Scottish Government

Housing

Monday 08/05/2006

Fife suspends right to buy [Housing]

Ministers accept case for Fife to retain all public sector housing for next five years.

Monday 01/05/2006

Building regulations to prevent scalding [Housing]

New safety measures require thermostatic valves to prevent scalding injuries.

Sunday 30/04/2006

Landlord Registration Scheme [Housing]

New powers come into effect with landlords encouraged to register if they have not already done so.

Wednesday 19/04/2006

Euro funding for west of Scotland [Housing]

Whitecrook Regeneration Centre in Clydebank among six projects to share £580,000.

Wednesday 29/03/2006

Affordable housing in Aberdeen [Housing]

More than 360 homes to be built on site of old paper mill.

Friday 24/03/2006

Analysis of housing stock transfers [Housing]

Minister says council house transfers have been a 'resounding success story'.

Monday 13/03/2006

Reminder for private landlords [Housing]

Registration aims to improve quality of private rented sector.

Tuesday 07/03/2006

Moray suspends right to buy for some tenants [Housing]

Ministers accept case for part of Moray Council area to be designated as 'pressured' for purposes of the Right to Buy.

Monday 06/03/2006

Deadline for registration of landlords [Housing]

Private landlords have until the end of April to register with their local authority.

Glasgow's housing stock [Housing]

First meeting of group tracking progress of second phase of stock transfer.

Tuesday 28/02/2006

Regeneration drive to transform communities [Housing]

New approach focuses on private investment to transform deprived areas.

Friday 17/02/2006

Decrease in house prices [Housing]

Latest figures show average price for residential property down 0.5 per cent over last quarter to £125,934.

Monday 30/01/2006

Doors open with the 'House Key' [Housing]

New website launched which helps vulnerable people to live independently in their own home.

Glasgow housing stock transfer [Housing]

New group set up to track progress on second phase of transfer process.

Thursday 24/11/2005

Single survey to reform home buying system [Housing]

New legislation will bring in single survey and more rights for private tenants.

Friday 18/11/2005

Action to help Glasgow Housing Association [Housing]

Amendment means full-blown tendering process not required by GHA when renewing interim management contracts.

Rise in house prices [Housing]

Average house price in Scotland is £126,538, according to latest statistics.

Tuesday 15/11/2005

Highland Council to suspend right to buy for some tenants [Housing]

Right to buy for some tenants suspended for five years due to pressures on affordable housing.

Monday 14/11/2005

Skye's the limit for affordable homes [Housing]

New £20 million affordable housing programme is the biggest ever seen on island.

Monday 10/10/2005

Edinburgh housing stock transfer [Housing]

Plans to transfer around 23,000 homes in Edinburgh to community ownership has been approved in principle.