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The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2017 was £145,992 – an increase of 3.6% on November in the previous year and an increase of 1.1% when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK averag

A new national strategy has been developed by the Scottish Government to tackle loneliness and isolation. The draft plan, now open for consultation, will look at the causes of social isolation and loneliness and how they can be addressed.

A consultation on revisions to the health and social care integration scheme - the legal contract between NHS Grampian and Moray Council underpinning the Moray Integration Joint Board - has been launched. The changes include duties to support adult carers becoming the responsibility of the Board and

Edinburgh and Midlothian charity Home Link Family Support has received a donation of £1,000 from housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Building Communities Fund. Home Link Family Support provides help to struggling families with young children who are not coping for a variety of reasons inc

The teams participating in the Construction, Housing & Property qualifying events for a business five-a-side tournament have been announced, with time still available for companies to get involved. Supported by Scottish Construction Now, Scottish Housing News and the Scottish Property Federation

An MSP is proposing to bring forward legislation to make the installation of sprinklers mandatory in all new-build social housing. David Stewart, a Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands, is bringing in a member’s bill which would place a duty on local authorities and Registered Social Landlords

Tenants of West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) will not be adversely affected by the demise of the contractor which was responsible for carrying out its day-to-day repairs, the Association has said. Construction and support services business Carillion was placed into compulsory liquidation y

Plans have been submitted to develop 49 homes on a former church site in North Glasgow on behalf of ng homes. Under the plans, 49 residential flats and two commercial units could be built on the corner of Keppochill Road and Millarbank Street in Springburn which was previously home to Springburn Pub

Margaret Davidson A bid to scrap Highland Council’s £200 million housing debt and the Inverness and Highlands City-Region Deal are among the matters to be discussed today as the local authority visit officials in the UK government.

The children with Helen Moonie (left) and Jeane Freedman (right) holding the ribbon Yesterday’s Blue Monday proved to be far from depressing for Ayrshire Housing as local school children opened its latest development in the village of Dailly.

Organisers of this month's Community Powers Act seminar sponsored by Scottish Housing News report strong support for the conference from Scotland's social housing sector and stress there is still time to book for the event on January 29. Advocate Mark Lazarowicz said: “The Community Empowerment (S

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) is inviting nominations for the TIS National Excellence Awards: Inspire to achieve, in association with the Scottish Government. The TIS National Excellence Awards recognise and honour landlords, tenants, residents, and community groups who are leading the way a

A new workshop has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) which allows groups of housing professionals, tenants and anyone else with an interest to explore key questions about the role and purpose of social housing. The workshop is part of CIH’s Rethinking social housing project

A £12 million social housing project in Scotland has become the latest development to benefit from Russell Roof Tiles’ sustainable concrete roof tiles. The 5.6-hectare scheme in Methil Brae, Fife is one of Fife Council’s largest social housing programmes, providing 101 high quality homes for re

Housing and care provider Bield has proved that it’s never too late to learn something new by running language lessons for its tenants in a bid to prevent the early onset of dementia. Over 60s at Bield’s Coxton Gardens development in Glasgow, have been boosting their memory skills with weekly Sp