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River Clyde Homes (RCH) has moved to allay fears from Inverclyde Council over the proposed transfer of pensions for some of its employees. A motion put forward by Councillor Colin Jackson ahead of a full council meeting last month expressed concerns that the housing association is considering moving

One of Melville Housing Association’s longest-serving staff members, who has spent more than 15 years supporting tenants, resolving issues and providing help and advice, is calling time on her stellar housing career.  Linda Hay, a housing officer with more than 27 years experience in the

Edinburgh councillors are a week away from potentially approving Scotland's first Visitor Levy, a scheme aimed at raising up to £50 million annually through a 5% charge in addition to the cost of overnight accommodation.

Glasgow-based technology firm Archangel has recently secured a share of a £600,000 Smart & Connected Social Places (SCSP) 5G Innovation fund with support from the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), to deliver a ground-breaking integrated housing and care technology project

In 2023-24, The British Gas Energy Trust (the Trust) was able to support more than 64,000 households across Britain with money and energy advice, emergency fuel payments, white goods and energy debt grants.

Scottish Ministers have overruled West Lothian Council's decision to refuse permission for a new housing development in Mid Calder.

Modular housebuilder Connect Modular has entered administration, resulting in the loss of dozens of jobs.

Places for People is expanding its support for customers this winter by partnering with 49 warm banks and food banks across the UK – seven of which are in Scotland.

Substantial investment in existing homes has weakened England's social housing sector’s financial position, which can also be seen in a number of recent regulatory judgements, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

A fundraising campaign has been launched to create a memorial bench in honour of Jim Harvey, the housing consultant and former Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director, who passed away last year. Jim’s surviving partner Andrew Leitch is looking to raise £

Places for People has appointed specialist affordable housing sales agency Highlight Housing to market and sell its shared equity properties across Scotland.

Revised plans have been submitted for new homes to be created on an abandoned city centre site at Walmer Drive in Dunfermline.

Scottish Housing News is now on Bluesky, the social media platform which has gained millions of new users in the past few weeks.

CHAP, a trusted charity dedicated to providing independent, free advice, is to deliver an outreach service for residents of East Ayrshire. Starting in early January, CHAP will offer a range of services from its base within the CentreStage building in Kilmarnock town centre. Advisers will be availabl

Households across parts of North West England and Central Scotland can now get free help to plan home improvements that save money on energy bills and carbon emissions, thanks to a new service, Energywise. People can access free impartial advice, online or over the phone, from a team of experts at t