The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for England to follow Scotland’s lead and scrap Right to Buy (RTB) after new figures revealed a sharp drop in the number of new homes councils were able to get underway to replace those sold off under the policy. Latest figures from the LGA, which
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A consultation has been launched on a draft Local Housing Strategy for the Scottish Borders. Developed by Scottish Borders Council (SBC), in conjunction with a range of partners including local Registered Social Landlords, the Strategy sets out a vision for housing and housing-related services from
By Tom Youll from Shelter Scotland’s Get advice project So now the dust has settled, the chairs have been stacked, the tables collapsed and the Shelter Scotland Product Forge Hackathon has come to an end. I thought I’d bring you all up to speed with how the weekend went, who the winners were and
As the iconic Edinburgh Book Festival gets underway today, Shelter Scotland’s bookshop in Stockbridge is launching a week-long event selling vintage and antiquarian books and other reading materials. Among the treasures due to go on sale are an illustrated dictionary in French from the 1930s, the
John Ballantyne, a man instrumental in the planning of housing developments which changed the face of Broughty Ferry, has died aged 82, The Courier has reported. Mr Ballantyne, who was born in Auchtermuchty in 1933, was influential in the development of housing in the Nursery Road and East Balgillo
Vaughan Hart A new economic stimulus package unveiled by the Scottish Government should prioritise housing as well as commercial and industrial projects, the Scottish Building Federation has said.
Plans have been submitted for a development of 550 new homes in Glasgow’s East End. Link Group’s proposal is for a mixture of homes for social rent, mid market rent, shared equity and sale at Dalmarnock Riverside.
Mrs Harper in her kitchen River Clyde Homes has launched newly modernised, super energy-efficient flats in the transformed Broomhill area of Greenock.
Scottish house prices edged up only slightly during July with surveyors predicting homes to decrease in value in the near future. The latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that just 8 per cent more surveyors reporting a rise rather than fa
Hawthorn sheltered housing residents with SFRS area manager for Glasgow George McGrandles, SFRS officer Fiona Herriot and sheltered housing support officer Chris Quail Work being carried out by ng homes and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to manage the risk of an ageing population in Nor
Richard Lambert EU citizens living in the private rented sector (PRS) are worried that Brexit will make it harder for them to rent a home in the UK, according to a new survey.
Scotland’s population has grown to a record high of 5.37 million a result of increased migration, according to new figures. An annual report by the National Records of Scotland found that there were about 5,373,000 people living north of the border in 2015, an increase of 25,400 from the previous
First-time buyers across the UK borrowed up to £5.5 billion in June, an increase of 25 per cent from the same period last year and up 28 per cent on the previous month. The latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) showed that the figure equated to 34,300 loans, up 24 per cent month-on
Frontline staff hold the key to housing organisations providing excellent services to tenants and other service users. SHARE’s new conference – Connect, serve, deliver – making the customer experience exceptional aims to motivate, inform and celebrate frontline staff and the important contribu
Aberdeenshire Council has submitted plans for the creation of 12 affordable homes within a conservation area in Huntly town centre. The application proposes the demolition of an existing joiner’s workshop at the site between Deveron and George Street to make way for two blocks fronting a courtyard