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Scotland’s national advice service, Advice Direct Scotland, has launched a week-long campaign to help Scots simplify their spending amid the growing cost-of-living crisis. Advice Direct Scotland’s financial awareness campaign will highlight useful tips for people struggling with debt, en

Some of Scotland’s highest-profile housing and planning organisations are calling for a pause on proposals to revamp the country’s infrastructure and town planning systems. Homes for Scotland, ALACHO, SFHA, and CIH are among the signatories to a letter calling for a draft document o

A bright new era for housing has begun today as Scotland’s largest social landlord, GHA, becomes known as Wheatley Homes Glasgow. The change – which was supported by tenants in an independent consultation – follows GHA and Cube Housing Association, both members of Wheatley Group, j

Advance Land Regeneration has secured planning permission from West Dunbartonshire Council to develop a 5-hectare site on Cardross Road in Dumbarton.

Scottish property rents have continued to rise at a higher rate than the rest of Britain after years of low increases according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that rents in Scotland have continued to rise at a higher annual rate than England and Wa

Kingdom Housing Association has started construction on 30 affordable new homes for social rent at Balgove Road in Gauldry.

The Cadder area in north west Glasgow was treated to a spring clean this week, with community-based Cadder Housing Association staff and local residents joining forces for an area-wide litter pick.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) recently held a vigil for Ukraine at Dalrigh Gardens in Oban. The gardens, owned by ACHA, are utilised as a common public space at the entrance to Oban, and are a highly recognisable landmark in the town.

Aberdeen City Council has agreed an annual budget of £150,000 for an innovative children and young people’s action plan to help tackle climate change. The funding allocation for a plan to be devised by a citywide Pupils’ Climate Change Working Group was agreed following an address

Teresa Bray, the chief executive of Scottish charity Changeworks, has announced that she intends to retire later this year. An accountant by trade, Ms Bray has dedicated her career to the third sector. From housing associations in London, to finance director at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Ass

Age Scotland has highlighted the urgent need for action to tackle pensioner poverty as statistics from the Scottish Government revealed today that 11% of pensioners were in persistent poverty after housing costs between 2016 and 2020. The figure is unchanged from the previous period.

Heriot-Watt University has published the results of the first international initiative to end street homelessness which revealed Glasgow's success in reducing the number of people experiencing homelessness living on the streets of the city. 

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging people worried about the cost of living crisis to seek advice as energy bills soar for millions today. Today the energy price cap is set to increase by £693, with a further increase expected in the autumn.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords. This includes updated engagement plans for registered social landlords (RSLs) and local authorities and an update to the regulatory status for RSLs. The status describes whether a landlo

UK house price growth has risen to its highest level since 2004, as growth increased to 14.3% from 12.6% in February.