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A new blueprint published today sets out how rural homes can be designed, built and retrofitted to support healthier, lower-carbon and more independent living. Produced by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), ‘ENVISION: The Digital Blueprint for a Smart Home of the Future&rsq

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is celebrating the success of its recent Sustainability Conference, which brought members and sector colleagues together in Edinburgh for a day of thoughtful discussion, expert insight, shared learning and networking around sustainability in housing. The confer

Council house tenants and other customers are being asked for their views on how vacant council housing in South Lanarkshire is allocated.

A North Ayrshire Council partnership project has seen more than 30 homes on Great Cumbrae being fitted with solar panels and battery storage systems. The Millport Solar PV and Battery Project is a community-led, phased programme with three aims:

New data from Housemark shows social landlords have reached their strongest year-end arrears position on record, even as households continue to face cost of living pressures.

Williamsburgh Housing Association has delivered over £1 million in financial gains, including £145,889 in energy support, to tenants over the last financial year, alongside providing 1,350 interventions to assist households facing ongoing energy costs and financial pressures. The support

Fife Council is set to expand its housing provision in Coaltown of Wemyss through the proposed purchase of 14 new build houses at the new Castle Park development. The houses, which include a mix of two and three-bedroom properties, will provide much-needed accommodation for families in the Levenmout

Community spirit was in full stride on Saturday, May 16th, as more than 100 people gathered to take part in the “Walk the Loch - Loch Doon” event, a new initiative designed to bring people across East Ayrshire together.

After more than three decades of dedicated service, Rosehill Housing Co-operative has said goodbye to Geri Mogan, its director and longest-serving staff member. Geri retired at the end of May, bringing to a close an impressive 35-year career with Rosehill.

New planning application statistics, which show a significant fall in the number of housing applications being brought forward, highlight the ongoing challenge facing Scotland’s home building sector as the country’s housing emergency continues, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. Compar

Women from the housing sector came together to reflect on home, caring and community through moving personal stories and practical action at the latest event from WISH Scotland last week. The organisation's summer event, Home, Caring and Community: Personal Stories and Practical Action, was held on

Avant Homes is to deliver 52 new homes for East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA) at Blindwells after agreeing a £10.6 million deal with the affordable housing provider. The social rented homes will form part of the housebuilder’s £48m, 174-home Althamer View development, which fe

The first affordable homes to be built in the Blackford area of Edinburgh for more than 60 years have been completed and handed over. Cala Homes’ (East) 12 energy-efficient apartments have now been passed to Wheatley Group for social rent.

Three Scottish housebuilders have given a cautious welcome to the Scottish Government’s plans to offer interest-free loans of up to £10,000 to first-time buyers. The new First Homes Fund, which will be available from June, applies to properties valued at up to £300,000 and is desig

Domestic abusers will be evicted from social homes in England and victims will be able to stay safely in their communities, under a new landmark Social Housing Bill returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today.