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West Lothian Council's house building programme was also nominated for two CIH awards earlier this year West Lothian Council has been recognised at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards for its new council house building programme.

Lochlee Wynd CCG has started work to deliver a new residential housing development in Dundee which will see bespoke smart technology used to enhance the care and support of its tenants.

Katrina with her award certificate Katrina Rowlands has become the first manager at Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) to have achieved the Level 5 Award in Leadership and Management.

The first tenants of a new Aberdeen community built specifically for the rental market have moved in. Forbes Place by Dandara Living is the first private rental scheme (PRS) to be developed in the city, constructed in response to continuous high-demand for homes for lease which provide security of t

Living in Scotland’s commuter towns could save workers thousands of pounds, with Motherwell, Greenock and Arbroath cited as the most affordable places from which to commute, according to new research. The Bank of Scotland study examined house prices from towns within an hour’s commute of Aberdee

Sephton MacQuire Morven Short, director of Dunbritton Housing Association, has decided to take early retirement after 24 years of service.

Association Chairman, John Rodwell Orkney Housing Association Ltd (OHAL) completed 16 new homes last year and is in track to complete 54 more houses this year, including its 1,000th new home, the Association’s AGM has heard.

Sharon Flynn Wellhouse Housing Association has announced three new appointments to its management team.

Ewan Fraser, chief executive at Dunedin Canmore A Dunedin Canmore development of 31 new homes for over-55s in East Lothian is on schedule to be completed by July 2017.

Govanhill Community Development Trust, part of Govanhill Housing Association, has been awarded £478,565 to help Roma and Slovakian communities in Govanhill. The funding boost from The Big Lottery Fund Scotland will pay for family support programmes, literacy classes and integration projects.

Graham O'Neill Serco is set to assume control of a £221 million Home Office contract to provide homes for asylum seekers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, The Herald reports.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its factsheet about Significant Performance Failures (SPFs) to make it as helpful as possible for tenants. The factsheet explains to tenants how they can identify and report an SPF to the Regulator. It also includes a step by step guide on what the Regulato

Younger people are more willing to buy a home prone to safety, flood or crime risks in order to get on the housing ladder, new research from insurance giant Aviva reveals.

An Edinburgh restaurant described as the "next evolution of the Social Bite concept" is set to open its doors on Saturday. Home, located on Queensferry Street in the Scottish capital's West End, is the product of collaboration between Social Bite founder Josh Littlejohn and Dean Gassabi of Maison Bl

Mary Taylor After six years at the head of the organisation, Mary Taylor has announced that she will retire next year from her role as Chief Executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).