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The Scottish Housing Regulator published a report on its statutory intervention to protect tenants’ interests at Molendinar Park Housing Association. The report explains why the Regulator intervened and sets out the improvement actions the Association’s management committee has taken.

A major regeneration project in Edinburgh has taken another step forward with work starting on 70 new affordable homes. Dunedin Canmore, part of Wheatley Group, is behind the latest development at Craigmillar in the south east of the city.

Milnbank Housing Association has achieved Investors in People accreditation at Platinum level. The Association was first recognised as an IIP organisation in 2000 and was the first housing association in Scotland to achieve Investors in Young People at Gold Level.

Martin Armstrong of Wheatley Group (left) receives his IoD Scotland Director of the Year award The achievements of Martin Armstrong, chief executive officer at Wheatley Group, were recognised at the Institute of Directors Scotland Director of the Year Awards at the Crowne Plaza in Glasgow last week.

Barrhead Housing Association hosted its first Community Choices event at The Foundry in Barrhead earlier this month. The event was part of a commitment to engage the community through Particapatory Budgeting (funded by the Scottish Government) and received a “wonderful response” from the residen

Pauline McNeill MSP Scottish Labour’s proposed plans to introduce a ‘Mary Barbour Law’ to protect people renting in the private sector will be put out for public consultation within weeks.

(from left) South Ayrshire Council’s portfolio holder for housing and customer services, Councillor Philip Saxton, Andrew Filby (Energy Agency), Councillor Peter Convery, SAC executive manager people directorate, Chris Carroll (SAC), Councillor Craig Mackay Hundreds of poorly insulated properties

(from left) Barry Dawson (local partnership manager at CITB), John Turnbull (investment director at Clyde Valley Housing Association), young people from Skills Development Scotland, Clare Haughey MSP, Stephen Profili (regional MD at Lovell), John O’Hare (contracts manager at Lovell) Clare Haughey

Lynsey Reid outlines the “agent of change” principle in planning policy. On 16 February 2018 researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Newcastle and Turku in Finland published the UK’s first live music venue census. The survey found that 29% of small music venues (defined as those with l

Homes reflective of those coming to South Queensferry Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has secured a Resolution to Grant detailed planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for 341 new homes at South Scotstoun, South Queensferry.

Golfing professionals from Scotland’s Construction, Housing & Property sector will take part for their chance to be crowned national business golf champions and there are just six spaces left in the event. Including the Scottish Construction Now team there is a stellar line up of companies inv

Social landlords in Scotland are likely to experience significant financial pressures as a consequence of changes to the benefit system – according to research from Mobysoft, a provider of rent collection software to the social housing sector. The study – which covered around one third of the UK

A new group formed in the wake of a Parliamentary debate on tenement maintenance has called for action to ensure the protection of Scotland’s historic and most common type of residence. The first meeting of the Working Group on maintenance of Tenement Scheme Property highlighted the growing concer

Spire View Housing Association has announced the beginning of work on the creation of a new, state of the art community facility on Roystonhill. The new building will replace the existing Rainbow Hall while retaining its fabulous façade to ensure the new building complements local surroundings, inc

A new deal between developer The EDI Group and housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is set to regenerate a key brownfield site in Edinburgh with 169 new homes for the capital. Taylor Wimpey has submitted an application with detailed plans to build a mix of private apartments and terraced and detached houses a