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A homelessness charity’s fundraising drive has been boosted by a £2,000 donation from housebuilder Persimmon East Scotland.

Scottish Borders Council has launched a public consultation inviting comments from people who live and work in the Borders to help shape the next Council Plan which will be launched in February. Information gathered during the council’s summer engagement sessions and Place-Making workshops und

Perth and Kinross councillors are being asked to consider the development of a transient site for Gypsy/Travellers in Perth. The proposed site on land near the Food and Drink Park in North Muirton will be discussed at a meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee on Wednesday 25th January.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published updated advisory guidance for landlords on surveying their tenants and service users about how they are performing against the Scottish Social Housing Charter. The advisory guidance was developed and produced by independent research firm, Engage, on

Tenants' rights minister Patrick Harvie has announced that he intends to cap private sector rents at 3% and that evictions will continue to be prevented for all tenants except in a number of specified circumstances from April.

A record number of Perth & Kinross Council tenants have had their say on their rent level for 2023/24.

Muir Homes has submitted a revised planning application for a new housing development at Westfield Loan to the western edge of Forfar.

The Scottish Government's plan to increase the Additional Dwelling Supplement from 4% to 6% has been questioned by two SNP MSPs. Unveiled as part of the draft Budget, the increase, which is paid as part of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on additional properties, is expected to r

Cathcart & District Housing Association has worked well to improve after a review found non-compliance with regard to tenant and resident safety, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has said. In an updated engagement plan for the association, SHR said Cathcart & District

Ayrshire teenagers are now planning a future in construction after Riverside Scotland and McTaggart Construction gave them a foot on the ladder. A series of two-week placements on Riverside’s new housing development in Tarryholme has inspired young people to seek a career in the building indus

New research from IPPR, supported by housing association Stonewater, has found that retrofitting the UK’s housing supply could save the average household £500 per year on their energy bills when the UK Government’s new energy price guarantee comes into effect in April 2023 –

House prices in Scotland continued to rise through the last quarter of 2022, but at the slowest rate since mid-2020 according to the December 2022 RICS UK Residential Survey.

After eight successful years at Loreburn Housing Association, CEO Lorraine Usher has announced her decision to step down from her role. Ms Usher, who became CEO in early 2015, will remain in position until the end of April with the recruitment process to appoint a successor beginning later this mont

Recognising the pressures short-term lets hosts face at this time, legislation has been laid to extend the deadline for applying for a licence by six months to 1 October 2023. The new deadline applies to anyone operating as a host before 1 October 2022. Anyone who started operating after that must h

A national residential rehabilitation service designed to support women and their children through recovery has been officially opened in Dundee.