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Josh Littlejohn MBE launching last year's sleep out event Five projects that will aim to help hundreds of homeless people across five cities in Scotland off the streets and into a secure tenancy with support have been awarded the first wave of support from the Housing First Scotland Fund.

Link Group has committed to support people experiencing domestic abuse by signing the Make a Stand pledge. Joining the initiative in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing, Link has pledged to support residents and staff affected by domestic abuse.

Low-income households are losing out on hundreds of pounds a year because of a failure of the Universal Credit system to indentify how and when to pay claimants, a charity has warned. A report from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has identifies a range of problems arising from the rigid system

Anthony Aitken The Planning (Scotland) Bill, currently before the Scottish Parliament, risks harming the system it was designed to help as lobby groups seek to hijack the legislation for populist ends, planning experts from Colliers International have warned.

LinkLiving staff at last years Kiltwalk LinkLiving has called for 100 walkers to take part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk, which returns to the capital this September.

Last year’s participants abseiling down Barns Ness Lighthouse in East Dunbar Supporters of homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust will put themselves to the test next month by abseiling down Barns Ness Lighthouse in Dunbar to raise support for people who are homeless in Scotland.

Benson celebrates his 70th birthday Kenyan-born Benson is a member of Lost and Found Choir, an Edinburgh-based men’s choir run by homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust.

Average house prices close to Scottish Premiership football grounds have increased by 14% over the last ten years, according to research by Bank of Scotland. This represents an average increase of £18,285 during the past decade; from £134,518 in 2008 to £152,803 in 2018.

A team dedicated to dealing with complaints about short term lets could be set up in Edinburgh under new proposals being considered by the local authority. The move is one of the recommendations agreed by a working group which was set up by the City of Edinburgh Council to look at how it can make be

Kevin Stewart MSP with Glasgow City Councillor Kenny Mclean and two Everwarm employees Minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart, visited this week to see first-hand, the benefits realised by the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS),

Local residents are being offered the chance to find out more about proposals to build 38 affordable homes in Kirkintilloch at a public event. As part of the Kirkintilloch Town Centre Masterplan, East Dunbartonshire Council is proposing to develop affordable housing at the former Lairdsland Primary

Hillcrest Group is continuing its 50 Faces of Hillcrest series of films to celebrate its 50th anniversary and its people. Below are faces 7-11.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland is to host a second public exhibition of its proposals to deliver a residential development of new homes through the development of land at Auchinairn Road, Robroyston. Held in conjunction with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, the event will take place o

An interest-free loan offer designed to help registered social landlords progress their stock towards meeting the required Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH) has been extended until the end of August. The HEEPS RSL Loan is backed by the Scottish Government and allows suitable hous

The developer behind rejected plans for 299 new flats at Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen has appealed to the Scottish Government. Toronto-based Carttera submitted £68 million proposals to deliver the private rented flats at the disused quarry as well a gym, and a ‘heritage bistro’ earlier this year