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Shaun Smith Albyn Housing Society has announced a series of changes to its Board of Management.

People in the UK were ten times more likely to die from a cold home than a road accident during last winter’s cold snap due to poor planning and a lack of national resources, two energy charities have warned. National Energy Action (NEA) and Energy Action Scotland (EAS) said the severe weather bro

The misconception that social housing is lower quality than other tenures is still held among many Scots, a new survey has revealed. A poll commissioned for Scottish Housing Day shows that, despite having the most stretching standards of any type of housing, only 13% of Scots think that social housi

Proposed legislation which sets a new target relating to the eradication of fuel poverty is to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill sets a target of no more than 5% of households livi

Dave Roy Kingdom has pledged its support for Gas Safety Week (17th-23rd September 2018) and will be passing on important information to tenants and customers to raise awareness about the importance of gas safety.

Langstane Housing Association has been judged as welcome and “very helpful” by a group of North East tenants and residents. In February 2018, NETRALT (North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together) launched a mystery shopping exercise across ten social housing providers operating in the N

Michael Cameron Scottish Housing Regulator chief executive Michael Cameron provides an update on meeting stakeholders to discuss the new regulatory framework.

Staff at a homeless project have been praised for helping residents recover from drug and alcohol addictions and get back on their feet. Officers from the Care Inspectorate carried out an unannounced inspection at the block in Ashton View, Dumbarton last month.

Victoria Smith A surprising number of Scottish tenants don’t know their rights when it comes to claiming back their deposits and that they could be losing out on money, according to the largest survey of its kind.

Members of the public are being invited to have their say in a major new consultation about how people want the heart of Scotland's capital to look, feel and function. From today, the eight-week consultation on the City of Edinburgh Council's Consultation Hub will bring together three linked placema

The new executive team at Glasgow West Housing Association Glasgow West Housing Association has celebrated its 40th anniversary with the retiral of its chief executive and the appointment of a new executive team.

The 25th anniversary of Molendinar Park Housing Association (MPHA) was marked this week at its AGM which saw three new members were elected to the management committee. Held on Tuesday night at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, the 25th anniversary AGM was hailed as a fantastic night, well attended by sh

Work is now under way on a £3.6 million project to build new homes for North Ayrshire Council in Irvine. A special groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday at Dickson Drive to mark the official start of construction work to build 24 new modern and energy-efficient homes.

Bruce Crawford MSP opening Forth’s new business and enterprise hub Bruce Crawford MSP joined tenants and community members last weekend to help Forth Housing Association mark the opening of the Kildean Business & Enterprise Hub.

The awards recognise community champions who have gone above and beyond to improve the community and services The search to find north west Glasgow’s local heroes has been narrowed as Queens Cross Housing Association revealed the finalists for its Pride of Queens Cross Awards 2018.