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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a revised Practice Note 14 (PN 14) (Revised March 2021) for the audit of housing associations in the UK.PN 14 provides sector-specific guidance on applying the FRC’s auditing standards to audits of housing associations.The key revisions includ

West Dunbartonshire Council has set its budget for the year ahead with a focus on helping the area recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021/22 budget reflects the significant impact of the pandemic and details of spending for the coming year included investment in additional community empowermen

A new car-free residential development of 34 flats could be delivered on an industrial site off Leith Walk in Edinburgh's Pilrig Conservation Area under new plans submitted by Morgan McDonnell Architecture.

Scottish Housing Regulator communications manager Tracy Davren joins those from across the sector wishing Scottish Housing News a happy 20th anniversary this month. “Congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary! Thanks to Kieran and the team for helping

Housebuilder Barratt Homes Scotland has received the maximum 5-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Bancon Homes has been accredited with a ‘Gold Award’ and ‘Outstanding Award’ for customer satisfaction. The awards, run by specialist market research company In-house Research Ltd, are based purely on customer feedback.

The opening of a new £50 million Scottish Government fund to help transform thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land across Scotland signals a commitment to tackling the legacy blighting communities, according to the Scottish Land Commission. Scotland has almost 11,000 hectares of vac

The Highland Council has extended the deadline for views on the new Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan until 5pm on April 30. The Main Issues Report sets out possible ways of delivering more affordable housing, directing development to more sustainable places, better matching infrastructu

Providing a package of essential furniture to someone in need creates £6472 of social value according to a report published by End Furniture Poverty. The charitable campaign worked with social value experts ‘morethanoutputs’ and Liverpool City Council to carry out the study, which

It's been a year this month since we entered lockdown for the first time in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and I’m sure none of us imagined this would be the case when we left our offices to work from home in March 2020. Many of us who are able to are still working from home. At Kingdom,

Govan Housing Association's plans to deliver new affordable homes at Water Row in Govan have been submitted for planning.

Scotland’s transition to net-zero emissions by 2045 must be a “national mission with social justice at its heart”, according to the Just Transition Commission (JTC), the independent commission set up to advise the Scottish Government on how to manage the move fairly. In its final r

Charles Turner, chief executive of Thenue Housing, has sent his congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary on behalf of the whole Thenue team.

Caledonia Housing Association is moving full steam ahead in its ambitious £30 million regeneration of Bellsmyre area of Dumbarton. Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, The Vale of Leven, Helensburgh and Lomond, visited the site to witness the major demolition works of the old unpopular tenements

Wheatley Group is stepping up its support to help refugees and asylum seekers settle into life in Scotland with the development of a new welcome pack. The pack will help refugees access information and advice on their rights, choices and housing options, including tenancy agreements translated