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North Lanarkshire Council has said it will establish a fund to help tenants who find themselves in financial difficulty as a result of the five-week waiting time for Universal Credit payments.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called for honesty from policy makers on who will foot the bill in the move towards a more sustainable economy. With climate strikes due to occur globally today, CAS has welcomed the arrival of climate change discussion within the agendas of politicians and busines

New research commissioned by Aberlour Child Care Trust has revealed that people from the most deprived areas in Scotland are three times more likely to die before the age of 25.

The number of million-plus residential transactions in Scotland is at its highest since 2008, according to Savills' latest research report.

Apropos by DJ Alexander believes that the property market must adapt to the changing needs of Britain's ageing population. It has said that the entire housing market, including property owners, social housing and the private rented sector (PRS), needs a coordinated response to the increasingly large

Perth and Kinross Council announced yesterday that work has begun on 70 new council homes on the western edge of Perth.

A recent tenant survey carried out by Bellsmyre Housing Association revealed that more than 85% of respondents rate the building of new homes as a high priority. The survey was run in association with Bellsmyre's parent organisation, Caledonia Housing Association.

LAR Housing Trust is hailing modern apprentices a success after appointing its first apprentice, Lewis Yule, to the role of property manager. Lewis, 23, from Kirkcaldy, joined the housing charity in April 2018 and worked across various departments, learning about Scotland’s growing mid-ma

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has today called upon the British Government to end the current five-week wait for Universal Credit. CAS has claimed that this wait is pushing many Scots into poverty.

Home Group has teamed up with Shelter Scotland in a quest for housing to be recognised as a human right. The theme of housing as a human right was central to this year's Scottish Housing Day, which was celebrated yesterday. In light of this, Home Group in Scotland approached Shelter Scotland to expl

New plans have been submitted by Persimmon Homes to build 71 new homes as part of a development on the former Stewart's Cream of Barlet bottling plant on the Kingsway. Persimmon has attempted to develop the land at the Kingsway site for many years. Its newest application follows Dundee councillors'

Govan Housing Association is working together with EU Citizens Rights Project Scotland to host an event for EU nationals to discuss worries about Brexit.

There has been a drastic increase in the number of elderly people seeking help for homelessness since 2012-13, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

To celebrate Scottish Housing Day, Kingdom Housing Association bounced into action at The Henge in Glenrothes with an extra special tenant roadshow.

Lochfield Park Housing Association has raised £903.38 for MacMillan Cancer Support by hosting the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning". The coffee morning was held by the housing association on the 11th of September.