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Callum Chomczuk Following the announcement from Serco that it will pause plans to evict asylum seekers from their homes in Glasgow, CIH Scotland's deputy director Callum Chomczuk revisits the issue of 'right to rent' and asks should Scotland be worried?

Housing and homelessness organisations in England have welcomed commitments in the UK government's new rough sleeping strategy, while calling for bold plans to tackle the causes of homelessness. A joint statement was issued today by members of the strategy's Rough Sleeping Advisory Group: Crisis, Ho

Sally Thomas The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and HouseMark Scotland have launched a new interactive rent setting tool for their members.

hub West Scotland (hWS) has named CCG, Cruden, Engie (formerly Keepmoat) and Lovell as its new housing delivery partners. The contractors can now bid to deliver hWS's £15 million Tom Johnstone House development for East Dunbartonshire Council.

The number of community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland has increased by 62% since 2011, with over 450 local communities now benefitting from green power initiatives. New figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) reveal that there were 456 communities benefitting fr

Roseanna Cunningham The work of community landowners is being celebrated across Scotland this week, with a programme of activities and events.

Advance Construction took the honours on the day Firms from across Glasgow's construction, housing & property sectors made up the final Glasgow-based qualifier of Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament yesterday on a day that saw a further three teams qualify for the national fina

Drew Moore Drew Moore, technical services manager at PfH Scotland, writes on how rising costs are taking their toll on repair and maintenance being an ongoing priority for Scotland’s social landlords.

Clive Feeney Nominations for the inaugural Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) awards are closing at the end of August, organisers have warned.

Dundee-based Abertay Housing Association has opened 16 new flats in New Road Forfar, the first new homes built by Abertay in a decade and the first within the Angus Council boundaries.

John Duff The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has received a £2,880 funding award from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust for a project to educate tenants and homeowners in Glasgow and the surrounding areas.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart will today see first-hand the transformation of the former Chapelpark School to modern council houses, now known as Academy Court.

Council tenants across North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to give their views on the quality of the housing service they receive.

Hillcrest Group has concluded its 50 Faces of Hillcrest series of films to celebrate its 50th anniversary and its people.