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Fewer than half of Scottish Government’s pledged rural homes built
The Scottish Government has built fewer than half of the houses promised in rural areas and islands more than four
No Fixed Abode: the death of Ian Kirkland on Scotland’s streets
At least 139 people died while homeless in Scotland over a period of 18 months. That figure came not from
Private developers get £100m from housing fund but build just 700 affordable homes
A £150m housing fund has awarded more than £100m to private firms, prompting claims the Scottish Government is “doling out
After lockdown: what next for Glasgow’s street homeless?
The rain is bouncing off the pavements and wind blusters down the off-the-beaten track Glasgow street. But inside the sleek
Scots landlords served hundreds of eviction notices during lockdown
Hundreds of tenants in Scotland have been handed eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown, despite government advice for landlords
Tenants ‘sidelined’ as landlords lobby for extra Covid-19 subsidy
Landlord lobbyists have pressured Scottish Government officials for further coronavirus subsidies in regular meetings with civil servants, documents show. The
Police urged to tackle landlords breaking lockdown laws
Illegal evictions and other unlawful practices by landlords are still taking place despite extra protections in place during Covid-19 and
Legal overhaul urged to tackle Scotland’s derelict land and buildings
Experts have called for “radical change” and an overhaul of Scotland’s laws to tackle thousands of vacant and derelict
Call for inquiry after Glasgow stabbing incident at hotel
There must be an inquiry into decisions taken by the Home Office and its housing contractor to move hundreds of
Row erupts over firm’s briefings to MPs on asylum seeker housing
A row has broken out between the private company responsible for housing asylum seekers in Glasgow and refugee charities and
In pictures: Glasgow’s drugs crisis in the time of coronavirus
“The reality is that the HIV outbreak and drug-related deaths haven’t gone away just because we have declared a
Call for probe after man found dead in Covid-19 asylum seeker hotel
Refugee activists have called for an independent inquiry into the decision to move asylum seekers from their flats in Glasgow