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Campaigners for rent controls have hit back at Scottish landlords who may be planning to raise rents in response to a reduction in the amount of tax relief for buy-to-let mortgages.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with some of the people who attend Dunedin Canmore’s Digital Skills for All class First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was welcomed by tenants and staff at Dunedin Canmore this week as she saw for herself how a digital inclusion project is increasing job prospects for loca

Feline Good in Fernhill Children living in Fernhill have created a "spect-CAT-ular" graffiti art mural with help from professional art group Art Pistol.

Graeme Brown, director of Shelter Scotland Housing charity Shelter Scotland has warned that new changes to housing benefit entitlement for 18-21 year olds could increase youth homelessness in the UK.

A local initiative led by housing provider Thenue Housing is encouraging people in Cranhill, Glasgow to grow their own food and become more energy-efficient.

From left to right: Gavin High, Margaret Cowie, Duncan Macrae and Mark Millard receive their Committed to Excellence Award from Claire Ford, CEO, Quality Scotland Caledonia Housing Association has celebrated the receipt of the Committed to Excellence award at the Scottish Awards for Business Excelle

Mary Taylor The chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said new welfare changes could be as devastating to the sector as the bedroom tax.

George Osborne The UK government's commitment to 1 per cent annual rent reductions in the social rented sector will negatively affect affordable housebuilding, according to independent analysis.

Angus Housing Association has set a record low for its rent arrears, with only 1.82 per cent of current tenants' rent uncollected as at 31 March 2015. Hailed as a "magnificent achievement", it is a slight improvement on its 2013/14 figure of 1.92 per cent and well inside the Association's own 2 per

George Osborne Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is expected to announce today that his planned £12 billion cuts to the UK's welfare budget will be spread over a longer period of time.

Kirkcaldy is to benefit from a new project by Kingdom Housing Association which will see the construction of 15 new affordable, energy-efficient homes at a cost of £1.5 million.

Helen Barclay Edinburgh-based Viewpoint Housing Association has appointed Helen Barclay as its new Director of Housing and Property Services.

Developer Sheratan Ltd has put forward proposals for a new housing development, primary school and parkland at Edmonstone Estate at Little France in Edinburgh. Sheratan has lodged a proposal of application notice (PAN) for the new development, to be called Edmonstone Home Farm, signifying its intent

The Fairer Fife Commission met for the fourth time yesterday to discuss the best way to break the cycle of poverty in Fife. The commission, made up of independent experts brought together by Fife Council, is examining the causes of poverty in different areas of Fife and will make recommendations on

More than £355 has been raised for women facing breast cancer by tenants and staff at a Bield retirement housing development in West Lothian. A successful Summer strawberry tea party at Mosside Court in Blackburn raised the cash to support UK charity Breast Cancer Care, smashing a £200 target than