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Housing hustings in (clockwise from top left) Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee and Edinburgh Shelter Scotland’s Fiona King said it is vital that upcoming local elections aren't overshadowed by the snap General Election.

The estimated population of Scotland continued to rise last year to reach a new record of 5,404,700. Figures published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show a rise of 31,700 (0.6%) people over the year to the end of June 2016.

A Solar PV installation at Anderston Regeneration Masterplan where 206 homes are being constructed by main contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of Sanctuary Scotland A building services firm is reporting a significant increase in demand for renewable energy installations.

Top reasons to join Scotland’s Housing Network

David Bookbinder Social landlords can’t immunise themselves against the impact of the political and economic landscape, and this means some evictions are unavoidable, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has said.

Gordon Kerr Wellhouse Housing Association has completed the last stage of its restructure with Gordon Kerr joining the management team on May 1.

Keith Brown The Scottish Government’s record of housing delivery and its commitment to achieving its future completion targets have been outlined in a new report.

(from left) Fife Council lead professional Bill Dewar, Rev Alan Kimmitt, Barbara Whiting Fife Council lead professional and Martha Maclachlan energy promotion and development officer Fife Council is to hold a public consultation event and exhibition today to provide information about its plans to co

Martin Armstrong The sector must renew its commitment to supporting people in hardship, says Wheatley Group chief executive Martin Armstrong.

Fergus Ewing The Scottish Government has awarded over £948,000 to help crofters in some of Scotland’s most rural and remote communities benefit from better housing.

A woman has been evicted from her property in lower Port Glasgow after being found guilty of the possession of unlawful drugs with the intention of supplying, from her home, those drugs to other persons. Anne Parker was evicted from the property in Kelburn Terrace on Tuesday 18 April 2017. Ms Parker

Gurdev Singh Pall after the Ben Nievis climb in September A 66-year-old Glaswegian grandad has topped Scotland’s highest peak to complete a trio of events that saw him scale 2,430 metres and run 10,000 metres - raising £1,425 in the process.

(from left) Jamie McLean (Mactaggart & Mickel Homes), Maisie O'Brien (The Willowacre Trust and West of Scotland Housing Association), John Donnelly (Lucky Springburn community garden volunteer), Michelle Reilly (volunteer coordinator), and James Hardie (Lucky Springburn community garden voluntee

Easter Bunny hunt at Newton Stewart Loreburn Housing Association hosted a series of events for children over the Easter holidays.

A number of actions were identified during a recent tenant led walkabout in the Viewpark and Bellshill areas. Tenant led walkabouts are a practical way for tenants to raise issues which may be concerning them and helps improve communication and relationships with council staff.