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James Jack James Jack, Associate at law firm Burness Paull has produced a detailed briefing note on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.

Plans have been lodged for a mixed-use development including the delivery of around 450 new homes at Longniddry, East Lothian. Located around Longniddry Farm, to the south of the existing village, the planning application for Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) has been lodged by developer Socia

Staff at BHA with Sheila Charters, April Edwards and Dave Jarrold, after successfully completing the Releasing Potential programme Twelve rising stars at Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) have completed an initiative which aims to help them achieve their full potential.

Pupil Craig Lennon in the Home Economics department School pupils in Falkirk blew the starting whistle on a project to help young people get fitter and healthier in the run-up to this summer’s Rio Olympics.

Applications for the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards are drawing to a close with just two weeks remaining for Scottish housing businesses to enter the search to find Scotland’s best green businesses. All entries for this year’s VIBES Awards, which recognise and

Landlords in Scotland intend to vote in favour of the UK remaining in the European Union (EU) in the upcoming referendum, according to a recent poll. A survey by the National Landlords Association (NLA) a week before the referendum found that 42 per will vote for the UK to ‘Remain’ with 30 per c

House sales in Scotland have seen a significant boost thanks to a new property tax, with first time buyers among the beneficiaries. The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), introduced earlier this year to help first time buyers get a foothold on the property ladder, has led to an 11 per cent b

A woman who suffers from psychiatric problems has lost a human rights battle at the Supreme Court to stop her home from being possessed. Five justices at the UK's highest court unanimously dismissed an appeal by 45-year-old Fiona McDonald, whose home in Witney, Oxfordshire, was bought by her parents

The TIS National Excellence Awards 2016 ceremony took place on Saturday 11 June and saw tenant and resident groups and landlords come out on top as they scooped the top prizes for their outstanding work and commitment within the Scottish housing sector. This year, the Tenants Information Service (TI

North Star Housing Group’s Angela Lockwood remembers a meeting between an MP and supported housing service user that crystallises the importance of these services. I recall one very cold winter’s day some years ago, near to Christmas, when we decided to have an official opening of our new learni

The shortlists for all five award categories in this year’s Saltire Society Housing Design Awards have been announced ahead of the annual awards ceremony, which will take place in Edinburgh at the end of this month. Now in their 79th year, the awards celebrate excellence and achievement in Scottis

Councillors have approved plans by Persimmon Homes to build 91 properties at the old Kinross High School site. The Edwardian-school will be retained and transformed into four homes as part of the project, while other buildings on the seven-acre site will be demolished, The Courier has reported.

A family has been granted permanent planning permission for a previously unauthorised Gypsy/Traveller site in Moray. The Stewart family, who have lived on the site at Doohill, near Lhanbryde, for seven years, had an application for temporary planning permission turned down by Moray councillors four

Mary Taylor The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Government that it has exceeded its affordable homes target by more than 10 per cent but warned that unresolved issues may impair future progress.

View of the Fintry Road junction with Finavon Street Abertay Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 60 new homes and urban realm improvements in the Fintry area of Dundee.