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All the main parties in the Scottish Parliament are backing this year’s annual Scottish Housing Day, which is taking place today. Among the events taking place across the country is a hustings at the Parliament focusing on young people’s housing issues. Panellists will include Councillor Peter B

Stephen Good, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre chief executive and Sally Thomas, CEO of SFHA, sign the new agreement Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have announced a new partnership which aims to use innovation to incre

Angela Linton The housing sector has come a long way in its efforts to provide safe, warm and affordable homes but Scottish Housing Day also provides an opportunity to see what more can be achieved, writes Hillcrest chief executive Angela Linton.

Charlie Millar Cassiltoun Housing Association has announced that Charlie Millar, chief executive of the Cassiltoun Group, plans to retire in March 2019 after 39 years in the housing sector - 15 of them as the CEO at Cassiltoun.

(from left) Melville vice-chair David Bond, housing minister Kevin Stewart and Melville chief executive Andrew Noble Kevin Stewart, minister for local government, housing and planning, has officially opened a new affordable housing development in Bonnyrigg recently completed for Melville Housing Ass

Sally Thomas Sally Thomas, chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, reacts to a poll commissioned for Scottish Housing Day.

As organisations across the country mark Scottish Housing Day today, Aberdeenshire Council is highlighting its Empty Homes Advice and Information Service that aims to bring more properties back into use. Scottish Housing Day takes place today promoting messages about housing options and dispelling m

River Clyde Homes is celebrating success at the National Energy Efficiency Awards after scooping the prize for National Insulation and Fabric Project of the Year. The ceremony took place in Birmingham and the awards were presented by comedian Lenny Henry.

Partick Housing Association is well underway building 60 new affordable homes on the site of the former St Peter’s Primary School. The school closed its doors in 2013, when it merged with nearby Notre Dame Primary School, and for over 100 years was an important institution in Partick that shaped t

Councillor Kate Campbell To mark Scottish Housing Day, City of Edinburgh Council housing convenor, Cllr Kate Campbell, discusses the challenges that lie ahead.

An Edinburgh housing support service for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25 has received top marks from the Care Inspectorate in a report published this month. This is the second inspection in a row in which the Edinburgh Young Persons Service, which is managed by LinkLiving – part of the Link

Cathy McGarry A Glasgow woman will be commended for her 25 years of service with Bield at this year’s annual general meeting.

Prime Minister Theresa May is to announce £2 billion in new funding to give housing associations the long-term certainty they need to deliver tens of thousands of new affordable and social homes. As the first Prime Minister to address the National Housing Federation summit, she will pledge this mor

There is strong public support for the Scottish Government to continue to invest in housing, an exclusive new opinion poll has revealed. Commissioned to coincide with Scottish Housing Day tomorrow, the survey shows that 46% of Scots think that the government is responsible for ensuring everyone has

New Board member Alex Warren Two new members of the Board of management have been announced by Ardenglen Housing Association.