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Serco lock change opponents refused appeal permission
Supreme Court panel decision marks end of the road
Ten months to evict tenants who refuse to pay, lawyers find
Claim that landlords being driven away from sector
Low carbon standards coming for new homes
2024 date for rules to reduce emissions
Court backs Serco as asylum seekers' eviction appeals fail
No tenancy rights, and Serco not liable as public authority: Inner House
MSPs call for action to force sale of empty homes
Report wants Government to keep promise of compulsory orders
Short terms lets should be regulated, consultees respond
Answers reveal concerns over impact on housing market
Fuel Poverty Bill passes final Holyrood stage
Measure sets targets to cover next 20 years
Call for views on temporary accommodation standards for the homeless
Ministers aim to improve standards for those given emergency housing
Proposed member's bill would limit private rent rises
Labour MSP claims existing controls inadequate
Short-term lets: in need of regulation? Ministers consult
Views sought on possible powers for local authorities
HMO licensing could be extended to protect contract workers
Ministers consult on adding new categories to definition
Asylum seekers' challenge to Serco lock-changing practice fails
Court finds no breach of statute or Human Rights Convention
MSPs open inquiry into level of homes sitting empty
Call for evidence as records show 4% of Scotland's dwellings unoccupied
"Right to rent" rules for landlords declared illegal by High Court
Judge finds key plank of "hostile environment" leads to discrimination
Average property price in Scotland rises by 2.4 per cent
Latest figures show price growth slightly behind UK average
Govan Law Centre launches crowdfund to support homeless women
Project aims to tackle gender inequality in homelessness
Tenancy deposit system serving its purpose, users believe
Research finds majority satisfaction with operation of schemes
Homeless applicant loses judicial review but leaves with hope
Court states petition would succeed against correct respondents
Appeal to solicitors to join “world’s biggest sleepout”
Teams needed to support Sleep in the Park on 8 December
Test case to launch against Glasgow refugee evictions
Govan Law Centre to seek interdict against Serco move
Holyrood bill sets targets for cutting fuel poverty
Strategy to be set covering years to 2040
Social housing provisions of 2014 Act to come in next year
Order made confirming 1 May and 1 November 2019 dates
Landlord registration system proposed to be strengthened
Consultation runs on legal compliance and increased fees
Scots need Finnish scheme to tackle homelessness, MSPs report
Call for permanent, not temporary housing, with further support