Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Housing
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Claim SNP delivered over 105,000 affordable homes is True
With the cost of living crisis growing, debate around the need for affordable and social housing has been intensifying, with
Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homelessness
Councils have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal
Thousands of disabled people left in unsuitable housing
Hayden* says he is exhausted. Since 2019, he’s been fighting to get a ramp installed to enter his home.
Tam’s story: ‘Lives can change when people get the right support’
In the Ferret’s From The Margins project, reporter Karin Goodwin works with citizen journalists who have lived experience of
More than 1000 Glasgow private lets owned in tax havens
There are more than 4000 homes being let by overseas landlords in Glasgow, with more than one thousand owned through
Financial giant accused of blocking new green homes in Fife
Campaigners in Aberdour say that financial services giant Legal and General’s “disappointing” environmental policy has prevented new sustainable homes
Low earning Scots face paying more than half of salary on rent
Low earners in Scotland face paying more than half of their salary on rent, while middle earners could be paying
Renters asked to outbid each other for homes as housing crisis worsens
Renters across Scotland are being asked to outbid one another to secure a home, which campaigners say is driving up
None of £20m fund to improve Gypsy/Traveller accommodation spent
None of the money from a £20 million fund to improve accommodation for Gypsies, Roma and Traveller people has been
Lothian Pension Fund invests in US firm behind Grenfell cladding panels
Scotland’s second largest council pension fund has shares worth £847,000 in a firm that made the cladding panels
Homeless people owe £34m debt to councils for ‘highly questionable’ charges
Homeless people across Scotland owe councils over £34million in “highly questionable“ charges for temporary accommodation, according to research by a
Ministry of Defence fails to release land for 55,000 new homes to ease housing crisis
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been condemned by a Westminster committee for failing to release land for 55,000