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An emergency meeting is being held in Glasgow tomorrow for Scottish housing associations to agree a practical and immediate response to the refugee crisis in Europe. The meeting is being hosted by Positive Action in Housing, the homelessness refugee and migrant charity, which has been providing shel

Kingdom Housing Association is to showcase detailed plans of its proposed development of 49 affordable houses at Pitscottie Road in Cupar, as part of a further consultation exercise with the local community. Planning was approved in principle in April after Kingdom consulted with the community and s

The Shetland Islands may have to resort to using barges and ships as homes unless measures are taken to address a serious shortfall in workers’ accommodation, an official report has warned. A new report commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) forecasts that recent pressures on worke

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is urging landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms in their properties ahead of a change in the law. New guidance just issued by the Scottish Government says that, from 1st December 2015, all privately rented properties with fuel-burning appliance

A very early artist’s impression of how the site might look Fifty new homes for social rent in Dumbarton are being planned by Cube Housing Association.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has launched a consultation to help inform the way it will approach and manage reviews about welfare fund decisions. The consultation sets out a draft statement of practice which explains how SPSO will approach decision-making in this new and different r

River Clyde Homes board member Ronnie Ahlfeld and Jenny Speck of the Broomhill Tenant and Residents’ Association River Clyde Homes is to take part in the Doors Open Day celebrations across Scotland during September for the first time.

North Lanarkshire Council will be running a live Q&A session on social media about the housing services it provides. People are being encouraged to take part and ask about the things that matter most to them when it comes to council housing, investment and repairs.

Volunteer Fiona Burnett (left) with housing minister Margaret Burgess Housing minister Margaret Burgess visited Shelter Scotland’s Prestwick Shop last week to meet and congratulate volunteer Fiona Burnett after she won a national award for her charitable work.

Kay Blair The Scottish Housing Regulator is looking for feedback on its early ideas for a new appeals process.

The complexity of the UK government’s plans to make private sector landlords legally responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants is seeing lawful tenants being refused housing, according new research. Having been piloted in the West Midlands, the government announced last mont

Nile Istephan The Scotland Bill has the potential to enable social landlords to support and transform tenants’ lives though sections of the it fail to meet the “spirit or substance” of the Smith Commission, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson with Provost Anne Hall Link's new affordable housing development at the Arnotts Building in Paisley has been officially opened by Provost Anne Hall.

Simon Phillips Esh Border Construction has strengthened its reputation as a high quality social housing developer and contractor with a multi-million pound range of projects across Scotland and northern England.

Housing and social security have a central role to play in the Scottish Government’s programme for government 2015-16, published this week. CIH Scotland policy and practice officer Ashley Campbell takes a look at the detail. The Scottish Government’s legislative programme for 2015/16 acknowledge