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A new national pilot scheme which aims to help thousands of first-time buyers with the deposit for a new home has opened for applications.

An independent review into the effectiveness of customer care measures and processes at Persimmon has revealed issues with fire prevention measures and “poor workmanship” on its properties.

A newly-published equalities statement has outlined how the Scottish Housing Regulator will meet its duties and its requirements of social landlords. The statement shows what the Regulator has done to promote equality, and its objectives for the future, which the Regulator said will help focus its e

Councillors have approved plans by Swan Group for 100 new affordable homes in Royston, in the north of Glasgow. The development was given the go-ahead by Glasgow City Council in October 2019, after Swan Group agreed to purchase the site, subject to planning approval.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has written to housing associations regarding its plans to ensure landlords receive direct payment of housing costs at the same time as tenants receive their Universal Credit payment.

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, will commence its final contract of 2019 with Yoker Housing Association this December with the replacement of bathrooms. Located across various addresses in the west-Glasgow region, a total of 80 properties are to benefit from

North Ayrshire Council has been congratulated for its outstanding efforts to bring empty homes back into use. The council’s private sector team was honoured by Shelter Scotland for its work in breathing new life into disused properties.

Children from Dairsie Primary School in North East Fife donned hard-hats and hi-viz vests for a tour of Kingdom Housing Association’s first development in the village before receiving selection boxes as an early Christmas gift from contractor Campion Homes. The mixed-tenure site at Station Roa

Cassiltoun Housing Association has teamed up with its contractors and consultants to pass on some Christmas cheer to its tenants and their children.

An exhibition which invited people from across Scotland to contribute their views on the future of housing finished with a workshop and exhibition in Galashiels this week.

As Scotland marks the centenary of the Land Settlement Act, the Scottish Land Commission has urged that more reform to land ownership and land use is needed, to make the most of Scotland’s land for the benefit of all. This month marks 100 years since the Land Settlement Act in Scotland.

Holmston House in Ayr may yet be transformed into new homes now the building has new owners.

Up to six unaccompanied child asylum seekers are to be brought to East Ayrshire as part of a resettlement deal. East Ayrshire Council's cabinet agreed the proposal after it previously been granted by East Ayrshire's Integrated Joint Board (IJB).

Last week's article in Scottish Housing News highlighting the lack of adequate governance at the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) will be of concern to many in the sector. Effectively, we have a case of "Do as I say, not as I do", writes Bruce Forbes. There are serious issues at play here. The

Most of Scotland’s 32 councils are increasingly relying on money from reserves to keep up with demand for services and balance their budgets, with financial pressures likely to get worse, according to the Accounts Commission. A report today from the local government watchdog found that while d