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Following on from the launch of the new First Home Fund, Harper Macleod held a special briefing for solicitors who regularly act for shared-equity scheme purchasers. The First Home Fund is a £150 million national pilot scheme to provide first-time buyers with up to £25,000 towards the pu

Age Scotland has helped to identify £719,000 in unclaimed benefits for older people.

A housing association tenant whose application to assign the tenancy of the property to his daughter was rejected has successfully challenged the landlord’s decision.

Barrhead Housing Association’s chief executive Shirley Robison has indicated her intention to retire after almost 15 years in the post. Having filled the role since September 2005, Ms Robison plans to retire in September 2020.

A major research report providing unprecedented insights into the growing needs of ethnic minority older people in Scotland was launched this week by national housing associations, Trust, Hanover (Scotland) and Bield.

Asylum seekers affected by the Serco ‘lock-change’ evictions in Glasgow can remain in their homes for another three months after Govan Law Centre (GLC) secured a further suspension of appeal cases. The long-running legal battle began in July 2018 when asylum accommodation provider Serco

Hillcrest Homes has showcased its plans to transform a former Dundee jute mill into social housing.

Cunninghame Housing Association has marked the completion of its latest social housing development in Annan with a formal ceremony last week.

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd has ceased trading.

Successful partnership working between UK homebuilder Keepmoat Homes and North Lanarkshire Council is delivering affordable homes for rent to almost a dozen families in the Clyde Valley. The move comes as part of the council’s commitment to deliver 5,000 new homes across North Lanarkshire. Kee

The historic Elderpark Library in Govan is to benefit from a huge funding boost from the Scottish Government with the assistance of Glasgow City Council. It will get a new lease of life and a much-needed refurbishment to equip it as a learning and community hub while continuing its 117-year history

The Scottish Government has published new legislation on the development of heat networks to help meet climate change targets and tackle fuel poverty.

Political leadership, adequate resourcing and delivery of supporting infrastructure are all essential if Scotland is to have the volume and range of quality homes it requires to meet the diverse needs of its population in 20 years’ time, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS). The appeal came i

West Ranga Property Group is to include 31 social housing properties within its development plans for Dundee city centre.

Funding of more than £770,000 has been awarded to the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT) to build family homes for social rent in Ulva Ferry on the Island of Mull. The money comes from the Scottish Government’s Rural and Islands Housing Fund (RIHF), part of a £30 million investme