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DtL Creative has launched a new podcast specific to technology in social housing. The podcast is called 'That Blue Banana Show’ and is published on Wednesdays at 5pm by DtL Creative, the UK social housing technology and systems consultancy.

A bill to control rent levels has been introduced at Holyrood.

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has pledged that none of its customers will be at risk of losing their home over the next 12 months as it announced an emergency support package for customers in financial difficulty due to COVID-19. As well as banning repossessions, the society is extending the c

Hillcrest has completed the purchase of 15 mid-market rent apartments in Broughty Ferry, securing long-term tenancies for the tenants who have been living in the apartments. Built five years ago, the apartments, which are located a stone’s throw from Broughty Ferry’s beachfront, were bui

The Tannahill Centre has secured £60,548 from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund to help support locals across Paisley's North West area during the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will be shared between the Centre itself, its parent organisation Ferguslie Park Housin

Since the end of March, Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) workers who are employed by the association’s repairs company, Argyll Homes for All (AHFA), have been delivering essential supplies. This has involved the association working with Argyll and Bute Council to deliver food, presc

Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), discusses how social landlords can allocate homes safely during the current coronavirus pandemic. As part of our response to Coronavirus, we have been speaking to members about their experiences and we also con

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has been deeply saddened by the passing of Muriel Alcorn, who died peacefully at her home in West Whitlawburn on Tuesday. Muriel, an original founder member of WWHC back in 1989, has been a stalwart and a cornerstone of WWHC for over three decades, servin

Dr Jenny Preece introduces a new CaCHE research project which will consider why homes are so small in the UK and explore experiences of those who live in these kinds of properties.

Kelly Fraser, senior associate at Harper MacLeod, highlight some of the key amendments to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman's model complaints handling procedures that registered social landlords (RSLs) should be aware of. Background

Glasgow City Council has been granted nearly £4.75 million of funding to help make its homes more energy-efficient.

Bill Roddie, managing director of Glasgow-based family-owned business Spectrum Properties, has donated £1,500 in Aldi food vouchers to vulnerable families in the city.  For the past five years, Mr Roddie has funded an annual trip to the pantomime for up to 100 vulnerab

In light of the current coronavirus crisis, Port Glasgow-based firms McLaren Packaging and Interlok Divisions have engaged to help Inverclyde Foodbank provide essential services to the most vulnerable people in the area. Both companies have been matching employee donations and ensuring that Invercly

Govanhill Baths Community Trust has raised £3,500 for a new alternative to foodbanks - a project called the People's Pantry. According to the trust's manager Fatima Uygun, the new shop to be opened on Cathcart Road will be a 'viable alternative' to foodbanks.

A group of leading charities has called on the Scottish Government and supermarkets to take urgent action to ensure that vulnerable customers are given more support to access essential food supplies.