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Three new members will be appointed to the CIH Scotland board as John Kerr, Margaret Moore and current chair Esther Wilson are due to step down at the CIH AGM on December 3 having all served the maximum two terms. John, housing development and homelessness manager at West Dunbartonshire Council and

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Douglas Ross MSP paid a visit to Milnbank Housing Association’s Bluevale Community Centre following a debate in the Scottish Parliament over the need to tackle Scotland's drug death crisis.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed Rachael Williamson as its new head of policy and external affairs. Ms Williamson brings with her a strong mix of central government and charity experience, having worked at the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Cabinet

A mixed-use development near Glasgow's George Street has gained planning approval with final plans including a 20-storey tower that will now house rental flats instead of student accommodation.

Members of the public have been asked to help shape plans to build around 100 new homes on the site of the former Madras College Kilrymont Road campus in St Andrews.

South Ayrshire Council is seeking permission to develop the latest phase of its Riverside Place redevelopment in Ayr.

The redevelopment of the historic Royal Blind School and Braille Press in Newington into a broad mix of homes has begun in earnest.

Ofgem, the energy regulator, has decided to accept commitments from PayPoint and a donation of £12.5 million to Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, following an investigation into whether PayPoint has infringed Chapter II of the Competition Act 1998. PayPoint provides servi

A group of squatters who occupied a disused Glasgow homeless shelter during COP26 are facing eviction after they decided to remain in the building after the conference had ended. The Baile Hoose group took over the former Hamish Allan homeless centre in the South Side of Glasgow during the two-week

Stirling Council remains on track and committed to delivering its successful programme of affordable housing for the benefit of all its communities. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) 2022/23 to 2026/27 sets out the council’s approach to invest in affordable housing throughout Stirli

Two applications by former tenants of Glasgow properties made after their landlords failed to place their tenancy deposits into an approved tenancy deposit scheme have resulted in awards of £500 and £6,000 from The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s Housing and Property Chamber.

As social landlords gear up to calculate rent proposals for the year ahead, Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations director David Bookbinder outlines why the post-lockdown landscape could be the most difficult yet. Grappling with the next rent increase is never easy, but thi

Councillors in Dundee have approved more than £4 million of work to bring over 400 roofs up to recommended British Standards after it was found that they did not meet best practice.

Places for People Group has announced that former HomeServe UK CEO Greg Reed will succeed group chief executive David Cowans from December 1. Following a 20-plus year international career in banking, Greg joined HomeServe and was UK CEO from 2017 to 2020. He was a key member of the new executiv

Wheatley Group is celebrating after scooping a hat-trick of top honours at the prestigious Homes for Scotland Awards. The housing, care and property-management organisation picked up the coveted Registered Social Landlord (RSL) of the Year award at the online ceremony on Sunday night.