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Highland Council has kicked off a council house rent consultation across the region. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 requires social landlords to consult tenants and take account of their views when making decisions about proposed rent increases.

Campaigners are calling for an increase to the Scottish Welfare Fund budget after new statistics released show a rising number of Scots are accessing emergency cash to help pay for food or heating.

SNP MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Marion Fellows, has signed Shelter Scotland’s petition to enshrine the right to a decent home in Scots Law and backed calls from tenants’ union Living Rent for rent controls on private lets. Shelter’s campaign was launched after research

Social enterprise Social Bite is working with more than 40 businesses across Scotland on a Christmas campaign which will ask customers to add £1 to their bill in order to 'pay forward' a Christmas meal for those in need.

Council leaders and key organisations across the Highlands and Islands have agreed to work with the Scottish Government to tackle population decline.

Nationwide Building Society has announced it will invest in Switchd, a company that automatically switches people’s energy supplier to ensure they are always on the best deal. Unlike many other providers, Switchd searches deals from across the whole market including the big six suppliers

Maryhill Housing has paid tribute to its chair Roger Popplewell after he won the Outstanding Contribution to Housing Award at the CIH Excellence Awards last week. The award recognises those who have consistently gone the extra mile during their careers in housing and have shown passio

South Lanarkshire Council has approved plans for almost 50 new council homes in Hamilton.

Cairn Housing Association has taken ownership of eight properties in Ullapool. The new ownership is part of the wider Glenfield Park development, located on the former site of the Glenfield Hotel.

South Ayrshire Council has officially opened its latest affordable housing development. Neighbours Louise and Joan love their new homes

Housing consultant Anna Evans provides a summary of independent research undertaken by Indigo House on the impact of short-term lets on communities across Scotland. The research assessed the positive and negative impacts of short-term lets – those advertised through platforms such as Airbnb, B

Highland Council has appointed Malcolm Macleod as executive chief officer - infrastructure and environment and Mark Rodgers as executive chief officer - property and housing. The new appointments are part of the council's redesign programme.

North Lanarkshire Council's energy efficiency team has followed its win as Scotland's Energy Efficiency Council of the Year by coming second top in the United Kingdom in the national finals. The council was commended for the impact it had across communities tackling fuel poverty, one of the key

Perth & Kinross Council is one of only three local authorities to be given a completely clean bill of health for its housing services by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR), a report to councillors has highlighted.

The Scottish Government has made progress with its plans to reform disability payment processes to reduce anxiety and stress but more is still needed to be done, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).