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Social housing sector tenants who challenged the so called ‘bedroom tax’ have received a mixed outcome at the Supreme Court. Two families who claimed that the removal of the spare room subsidy was unfair won their appeals against the UK government but five other claimants had their challenges di

Scottish house prices have maintained their upward projection as the number of new properties on the market continued to fall, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have said. The organisation’s October RICS UK Residential Market Survey found that while the number of potential buyers

Daradjeet Jagpal Consultant and solicitor Daradjeet Jagpal dissects the Scottish Information Commissioner's latest decision notice regarding a request for information to Ayrshire Housing and underline the importance of RSL compliance.

CCG (Scotland) Ltd has announced the completion of a landmark housing development in Edinburgh’s Craigmillar district. In partnership with PARC Craigmillar Ltd, part of the EDI Group, the construction firm has successfully transformed the site of the former Niddrie Mill Primary School into a resid

Lintel Trust is to hold its annual launch event, ‘Digital Participation - Bridging the Divide’ on Friday 18 November at the Bob Allan Conference Centre in Glasgow. Digital Participation is high on the agenda for housing providers and digital exclusion is a growing problem for many of Scotland's

Glasgow City Council has announced that it is backing a low-cost loan that significantly removes the risk of financially-vulnerable citizens entering into a cycle of debt. The authority said that the Wee Glasgow Loan is a fairer and cheaper alternative to short term, high-cost, products from payday

More than 30 staff from Aberdeen Asset Management who swapped their home comforts for a night exposed to the elements have helped young apprenticeship colleagues smash a £10,000 fundraising target. Just four weeks into their six week money raising mission and the five-strong team of apprentices hav

CALA Homes has been named the UK’s Best Medium Housebuilder of the Year at the prestigious Housebuilder Awards 2016. The Edinburgh-headquartered developer collected the accolade at a glittering, black tie event in London’s InterContinental O2 Hotel an industry ceremony in London last week.

Galashiels-based housebuilding and contracting business Murray & Burrell Limited has ceased trading with the loss of 38 jobs. Thomson Cooper partner Richard Gardiner has been appointed as administrator.

SHARE is delighted to announce that from January 2017 we will be delivering the CIH Level 4 Certificate in Housing.

Jim Brown Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association has launched a brand new volunteering service to combat social exclusion among their residents, an issue that disproportionately affects older people.

Changes are to be made to a scheme introduced by Moray Council four years ago to encourage tenants to downsize from under-occupied council houses. Tenants currently receive a basic payment of £1500 plus £400 for each surplus bedroom that they give up.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative has secured funding to allow for a full low rise window replacement contract to be carried out this financial year. CMS Window Systems have been appointed to carry out the works.

Trust Housing Association is launching a pioneering series of design guides that aim to improve existing housing stock so it is better catered to the changing needs of older people. Entitled ‘Remodelling housing for older people’, a special launch event for the new design guides will take place

Cllr Robin Currie Argyll and Bute Council is planning to build hundreds of new affordable homes over the next five years.