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A group set up to investigate where appropriate regulation could support and stimulate the district heating market in Scotland has published its first report. Set up by the Scottish Government in 2014, the Special Working Group (SWG) looked at the current regulatory environment and has made recommen

HouseMark Scotland, the provider of social housing data and insight in the housing sector, has responded to newly published analysis from the Scottish Housing Regulator regarding the finances of registered social landlords in Scotland. Released last week, the analysis shows the finances of Scottish

A Western Isles community has completed the purchase of its local estate for £85,000 in just one year. The Keose Glebe Steering Group announced at the weekend that it had bought the former church land on Lewis.

The Marie Trust, the charity that provides crisis intervention for people sleeping rough in Glasgow, has announced it will hold its first ‘sleep rough for one night so other people don’t have to’. The ‘sleep rough night’ will be held in Skypark’s car park on Friday 20th May 2016 and the

Tom Manion Dr. Tom Manion, chief executive Irwell Valley Housing Association, has died suddenly over the Easter weekend.

Ian Brennan Rising rent levels are a potential risk to housing associations if tenants’ incomes fail to increase at the same pace, the Scottish Housing Regulator has warned.

Ross Fraser HouseMark chief executive Ross Fraser has announced his plan to step down from his role in January 2017 at the age of 60.

Charlie Nicholas and Jim Duffy with Cube staff and tenants at the launch of Cube’s £40m investment plans for its homes Two top Scottish football stars returned to their roots to kick-off a massive £40 million campaign to transform thousands of homes and make communities safer.

The final phase of a housing development at Jeanfield in Perth has been handed over to the local authority. The project will provide 62 high quality and energy efficient homes, which are multi tenure but all affordable, for Hillcrest Housing Association and Perth and Kinross Council. Developer Cullr

The transformation of the former Police Station and Registrars Office in Stenhousemuir town centre into a new social housing development is to be launched this month. Developed by Falkirk Council, corporate and housing services, and built by Glasgow construction and manufacturing company CCG, the Ma

Plans to build 600 homes between Bridge of Allan and Causewayhead have been refused by Stirling Council. Proposals submitted by Graham’s The Family Dairy, which included plans for 600 homes and a new primary school at Airthrey Kerse, were rejected by councillors by 12 votes to eight (with two abst

Rising house prices have driven a deterioration in home affordability in Scottish cities for a third consecutive year, according to a Bank of Scotland report. The bank’s Affordable Cities Review found that the average Scottish city house price has risen by three per cent, from £176,009 in 2015 to

Alastair MacGregor Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has welcomed a grant approval by the Scottish Government to support its Welfare Rights Information Service.

The first meeting of Bield tenants Tenants at Bield developments across Scotland are being promised a greater role in the running of the organisation thanks to the creation of new ‘people power’ forums and a national improvement group.

Plans to offer a home in Orkney to Syrian refugees took a further step forward last week as councillors recommended that two properties currently held for student accommodation be used to house the two families that could be resettled here. A number of housing options were put forward at a meeting o