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A team of scientists who carried out a study of heat loss from a typical 1930s semi-detached home to measure the impact of retrofit insulation have found that current estimates of energy performance may be underestimating the heat lost.

Grace House, a new supported residential community in Glasgow for women experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage, has welcomed its first resident. Opened by national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust, Grace House provides a safe, welcoming home for up to eight women, with inten

Kingdom Housing Association brought together board members and staff to celebrate the achievements of the last year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Carnegie Conference and Events Centre.

Building safety, funding pressures and the growing challenge of maintaining Scotland’s ageing homes and buildings dominated discussion at a major industry gathering. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) brought together senior figures from across housing, government, regulation, constructio

Fife Council is expanding its Housing First programme to help more people with complex needs access a stable home and personalised support. Approved by the Ending Homelessness Together Board, the programme will grow from 115 to 200 tenancies.

Aberdeen City Council has appointed Andy MacDonald as its new chief executive. Andy joined the council in 2018 and is currently executive director for corporate services and interim chief executive. He was selected as the council’s permanent chief executive following a recruitment and selectio

A community football club in Castlemilk is celebrating after receiving funding for new strips. Barlia Football Club has received funding with support from Wheatley Homes Glasgow’s customer engagement team helping children and young people to take part in football without families facing additi

Savills has made two significant leadership appointments within its Scottish residential business, with Harry Maitland appointed head of its Scottish Country House team and Peter Walker leading its residential business across Glasgow and the West of Scotland. The firm said the appointments reflect i

A digital solution is being sought to help identify social housing tenants most at risk from cold, damp, mould and fuel poverty before problems escalate. Even where properties are of a good standard, vulnerable residents can still face poor health and wellbeing if they cannot afford to heat and vent

Crisis Scotland has welcomed the First Minister's recognition of the scale of Scotland's homelessness challenge, after its new research was raised in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, and urged all parties to use the coming budget to turn that recognition into action.

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of land and sites in Maryhill, Partick and Yoker for over 160 new homes, while also approving the compulsory purchase of three long-term empty homes that will be brought back into use as social housing. The first disposal approved by the council's Contr

A dedicated Scottish Housing Summit Stage will bring retrofit, heat networks, planning and the future of More Homes Scotland to the SEC Glasgow on 22 October.

MSPs viewed a range of household and electrical items which were fixed by community repair projects at Holyrood’s first ever Repair Café this week.

Places for People (PfP) has become the first social housing provider to join the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, reinforcing its commitment to preventing homelessness and supporting people affected by it.

The UK Government is to consider how to extend Awaab’s Law to private renters and other types of accommodation throughout England.