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A manifesto to help reduce the number one cause of fires in Scottish homes has been launched ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May by consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First. Electricity causes nearly three-quarters of all house fires in Scotland each year. In 2019 alone,

Neale Bisset, managing director of PMC Management and Lettings, has been elected as the vice president of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS). The trade association representing professional property factor firms in Scotland, PMAS promotes high standards and best practice within the pr

Scottish factoring firm Newton Property Management has launched an industry-first loan scheme for staff to help provide interest free access to funds if they need it. The company, which has offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, has pledged a six-figure employee benevolent fund to provide finan

Current lockdown restrictions saw house sellers in Scotland holding off putting their homes up for sale, according to the February 2021 UK Residential Market Survey from RICS.

Scottish Housing News has been gratified to receive many endorsements and messages of congratulations for our two decades of daily support to Scotland’s social housing - thanks to Kingdom group chief executive Bill Banks for these kind words.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has ended its appointment of a statutory manager at Thistle Housing Association following the transfer of tenants’ homes and other assets to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association. The Regulator directed the transfer in January following consultation with T

Families are opening the doors to new council housing in St Ninians after they officially picked up the keys to their homes. Stirling Council’s commitment to providing more affordable homes for residents across the region has delivered 10 new council houses within local builder Ogilvie Homes'

Thousands of Scottish people who are experiencing homelessness could become "trapped" between homelessness and unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation, campaigners from The Salvation Army have warned. The Salvation Army Homelessness in Scotland report has revealed that local councils across Scotl

Plans for 57 new homes in Edzell have been approved by Angus Council despite concerns about potential traffic issues in the area. Developer Guild Homes is expected to start work on the homes within a month after Angus Council’s development standards committee granted permission for the sc

Eildon Group is delighted to hear that it has been successful in its application for funds from the ‘Community Fund’ from Utilita – a smart Pay as You Go Energy provider – to support ongoing work at its Borders Community Food Hub. At the start of the pandemic in 2020, the Eil

People living in a number tower blocks in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire are seeing substantial improvements to their high-rise homes. Extensive renovations works are being carried out by Engie Regeneration on behalf of North Lanarkshire Council to enhance Blairgrove and Merryston Court and Glen and

A social housing development in Eindhoven has integrated a vertical forest. The first 'vertical forest' in the Netherlands will be integrated into one of two new smart buildings to be built in the city of Eindhoven.

Rettie & Co has hired Fergus Thomson MRICS as an associate director to head up Rettie Borders LLP in Melrose and Rettie Berwick LLP, covering also broader Borders areas. Mr Thomson, who joins from Davidson and Robertson, brings a wealth of experience as a chartered surveyor.

Local contractor and renewable technologies experts Alliance Electrical Services will soon begin a £300,000 programme of work to install smoke detectors in partnership with Angus Council. Beginning with a programme of work to fit smoke detectors in more than 600 homes in Arbroath, the installa

The public will be given a chance to have their say on proposals to deliver a £33.8 million leisure-led development in West Kinfauns, Perthshire.