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One of Scotland’s largest construction firms City Building (Glasgow) has launched a flexible working project available to all employees in association with Family Friendly Working Scotland (FFWS). FFWS, which is supported by the Scottish Government, work with employers to promote a flexible an

Local charities, schools, community projects and good causes across Scotland have been given more time to apply for a share of CALA Homes’ £55,000 Community Bursary. The initiative, which launched in Aberdeen in 2016 and the rest of the country in 2017, aims to provide support for a wide

At least 139 people have died while homeless in Scotland over the last 18 months, according to new statistics. The deaths, which were revealed in freedom of information requests by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and reported by investigative platform The Ferret, include 22 deaths in G

The CIH Scotland Housing Festival takes place this week from 12-13 March at Glasgow’s SEC and will bring together around 800 delegates, speakers and exhibitors from across Scotland and beyond for two days of discussion, debate and networking. The theme for this year’s Festival is ‘

The housing sector will be “supported to excel” thanks to HouseMark Scotland’s new ‘Embedding Excellence’ programme. The launch is taking place today, the first day of CIH Scotland’s Housing Festival in Glasgow.

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association is asking residents in and around Elgin to suggest the name of a new housing development for older people to ensure it reflects the history, culture and heritage of the local area. The development of 44 homes is being delivered at the site of the old hospital a

Plans for a 42-home housing development in the Highland village of Strathpeffer have been approved by councillors. The Highland Housing Alliance development, situated off Kinellan Drive on the outskirts of the village, will be made up of 15 two-bedroom homes and 27 three-bedroom properties.

Crisis Scotland is to host an event to explore the findings of the latest Homelessness Monitor for Scotland and their implications for strategic policy and practice across the country. Cabinet secretary for communities and local government, Aileen Campbell, will respond to the findings, setting out

Twenty-one of Scotland’s senior policy-shapers and key building experts, academics, and commentators were welcomed to a roundtable in Edinburgh earlier this year to debate: “What Kind of a Britain are we Building: Scotland?” The event was hosted by Niall Trafford, CEO of BRE a

More tenants than ever are satisfied with the housing services delivered by North Lanarkshire Council. Latest figures from the council’s tenant satisfaction survey show positive results in all areas, including, satisfaction with being kept informed; satisfaction with opportunities for particip

Andy Wightman MSP will today lead a debate calling for information on the ownership, use and value of land to be made more easily, openly and transparently available to the public. The Scottish Greens' land reform spokesperson said the creation of a comprehensive Scottish Land Information System, co

The Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS) has named managing director of James Gibb residential factors Nic Mayall as its new vice president by unanimous decision. PMAS representative body for professional property factor firms in Scotland.

The number of new build homes completed across all sectors over the year ending September 2018 has reached 18,750, an increase of 4% or 635 homes on the previous year, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics for Scotland. The increase included increases in housing association completion

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Shelter Scotland and CIH Scotland will team up to commission new research on housing supply need in Scotland post-2021. As the Scottish Government’s programme to build 50,000 new homes between 2016 and 2021 continues into its third year,

Housing organisations across Scotland are being asked to show their support for a new Technology Enabled Care in Housing Charter. Launched at the CIH Scotland Housing Festival 2019, the charter aims to help housing providers to understand, from a practical point of view, how to engage with Technolog