 houses when complete and consists of two, three and four-bedroom properties.

Stirling Council has approved a revised budget that it said will safeguard vital services during the coronavirus pandemic and secure almost £2 million of additional capital investment in digital technology. At a special meeting of council last Thursday, there was unanimous cross-party support

Living Rent has published its 2020/21 manifesto highlighting the shortage of housing in Scotland and has issued a call for an end to housing insecurity.  The tenants' union described a "precarious and uncertain environment" with social housing "sold off to buy to let landlords" and "vast swathe