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Katy Holmes The group that represents nearly 6000 council tenants in Moray has a new chairman.

Tenants and staff at Trust Housing Association’s sheltered housing development in Stockbridge, Edinburgh were delighted to receive a visit from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP’s Alison Dickie. There was a real buzz in the air as tenants waited patiently for their chance to ask questio

A strategic plan which proposes to bring together health and social care services for the local area is to be discussed at the next meeting of Perth & Kinross Council's housing and health committee next week. Developed by the local Integrated Joint Board (IJB), the Strategic Commissioning Plan 2

Stephen O’Neill (centre) with colleagues from Viewpark housing office Stephen O’Neill, a North Lanarkshire Council housing officer based in Viewpark, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

A housing support service has been heavily praised by the Care Inspectorate after it received a five star review for its services. Blackwood’s East Support Services recently underwent a short-notice inspection which saw it awarded five stars for its commitment to person centred care, strong team w

(from left) Mark McColl (project manager); Lorna Cameron (head of housing); Councillor Ian Miller; Councillor Dave Doogan; local elected member Councillor Bob Band; Perth & Kinross Council architect Donald McMartin A disused building in Perth which was formerly used by the police and NHS has bee

Councillor Bill Brown A former supermarket site in Paisley could be brought back to life as a housing development, Renfrewshire Council has announced.

Julia Unwin Julia Unwin CBE, the chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT), is stepping down from her role at the end of 2016 after leading the organisations for the past 10 years.

CCG Asset Management (AM) has signed a four-year repairs contract with Hawthorn Housing Co-operative. The firm will install 40 new boilers, 160 new heating systems, 40 new kitchens, and 191 new bathrooms for homes across the North Glasgow area.

Graeme Russell & Willie Hardie Manor Estates Housing Association has appointed Graeme Russell as its new chief executive following the retirement of Lynn McDonald.

Angela Constance First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has tasked Angela Constance with overseeing the Scottish Government’s pledge to deliver 50,000 new affordable homes over the next parliament as well as taking forward the implementation of new welfare powers being devolved to Scotland.

Thousands of Scots are being pushed into poverty and homelessness because of higher private rental costs as a direct result of failures to protect the country’s social housing stock, a think tank has found. While Scotland had almost one million social rental homes in 1990, the report by the Scotla

Letting agents from across Scotland will today start signing up to a new programme of compliance with government regulations with the aim of raising standards and driving rogue operators out of the market. Developed by Landlord Accreditation Scotland (LAS) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH

Multi-sector firm Campbell & Kennedy (C&K) has been selected by the Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde housing association consortium I-FLAIR to join its social housing property maintenance framework. C&K will have opportunities to carry out electrical maintenance work for me

Ashley Campbell Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, blogs about newly commissioned research on mid-market rent, in partnership with Wheatley Group.