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Public procurement body Scotland Excel is supporting more organisations than ever before having just reached the milestone of 100 associate members – 34 of which are housing associations. The body's executive sub committee approved associate membership for seven organisations including Drumcha

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP), set up to help councils bring empty properties back into use, has urged Dundee City Council to consider the city’s 1,209 long term empty homes as part of its strategy to address the local housing crisis. The council recently announced a £6 mil

River Clyde Homes (RCH) secures a £20,000 grant from the Scottish Government's Debt Levy Fund. The funding has enabled the Association’s inclusive communities team to provide support to customers with the appointment of a money and budgeting officer, who will be in position until April 2

Dalkeith-based Melville Housing Association has made a £300 donation to the Penicuik Foodbank, run by Food Facts Friends, to help them prepare for what promises to be a demanding festive period. This month alone, Food Facts Friends has provided food to almost 400 people (237 adults and 146 chi

Families across Ferguslie Park are getting into the festive spirit this year by participating in its second ever Ferguslie Community Advent Calendar. Established last year by the Tannahill Centre, the Ferguslie Community Advent Calendar is a trail of windows that will be decorated and illuminated wi

Local residents of Sandyflats in Johnstone have given their local shop a makeover with a new mural of a flourishing tree thanks to support from Linstone Housing. The mural symbolises the strength of the Sandyflats community and reflects the 'can do' attitude of local people.

Energy supplier Utilita has refuted a suggestion by industry regulator Ofgem that the company is failing to act on smart meters as "grossly unfair". Last week Ofgem announced that Utilita Energy Limited could be banned from taking on new customers as the regulator consultd on iss

A new digital platform which substantially accelerates the speed at which housing developers gain required approvals has the potential to revolutionise how drainage designs are validated in Scotland.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced that the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference will be held on an online digital platform from 1 – 4 February 2021. With the theme Providing Homes, Helping Recovery, this year’s conference will reflect on the work of the past decade and l

The Wee House Company have been crowned winners at the 2020 Build It Awards securing the accolade in the 'Best Off-Site Manufactured House' category.

Glasgow-based internet of things (IoT) innovator iOpt has won a global industry award for its solution to monitor environmental conditions in social housing.

The Scottish Government has issued a position statement which outlines its current thinking on the issues that will need to be addressed when preparing Scotland's fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4).

Current and former City of Edinburgh Council employees and members of the public are being encouraged to come forward as an independent inquiry into the council's whistleblowing and organisational culture starts.

The Scottish Government will set out how it intends to support the Paris Agreement goal of preventing warming of more than 1.5 degrees by publishing its own indicative Nationally Determined Contribution ahead of COP26 in Glasgow next November. Roseanna Cunningham, environment and climate change secr

Michael Martin, chair at Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd, and Iain Wallace, former chair of Arklet Housing Association, discuss the recent merger between the two organisations. There’s a widely held view that Scotland has too many Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) - and as a conseq