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Ark Housing Association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in their care. The Edinburgh-based organisation, which provides care, support, and housing for adults with complex needs, pled guilty to a health and safety a

Land leaders have joined forces to complete a development programme to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

The Wee House Group has appointed Richard Reid and Emma Robertson as (acting) chief executive officer and chief financial officer, respectively. Jennifer Higgins, current CEO of the group, will take a step back at the end of this month when her maternity leave begins.

Barratt has said it will build fewer new homes this year than previously predicted, despite witnessing an upturn in post-Christmas demand for its properties. The housebuilder warned last month that it had seen a “marked slowdown” in sales in the final months of last year as spiralling mo

A judge of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has quashed an eviction order following an appeal by the tenants of a property in Armadale after finding that the First-tier Tribunal had wrongly classed the tenancy as a private residential tenancy.

Thirty new council flats and houses are now under construction in Pencaitland, the first new council homes to be built in the village since 1985. Cruden Building Scotland, part of the wider Cruden Group, has started work on the energy efficient homes, which are funded by East Lothian Council's capit

A report predicting more than 2,200 jobs can be created by retrofitting energy efficiency measures to the South of Scotland’s social housing stock is to be officially launched this month. ‘A Roadmap to Decarbonisation’ will be presented on Tuesday 21 February at Eildon Housing Asso

Demand for energy advice across Citizens Advice network overtook advice for Universal Credit and other benefits in December 2022. This marks the first time Universal Credit wasn’t the top advice area since Citizens Advice Scotland started monitoring monthly advice trends during the pandemic.

Charis, an administrator of hardship grants, has announced a new partnership with the Tillo platform which expands the range of goods and products, as well as participating retail outlets, that households can access when applying for help and support via housing associations, Citizens Advice, and p

New buyer demand, sales and listings in the Scottish housing market were all reported to be on a downward trend in January according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey.

Around one in five households with prepayment gas and electricity meters have not redeemed their energy rebate vouchers.

Swan Housing Association has joined Sanctuary as a subsidiary following the formal completion of the business combination proposal which was approved by the boards of both organisations. Sanctuary’s strong financial position as one of the UK’s leading housing and care providers brings st

A public consultation on plans for a new housing area in Cumbernauld has been launched by North Lanarkshire Council. The council is asking for views on proposals for land at Palacerigg, part of the South Cumbernauld Community Growth Area (CGA).

South Ayrshire Council has agreed to changes to previously approved plans for 49 new homes submitted by Lynch Homes concerning land north of Barassie Farm in Collenan. The proposal by Lynch Homes features 42 two storey detached houses, with a small number of bungalows north of Barassie Farm, was app

The Scottish Government has published its response to the review of the 6% Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) with a consultation on proposed changes including one which will see councils no longer having to pay a tax on additional properties when buying affordable housing stock.