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New affordable homes and a site for new affordable business units are to be developed on Colonsay thanks to funding of £390,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.

While the build to rent (BTR) pipeline continues to grow in Scotland, Will Scarlett from Scarlett Land and Development said the sector’s viability should not be taken for granted. Scarlett Land and Development (SLD) are tracking 3,727 units in Edinburgh (excluding Mid-Market Rent) and c. 4,000

Esther McVey has been sacked as the UK Government’s housing minister after just seven months in the role. Ms McVey is to be replaced by Christopher Pincher, the MP for Tamworth, who becomes the tenth Conservative MP to hold the position in as many years and the 18th since the start o

Thousands of communities across the UK could play a vital role in tackling climate change while also benefiting from new jobs and lower energy bills, a new report has found.

Sanctuary Scotland has been selected as the preferred transfer partner for Thistle Housing Association following a competitive bidding process.  Based in the Toryglen area of Glasgow, Thistle has 947 social rent homes and 786 factored owners. In August 2018, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR)

Cunninghame Housing Association joined the debate on addressing fuel poverty by announcing fuel poverty performance figures for its three Lemon Aid fuel poverty teams during 2018 and 2019. The teams secured more than £1.8 million in financial savings and debt reduction for clients across Dumfr

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd is celebrating a series of new contract wins in Scotland’s social housing sector. The Cumbernauld-based firm began work last month on the construction of six residential blocks consisting of 45 units at Dumbarton Harbo

Confirmation of the Scottish Government's single biggest investment towards housing has been welcomed by Edinburgh's housing, homelessness and fair work convener. Following last week’s Scottish Budget, which announced a £17 million increase to support the delivery of 50,000 affordable ho

Keep Scotland Beautiful has presented Queens Cross Housing Association with a silver level National Award for Environmental Excellence - the business standard that enables organisations to benchmark their environmental achievements and improvements.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) is supporting plans to upscale and evaluate the Hygge Club’s programme in Eyemouth to deliver more groups and involve parents and children. Originating from Scandinavia, the Hygge programme is an activity-based group focusing on aspects of wellbeing and m

Three projects funded by the Social Housing and Green Infrastructure Fund are set to be launched at this year's Scottish Federation of Housing Association's (SFHA) annual Development Conference.

Energy consumers will automatically receive £30 if they experience delays or mistakes when switching supplier from May 1, Ofgem has announced.

Moray Council has announced that its tenants will see a 3% rise in rents after a rent freeze last year.

Members of The Highland Council have hailed the success of both its Syrian refugee settlement programme and its tenant participation and engagement in Badenoch and Strathspey. The council said it is delighted with how well Highland communities have welcomed families who have endured the most horrifi

Professor Alex Marsh and Professor Ken Gibb introduce the new UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) project which will review the rent control literature produced over the last thirty years.