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Tenants and service users regard repairs and maintenance as a key priority when assessing the performance of a social landlord, a new report published by the Scottish Housing Regulator has found. The Regulator’s report shows that the speed and efficiency of repairs, flexibility, being kept informe

Financial inclusion officers Iain Thomson and Ashley Frame Thenue Housing has continued its drive to help customers with financial issues after two key members of staff saw their roles made permanent, it was announced this week.

The closing date to enter the TIS National Excellence Award is fast approaching, with less than four weeks remaining to submit your nomination. Do you know of an organisation, individual, or group who are truly making a difference within the communities they work and represent?

Tia gets a feel for her new Muay Thai kit A novice martial artist student is the first to get a kick out of Queens Cross Housing Association’s new £10,000 Community Chest fund.

Rough sleepers in Glasgow are being handed portable mobile phone battery chargers to help ensure their phone is sufficiently powered up for what could be a lifesaving call to a support service. Glasgow-based homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland has identified a relatively high level of mobi

Shelter Scotland is looking for people in Edinburgh, Dundee, The Borders and Dumfries & Galloway to help the charity by taking part in some focus groups. Shelter Scotland has embarked on research to explore a new way to provide accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness.

Moray Council is to scrap its Council Tax discount for those with a second home as the local authority set its budget for 2018/19 to secure more than £6.6 million of savings. Introducing ways to generate more income, the council will remove the 10% Council Tax discount for those with a second home

CCG has been appointed to a new kitchens and bathrooms framework managed by national provider Procurement for Housing (PfH).

Residents campaigning against plans to deliver more than 400 homes on the University of Strathclyde’s former Jordanhill campus have lost their legal action to stop the proposal at the Court of Session. CALA Homes (West) gained planning permission from Glasgow City Council to develop the 31-acre in

A contractor has been fined after a gas explosion at a domestic property in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire. Lanark Sheriff Court heard that, on 22 March 2007, Turriff Contractors Limited had been contracted to construct and install a gas main on a street in Lesmahagow.

A significant package of capital investment in council housing totalling more than £150 million is set to be delivered by East Lothian Council over the next five years. Almost £93m will be spent on new affordable council housing in addition to almost £60m on the modernisation of existing properti

CALA Homes (West) has welcomed a Notice of Intention to allow an appeal and grant permission on its proposed development at Meadowburn, Bishopbriggs. The decision from the Planning and Environment Appeals Division (DPEA) means that East Dunbartonshire Council’s planning board’s original decision

(from left) Connor McGinley Chameleon Architects; Councillor John Crowther; Gary Wilson River Clyde Homes; Councillor Tommy McVey; Gordon Lee, Cruden Building and Stephen Murray, River Clyde Homes 2018 is shaping up to be a record year of housing development for River Clyde Homes as the foundations

Cunninghame Housing Association has completed a development of 70 houses and flats for rent in Ardrossan. The total project costs for the Montgomerie Street development, including private finance was, £7,725,987, with £4,519,000 awarded in grant from the Scottish Government.

Professionals from across Scotland’s housing sector are being encouraged to share their experience on allocations and suspensions to support revised practice guidance currently being prepared by specialist research consultants Craigforth and CIH Scotland.