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The next phase of redevelopment work to deliver new housing and amenities for the Gowkthrapple community is set to begin.

One-third of domestic energy consumers did not manage well financially during the winter, new research shows.

An award-winning youth music project is celebrating meeting a fundraising milestone which will allow more people to take part. Ensemble, run by Wheatley Care, sees young people with experience of homelessness and mental health challenges paired up with professional musicians to write and record orig

Crofters across Scotland will be able to apply for larger sums of money to upgrade their housing under the Croft House Grant.

Details of the rent increases which Scottish social landlords will apply in 2023/24 have today been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

A revised Housing Allocations Policy has been approved by Aberdeen City Council that will see the Choice Based Lettings (CBL) approach replace the current system.

The UK Government is being urged by the Scottish Government to invest in public services and deploy its full range of powers to tackle the cost of living crisis, supporting people and businesses. Deputy First Minister John Swinney has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt ahead of h

Council tax in Aberdeenshire will rise by 4% in the coming year, as Aberdeenshire Council agreed its full 2023/24 budget last week.  Papers with saving proposals were posted online last week by the council, which outlined a range of financial savings across all services to bring spending in lin

A consultation by the Single East Ayrshire Register for Community Housing (SEARCH) partners – namely Atrium Homes, Cunninghame Housing Association, East Ayrshire Council, Riverside Scotland Housing Association and Shire Housing Association, on proposed changes to the Common Allocation Policy

Local communities across Scotland will be supported to take climate action in their areas through a new nationwide network of Climate Action Hubs. This follows the success of two pathfinder hubs in the North East and the Highlands, which helped to widen participation in climate action and have suppo

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published its Equalities Statement to restate how it aims to encourage better and positive equality outcomes for tenants, people who are homeless and Gypsy/Travellers through its regulation of social landlords. It also re-affirms the Regulator’s co

Springfield Properties has been given the green light for the next phase of energy efficient homes at its Elgin South Village.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has concluded a contract with Home Group Scotland to deliver 55 affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its Auldcathie View development and the wider masterplan vision for the new community that is now emerging in Winchburgh. The conclusion of this agree

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) brought Ofgem chair Martin Cave together with Scottish housing associations to discuss the impact of the ongoing energy crisis on the social housing sector and what’s needed to tackle it.

A year on from the launch of the Scottish Government’s Super Sponsorship Scheme, thousands of people displaced from Ukraine are still living in temporary accommodation in Scotland, according to a report from the British Red Cross.