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William Anderson, audit, accounts and charity partner, Meston Reid & Co, highlights the need for responsible governance, transparency, accountability and a professional approach when it comes to charity finances. Few charities will emerge from the pandemic unscathed. Like all organisations, they

Housing costs are felt more by households that rent, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics and Business. The study, conducted by Professors Emanuel List and Wilfried Altzinger, investigated the financial burden that housing costs place on particular households and found that ho

Farmers clubs, community groups and football teams are among those to benefit from £2.4 million of funding from the Renewable Energy Fund (REF), administered by South Lanarkshire Council. The funding was shared with a total of 162 South Lanarkshire projects during the last financial year.

Wheatley Group has today announced Jo Armstrong as its new chair.  One of Scotland’s leading independent business economists, Ms Armstrong joined the Wheatley board in 2015 and is chair of the group development committee.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative has appointed Stephanie Marshall as its new director following the retirement of former director Paul Farrell. Ms Marshall has been with the Co-operative since late 1989 and has held a number of senior roles, most recently as acting director. She brings a w

Kingdom Housing Association has reaffirmed its commitment to providing More Than A Home with the announcement of an ambitious development programme and commitment to customer excellence over the next five years. The parent company within the Kingdom Group made the commitment after the Association&rs

Most registered social landlords (RSLs) have coped well over the last year with the short term financial impacts of the pandemic, according to a new report published by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR).  However, the report has warned that RSLs need to plan to respond to future financial ri

Paul Hillard, managing director of Irvine Housing Association, reveals why better homes are needed to tackle Scotland's housing crisis. Our housing system in Scotland is in crisis.

Cube Housing Association has formally become part of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). Earlier this year, 85.8% of Cube tenants who voted in an independent ballot did so in favour of Cube and GHA coming together within Wheatley Group, as one tenant-led organisation in the city.

Former housing professional Evelyn Tweed has succeeded in her bid to become an MSP following the Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 last week. Having served as SNP councillor for Trossachs and Teith at Stirling Council since 2017, Ms Tweed worked for 25 years as a senior housing profess

Turner Property Services Ltd has secured a new contract for the provision of Shire Housing Association's reactive and void repairs service. The new contract, which is for an initial period of three years, commenced from April 2021.

CALA Homes (North) has received final planning approval to build a block of 32 flats in Aberdeen city centre.

CIH Scotland’s new policy and practice officer Catherine Hall details her journey to working in Scotland's housing sector and her passion for environmental law. Throughout my degree in law, I struggled to connect with the idea of pursuing the typical ‘commercial solicitor&rsquo

Tenant activist group Generation Rent has teamed up with Dundee City Council to launch a new programme of private renter engagement in the city.

West Dunbartonshire Council has launched a consultation to seek feedback on future options for the Brunswick House, Montreal House and Quebec House developments in Clydebank. The blocks, originally constructed in 1964, were identified for review by the council’s Better Homes Board due to unpop