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Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) and its ratings committee have retained Link Group’s financial rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. In its research update, S&P highlighted Link’s key role in supporting the Scottish Government in providing 70,000 new s

A £3 million investment by the Scottish National Investment Bank will see 25 high-quality family homes being built in the Nitshill area of Glasgow to be sold to local social housing tenants and first-time buyers. The Bank’s loan stipulates homes in the Station Wynd development must first

As CIH Scotland publishes a policy paper setting out where it considers the Scottish Government should focus its whole rented sector reforms, national director Callum Chomczuk, argues why housing standards and tenants' rights should also be aligned. The housing system in Scotland is notori

More than one in three people in Scotland find energy bills unaffordable, according to new polling.

The Tenant Hardship Loan Fund and the Private Rented Sector Landlord (non-business) COVID-19 Loan Scheme will close to new applications on December 31, the Scottish Government has revealed.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) is backing the official bid by Dumfries to become the UK’s newest city. A campaign launched last month is calling for the area to be named a winner in the Queen’s 2022 Civic Honours competition.

Youngsters in Glasgow have been de-stressing with mindful arts and crafts thanks to a community arts project.

Three blocks of properties in a Fife village are to be demolished. Members of Fife Council's south and west Fife area committee have given the go-ahead for the flats and maisonettes in Sir George Bruce Road, Oakley, to be torn down.

Warmworks Scotland LLP has today announced the acquisition of Connected Response Ltd in a deal that it said will help thousands of households that are in or are at risk of fuel poverty to stay warm in their homes through innovative heating solutions, helping cut fuel usage and energy bills. Warmwork

The UK’s gas distribution networks have partnered with Fuel Bank Foundation to provide a pathway to help people living in fuel poverty. Gas distribution networks Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SGN and Wales & West Utilities have committed to providing the charity with a combined £500

Ofgem has appointed EDF to take on supplying Zog Energy Ltd’s customers after the supplier ceased trading last week. Zog Energy supplied around 11,700 domestic customers.

Lender investment in registered social landlords (RSLs) remains high signalling a vote of confidence in the sector. This is the key message of a new report published today by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR).

Early plans have been unveiled for a new 500-home residential complex and shops near Edinburgh Airport.

Eildon Housing has unveiled plans to deliver high quality affordable rented homes in Galashiels after acquiring a key central site. The former Borders College building

An increase to the energy price cap next April could see the cost of heating the average home double in just over a year, fuel poverty charities have warned.