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Margaret Burgess A consultation is underway to gather opinions on a new code of practice for letting agents and the requirement for letting agents to undergo training before they can be added to a register.

Milnbank Housing Association depute director Lindi Sichi, Elaine Reed, Drew McPhail, Clydesdale Bank's Gordon Calvert and resident and board member Rose Tinney Milnbank Housing Association is embarking on a £3 million maintenance programme that will benefit thousands of tenants in Glasgow, after ag

Fanchea Kelly Housing and care provider Blackwood has secured new housing support contracts with South Ayrshire Council.

Colin Turnbull Colin Turnbull has been appointed as the new director at Hawthorn Housing Co-operative.

Margaret Burgess Almost 2,000 of Scotland’s poorest households will benefit from a £5 million fund to make their homes cheaper to keep warm, housing minister Margaret Burgess has revealed.

A new report is to explore how Scotland’s proud engineering tradition can be harnessed to tackle fuel poverty, improve public health, create jobs and slash carbon emissions. Commissioned by the Low Carbon Infrastructure Task Force, which includes key figures from engineering, finance, construction

Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) has concluded the review of its estate management policy and services with the help of local tenants. Five of CHA’s tenants from different areas of the town gave up their time to participate in meetings to review the estate management service and influence the n

Councillors are to be updated on developments being progressed by Perth & Kinross Council's housing repairs team and improvements underway following feedback received in a tenant satisfaction survey. The repairs service also undertook comparison activities with other social landlords to identify

Jackie Baillie MSP with Bield chair Gerry O'Sullivan An innovative housing development in Dumbarton has been hailed as a shining example of how high quality and affordable homes can be provided for older people.

Nan Phillips Residents at Cairn Housing Association’s Gilmour Court in Glenrothes held an art exhibition to showcase the work they produced during an eight week art course funded by the Cairn Community Fund.

Fife Council is giving the public the chance to view plans for proposed affordable housing developments in Methil and Leven. The Methil proposal is for 26 affordable homes to be built at the former council depot in Keir Hardie Street with a mix of wheelchair bungalows and two storey houses. The deve

In less than three weeks, industry leaders and property professionals from across Scotland will gather at Property 2015 in Edinburgh. The challenges for the property sector continue to increase for the public and private sector alike. New development and regeneration of our existing built environmen

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is to commission an independent review of its governance after the Scottish Housing Regulator identified weaknesses in its performance. An updated regulation plan was published this week following an inquiry to investigate matters of concern in relation to

Councillors have decided not to relax planning conditions to try to resolve a dispute that is holding up a major 3,000-home development in Aberdeen. The £700 million scheme at Countesswells, west of Hazlehead Park, was approved last October but work is being delayed because of a ‘Section 75’ di

Lynne Donnelly West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has appointed Lynne Donnelly as chief executive.