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ng homes helped facilitate Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) Breathing Apparatus (BA) training by having it take place at one of its properties last week. The unoccupied two bedroom flat in Springburn was made available to the SFRS crew from Springburn with the aim of creating a new and realis

The management committee at Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has approved a rent increase of 3.3% following a consultation with tenants. Scheduled to take effect from March 28, the rent increase was determined as the necessary amount to ensure the Co-operative can continue to invest and improve in

CIH policy and practice officer Sam Lister rounds up all the latest changes to Universal Credit – including some which have slipped under the radar. Already in 2019 we’ve seen several new announcements about Universal Credit – in addition to those in the November Budget. Some have

Highland Council has agreed to invest in infrastructure improvements for Dingwall that will unlock the development of 150 additional houses in the town. The current Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan allocates 470 additional new homes in Dingwall, based on the delivery of the Kinnairdie Link R

The UK Government has confirmed its £100 million investment in the Ayrshire Growth Deal. Scottish secretary David Mundell made the announcement as he visited HALO Kilmarnock and Ayrshire College.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has bought Livingston-based Walker Group for £31 million. Funded from Springfield's existing cash balances and borrowing facilities with Bank of Scotland, the acquisition of the entire share capital of Walker Holdings (Scotland) expands the Elgin-ba

Stewart Milne Group chief executive Glenn Allison has announced his retirement after 30 years with the company. Mr Allison will be replaced by Stuart MacGregor, the housebuilder’s chief operating officer, when he retires in March.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 110 new homes through the development of land at the former Johnstone Hospital site on Bridge of Weir Road in Linwood. The 9.97-acre brownfield site is already identified for housing and will d

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has revealed its disappointment in a funding freeze in housing adaptations to enable people to stay in their homes. Funding from the Scottish Government for adapting homes has effectively been frozen for the last seven years, according to the SF

Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of Jo Boaden and Bryan Duncan as new non-executive directors. Jo Boaden is a highly experienced senior housing professional whose contribution to the sector in the north of England was recognised with a CBE for services to housing in 2017. She was also th

Housing association-backed energy provider Our Power has formally gone into administration in a move that puts 68 jobs at risk. The appointment of Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG follows last month's announcement that the company had ceased trading.

Hundreds of workers have been made redundant after Dundee-based building contractor McGill & Co Limited went into administration. Established in 1981, McGill & Co provided services to clients in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors from its headquarters in Dundee and ancillary

New rules to reduce deaths in household fires will see improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in all homes in Scotland from 2021, the Scottish Government has announced. Under the regulations, every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and

Tenants of River Clyde Homes have been evicted for anti-social behaviour and a conviction for drug dealing. The housing association enforced the orders and recovered the tenancies after it obtained orders from Greenock Sheriff Court.

Lauren Moffat, a senior support worker with Kingdom Support and Care in Collydean, has been busy knitting Trauma Teddies to help police officers calm young children. Lauren, along with her Mother in-law Catherine Moffat and friends, have so far knitted over 30 of the cute bears, which are made to a