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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.

The Scottish Government must remove the shackles from a pilot offering homeowners energy-efficiency support if it is to maximise the potential of a national rollout, Propertymark has said. Just 55 eligible homeowners have been helped with loans and installations for energy efficiency measures since

Property agent membership body Propertymark has issued a letter to Patrick Harvie following his appointment as minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights to stress its concerns for the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland. The organisation said it is vita

The UK Government must complete and publish a full assessment of the impact on renters of their decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit, which risk pushing many households into poverty, problem debt, and homelessness, according to a number of housing groups.

The Scottish Government has pledged to establish an expert group together with a £50 million fund with the aim of eradicating homelessness for good. Announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as she delivered her Programme for Government for 2017/18 to the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday, the ‘En