Housing in Scotland includes all forms of built habitation in what is now Scotland, from the earliest period of human occupation to the present day. The...
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Scottish housing may refer to: Housing in Scotland Scottish Housing Regulator This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scottish...
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Public housing in the United Kingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011, when the...
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Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...
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The Minister for Housing is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. The incumbent...
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Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of housing associations. Its sister publication, Scottish Construction Now...
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1915 Glasgow rent strikes (category Housing in Scotland)
mobilizations by Glasgow, Scotland tenants opposing rent increases by landlords, who raised rents following a housing shortage. In February 1915, Glasgow...
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The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which received royal assent on 1 August 2014. Part 1 of the Act provides for the...
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Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government...
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Scotland Community Development, Inc, formed. A $78,400 grant funded legal and other support for designing a plan for adequate housing in Scotland. The...
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city in Scotland, has several distinct styles of residential buildings. Building styles reflect historical trends, such as rapid population growth in the...
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The Scottish Special Housing Association was established in 1937 to provide good-quality social housing. It had headquarters in Edinburgh's West End,...
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the Housing Act 1980, in Scotland this is the Tenant's Rights Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980; and the Housing Act 1988, in Scotland this is the Housing (Scotland)...
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The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) (Scottish Gaelic: Riaghladair Taigheadais na h-Alba) is an independent Non-Ministerial Department, directly accountable...
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in Scotland is considered a serious social issue. Since the Scottish devolution from the United Kingdom in 1999 and the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament...
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Right to Buy (category Public housing in Scotland)
The Right to Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Scotland since 1 August 2016 and Wales from 26 January 2019, which gives...
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Blackhouse (category Housing in Scotland)
ˈd̪ˠʊw]; Scottish Gaelic: t(a)igh-dubh [t̪ʰə ˈt̪uh]) is a traditional type of house which used to be common in Ireland, the Hebrides, and the Scottish Highlands...
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Findhorn Ecovillage (category Housing in Scotland)
based at The Park, in Moray, Scotland, near the village of Findhorn. The project's main aim is to demonstrate a sustainable development in environmental,...
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Communities Scotland was an executive agency of the Scottish Government from 2001 to 2008. The Agency was responsible for housing, homelessness, communities...
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corporation and constitutes a form of housing tenure. Typically housing cooperatives are owned by shareholders but in some cases they can be owned by a non-profit...
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Cottage flat (category Housing in Scotland)
Cottage flats, also known as four-in-a-block flats, are a style of housing common in Scotland, where there are single floor dwellings at ground level...
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But and ben (category Housing in Scotland)
Jamieson, John (1808). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Illustrating the Words in Their Different Significations, by Examples from Ancient...
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for housing in England. In Scotland policy is set by the Scottish Parliament; inspecting and regulating activities falls to the Scottish Housing Regulator...
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Cables Wynd House (category Public housing in Scotland)
its curved shape, is a nine-storey local authority housing block in Leith, Edinburgh. The building, in fact, has ten storeys. The ground floor is called...
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Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative is the largest student housing cooperative in the United Kingdom, providing affordable housing for the co-operative's...
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Bastle house (category Housing in Scotland)
bastille houses are a type of construction found along the Anglo-Scottish border, in the areas formerly plagued by border reivers. They are fortified...
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In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, non-profit organisations that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in need...
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Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing,...
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bodies in Scotland to support policy and decision making. It won the Royal Statistical Society's Excellence in Official Statistics Awards in 2017. The...
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Supported Living, Sanctuary Scotland (social housing) and Sanctuary Homes (development). Sanctuary manages 120,000 properties in the United Kingdom, with...
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