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Private landlords and agents are being encouraged to register for the upcoming Private Rented Sector Open Day and Conference organised by Stirling Council. The free annual event provides an opportunity for delegates to hear from national experts in the private rented sector, seek advice and informat

The ballot for ANCHO tenants to decide if they want to form a partnership with Cairn Housing Association will open on May 18. Under the terms agreed by the ANCHO Board in October 2016, the association will form a partnership with Cairn Housing Association, but maintain its own identity, with service

Queens Cross picking up the prize at the award ceremony in London Queens Cross Housing Association (QCHA) is celebrating after picking up first prize in front of over 1,000 guests at the CIH UK Housing Awards.

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has secured a £70 million Private Placement deal with Canada Life to support the delivery of 700 new homes across Lanarkshire for social rent. CVHA has an outstanding track record in working with its partner local authorities and developers, delivering sustai

Social housing landlords will be able to make their properties more energy efficient after the Scottish Government unveiled a £3.5 million decarbonisation fund. Local authorities and housing associations will be able to use the fund on projects that improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating

Dumfries and Galloway-based Loreburn Housing Association has become the first social landlord in Scotland to adopt new wearable technology that predicts the potential risk of falling for its sheltered housing customers. With falls currently costing the NHS in Scotland almost half a million pounds a

Scotland’s disabled people are being failed by government policy and local government inaction, which leaves thousands with no decent home to live in, according to an Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry into disabled people’s housing. By failing to build homes which are accessibl

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed proposals to invest £32.75 million over the next five years to begin to transform its town centres into “modern, vibrant communities where people live, work and socialise”. Forming part of a long-term economic regeneration delivery plan for the area, the tow

Planning permission in principle for a new residential development in rural Stirling has been given the green light by Stirling Council. Members of the council’s planning and regulations panel signed off on a stage one proposal for new houses near Lampson Road in Killearn, subject to an agreement

Aberdeenshire developer and building contractor Tor Ecosse has gone into administration with numerous outstanding debts. The Inverurie-based firm ceased trading with immediate effect on May 4 and all 11 employees have been made redundant.

A new affordable housing development is being created on behalf of Ayrshire Housing to help address the substantial unmet need for high quality affordable housing in the town of Ayr. Being delivered by construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the project comprises 39 one and two-bedroom flats on a l

After selling out well in advance of the event, 80 delegates attended EVH’s 40th Anniversary Year Health, Safety & Wellbeing Conference on May 8. EVH members who subscribe to its Landlord Safety Manual benefitted from a £40 discount for each delegate attending.

Urban Union submitted plans for Bedford Street in Laurieston Regeneration company Urban Union is gearing up for an ambitious year with plans to build more than 250 homes across Scotland.

Greater protection for customers could be on the way after an interim report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) suggested that consumers in the district heating market are not getting value for money. The CMA study – which began in December – set out to establish whether heat netwo

New support will help ensure community organisations, charities and other grassroots groups are listened to during the ongoing Brexit negotiations. The £150,000 stakeholder engagement fund will provide grants to Scottish organisations who wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to gather and promot