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Cassiltoun Housing Association has announced the early retirement of Fiona McGowan, a highly respected leader whose remarkable career in housing spans more than four decades. Fiona began her housing career over 40 years ago with Glasgow City Council, starting in May 1983 as a clerk in Easterhouse be

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has urged the Scottish Government to deliver fairer funding for building safety issues to ensure social rents remain affordable.

Legislation to raise funds towards Scotland’s cladding remediation programme carries “significant risk” to the housing market, a parliamentary report published today has concluded. Holyrood’s Finance and Public Administration Committee says it is “unconvinced” tha

Compulsory owners’ associations, regular building inspections, and reserve funds are at the heart of sweeping reforms proposed to tackle Scotland’s deteriorating tenement housing stock.

Lar Housing Trust has appointed Stuart McLaren to its main board and reappointed Ken Macintosh and Monica Gupta. Stuart McLaren was recently promoted to managing director of the organisation’s construction subsidiary Lar Projects Ltd. This follows the appointment of Mikko Ramstedt as the

A community group in south Glasgow has published its own declaration to protect the rights of local people. The Castlmilk Housing and Human Rights Board published their declaration to mark International Human Rights Day in a bid to keep human rights at the forefront of community activism.

The JR Group has begun construction on a sheltered housing complex on Bank Street in Alexandria, which will deliver 22 one-bedroom flats on behalf of West Dunbartonshire Council. Representatives from The JR Group joined housing and communities convener Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal and council off

A new tenant satisfaction survey has shown that Ayrshire Housing is outperforming the Scottish average across all benchmarked indicators. The survey questioned a sample of 680 tenants for their thoughts on the performance of the association across seven indices, covering everything from the qua

CIH Scotland has signed a new partnership agreement with Barrhead Housing, demonstrating the commitment of both organisations to enhancing professionalism and long-term career development across the sector. Building on Barrhead Housing’s established leadership in school engagement and advocacy

Osprey Housing is investing in a new-build project that will further expand the social landlord’s reach across Moray as part of their strategic growth through development. The 12 homes within the Firth Rise development in Hopeman will offer quality accommodation to families, couples, and indiv

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published a new report, setting out the evidence-led housing priorities for the next Scottish Government as the country approaches the 2026 election amid a formally declared national housing emergency.

Expectations for the housing market in Scotland improved last month as more buyers made enquiries and more sellers listed their properties, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Bon Accord Care, the main provider of social care in Aberdeen, is to be transferred back to Aberdeen City Council to maintain service quality for service users and staff. The move, which was agreed at a meeting of Full Council yesterday, will happen in the next financial year, 2026 to 2027.

Caledonia Housing Association has been ranked 9th in the top 50 Scottish companies to work for by Best Companies. Best Companies, which involves a comprehensive survey of employee experience, also improved CHA’s position in the top UK housing organisations to work for annual awards, climbing t

Wheatley Group is to become the first social landlord in the UK to pilot Nooku’s innovative indoor air-quality technology in tenants’ homes.