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The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called on the new UK government to make it easier for councils in England to use licensing schemes to improve housing standards. Licensing provides a means for local authorities to inspect privately rented housing using enforceable cond

Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agent Ralph Sayer is accelerating its growth plans as it attracts increasing demand for its services. With staffing levels currently sitting at 25, the family-run legal firm has grown by 50% since forming in October 2022 and CEO Ivan Ralph expects that trend to

Horizon Housing has been praised by an MSP for sponsoring the first-ever Accessibility and Inclusion Award at the Scottish Home Awards 2024. A parliamentary motion to the Scottish Parliament submitted by Jeremy Balfour MSP also notes Horizon's upcoming Housing and Social Care Acc

Avant Homes Scotland has revealed further details on its plans to deliver a £68 million multi-tenure development comprising 256 new build homes on a 26.2-acre site in Cairneyhill, West Fife.

People across West Dunbartonshire are being given the chance to have their say on two important surveys which aim to support improvements in the area.

Bethany Christian Trust has been nominated by the Souter Charitable Trust for The Christian Funders’ Forum Showcase Award. The showcase will be held at the House of Lords in London on 10 October 2024. The Connect to Community service has been nominated as one of the most pioneering and impactf

ESPC has announced a free Buy-To-Let webinar on Thursday 25 July, targeted at aspiring property investors and current landlords. Hosted on Zoom, the webinar will allow those thinking about beginning a property portfolio, or expanding their current portfolio, to have their most pressing questions ans

Minister for housing Paul McLennan MSP joined minister for equalities Kaukab Stewart MSP to visit the Gorbals to see the progress of a project to modernise flats for Ukrainian families displaced by war.

It is essential that householders feel confident in the people carrying out retrofit upgrades to their homes if the UK is to deliver the scale of roll-out needed, according to new research. A study has been carried out on behalf of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) by Professor Alice Owen, Uni

An application by West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) for 110 new homes on former railway land in Kelvindale has been approved by city planners.

The School Bank West Lothian has landed on a £5,000 donation from Persimmon East Scotland after being announced as one of the housebuilder’s Community Champions.

Horizon Housing (a partner in Link Group) and Scottish Housing News have confirmed a distinguished line-up of speakers and panellists for the inaugural Housing & Social Care Accessibility Summit which takes place at the V&A in Dundee on September 26th.

Repair systems and patch sizes are amongst the changes being made by A2Dominion following an order by the Housing Ombudsman. The Housing Ombudsman ordered an independent review of A2Dominion’s response to leaks, damp and mould following several severe maladministration findings that have made

Former mining land to the east of Airdrie has been set aside for a large mixed-use expansion of the Central Belt town alongside the East Airdrie Link Road.

Developer Whiteburn Projects’ regeneration of the former March Street Mill in Peebles is underway with a programme of pre-construction demolition works.