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Amid rising concerns over the levels of problem debt in Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed plans to create a new debt advice service. This year, Citizens Advice Scotland has issued 100,000 pieces of debt advice to people living in Scotland, whilst more than 600,000 Scots - 14.2% of the p

As 2019 draws to a close, Scottish Housing News runs through the top ten most read stories of the year.

Port of Leith Housing Association has acquired TB Mackay Energy Services (TB Mackay) following successful negotiations with the owners. The experienced all trades energy services, repairs, and maintenance specialist has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Association and will cont

Dundee City Council has made improvements to its homelessness initiatives in relation to access to services, rough sleeping, lost contacts and its targets for allocating lets to people who are homeless, the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed.

National homelessness charity Crisis has unearthed shocking findings about the most common yet misunderstood form of homelessness – sofa surfing.

A total of 12,343 children were part of live homelessness applications across Scotland on Christmas Day 2018, new figures have revealed.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published updated Charter technical guidance and FAQs for landlords completing their Annual Return on the Scottish Social Housing Charter due in May 2020. While there are no changes to indicators, additional clarification has been provided on Indicators 19, 20 and

Homeowners who were ordered by a court to pay a proportion of the cost of maintaining the amenity grounds in their housing scheme after being sued by an estate and land management company have successfully challenged the decision.

SNP MSP Gordon MacDonald has renewed the party’s call for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to use empty homes to house veterans – after new figures showed more than 1,000 army homes remain unoccupied. The figures, uncovered through Freedom of Information, show

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has gone on-site with a major external painting project in the Soroba housing estate in Oban. ACHA chief executive Alastair MacGregor, Councillor Roddy McCuish and project leader Margaret Cullen with the AHFA painting team Jimmy McMahon, Graeme Watt, Stuar

Tenants of an Edinburgh retirement housing development received helpful guidance on how to stay safe this Christmas time thanks to the local police team.

Following the publication of the policy briefing on homelessness prevention in the UK early this year, Prof Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Dr Peter Mackie, and Dr Jenny Wood reflect on the emerging impact of this CaCHE analysis.

River Clyde Homes was able to bring festive cheer early after securing £400 of funding from Cash for Kids for Christmas events in December.

Cordale Housing Association has spread festive cheer by delivering 283 selection boxes to pupils at Renton Primary School, St Martin’s Primary School and Riverside Nursery.

Govan Housing Association recently hosted its annual event in order to celebrate the Christmas light switch on, attended by approximately 3,000 local residents. ‘Govan Loves Christmas’ headline act, Clyde 1’s George Bowie and Sparkos helped with the countdown to the big event which