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Detailed plans submitted for Scotland’s first net zero carbon housing development
Detailed plans, comprising 94 flats and 48 colony style homes, have been prepared to bring a derelict brownfield site and home of a former care home back to life as part of the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project.
Published 19 October 2021
Kingdom Housing Association elects new chair
Kingdom Housing Association has announced the election of Linda Leslie as chair of the Association.
Published 19 October 2021
Hanover Scotland appoints Gary Devlin as chair of the board
Hanover Scotland has announced the appointment of Gary Devlin as chair of the board.
Published 19 October 2021
Margo MacPherson
Dalmuir Park Housing Association (DPHA) is heartbroken at having to announce the sudden and tragic death on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 of its much loved and respected colleague Margo MacPherson.
Published 19 October 2021
Regulator updates AGM advice for governing bodies
The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its advice to support governing body members during the pandemic.
Published 19 October 2021
Six new members join CIH professional standards committee
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed six new members to its professional standards committee (PSC) after a recent recruitment drive.
Published 19 October 2021
Shire HA secures £63,000 community recovery fund grant
Shire Housing Association has secured a further grant of £63,000 from the Scottish Government’s Community Recovery Fund.
Published 19 October 2021
TIS National Housing Conference 2021 hailed a virtual success
Over 250 bookings were received from tenants and housing professionals across Scotland to attend the first-ever virtual TIS National Housing Conference.
Published 19 October 2021
HUB and Bridges acquire key site in Leith
Residential developer HUB has teamed up with sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management to acquire a 2.6-acre site on Baltic Street in Leith.
Published 19 October 2021
Morris & Spottiswood makes appointment to increase housing focus
Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Brian Pettigrew as director of its housing division, incorporating private housing arm Crosbie Homes.
Published 19 October 2021
CALA submits third phase plans for Grandhome development
CALA Homes has submitted a planning application to Aberdeen City Council for the third phase of its Grandhome development in Bridge of Don.
Published 19 October 2021
New development for Airdrie town centre
A new retail and housing development has been created in Airdrie, as part of North Lanarkshire Council’s regeneration of the town centre.
Published 19 October 2021
Places for People launches new shared equity homes in Stirling
Two first-time buyers from Aberdeenshire have moved into their new home thanks to Places for People’s Shared Equity scheme, which has also released new properties in Stirling.
Published 19 October 2021
UK households to be £1,000 worse off next year, warns Resolution Foundation
Households in the UK are set to be £1,000 worse off next year due to the tightening of living costs, caused by rising energy prices, alongside a shortage of workers and supplies caused by Covid and Brexit, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation.
Published 19 October 2021
More than quarter of a million customers impacted as four energy firms go bust
Four more energy firms GOTO Energy Limited, Daligas Limited, Pure Planet and Colorado Energy have ceased trading with more than 280,000 customers impacted.
Published 19 October 2021
