The Scottish Housing Regulator is to engage with two RSLs and seven local authorities that did not submit an annual assurance statement by the requested deadline.
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A new code of guidance has been published to help guide local authorities in their duties to assist people who are threatened with or who are experiencing homelessness. The updated code also reflects best working practice in areas such as cooperation with other parts of local and national government
Almost fifty leading representatives from the social housing sector gathered in Aberdeen to hear Sally Thomas, CEO of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), deliver the first ever Bill Chapman Housing Horizons Lecture on Wednesday evening. The lecture marked Osprey Housing Group&rsq
Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has submitted revised plans to transform a former school site into new homes.
Martin Armstrong: Housing is not just a roof over a head, but the bedrock of a secure and happy life
Housing is a multi-faceted career that can really make a difference, changing people’s lives for the better, says Martin Armstrong. It seems like a long time since I took my first steps in my housing career as a young housing officer in West Yorkshire. But I was reminded of my first day in the
Construction work on a Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Melville Housing Association development of 26 new affordable homes in Bilston is now under way. (from left) David Loney, site manager (Taylor Wimpey Bilston affordable), Abby Kelman, land manager for Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Neil Edgar,
Work has officially completed on a landmark project to deliver 139 affordable homes across North Lanarkshire.
Abertay Housing Association’s Retirement Housing Conference was presented at Dundee's Queens Hotel last week providing tenants from the seven retirement complexes an opportunity to come together for the day.
Elderpark Housing delivered a double dose of fun for local youngsters this week. The Association supported a 2km junior parkrun in Elder Park, Govan for kids aged four and over.
West Dunbartonshire Council has amended its Buy-Back Scheme to include additional properties which are not former local authority homes.
A Scottish trade body has urged Scotland Excel to insist on the use of project bank accounts (PBAs) for its new £1.5 billion social housing construction framework. Speaking after Scotland Excel’s recent Glasgow conference, Fiona Hodgson, CEO of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing
A report assessing West Dunbartonshire Council's housing service has highlighted a number of positive improvements in the past year.
Energy regulator Ofgem has written an open letter calling for fairer treatment for customers who are left in debt when energy companies collapse. Since the beginning of 2018, 14 energy companies have exited the domestic energy market. In this event, a Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) is appointed, and
FM Group has submitted plans to build apartments at the location of a proposed north east golf course designed by American golfer Jack Nicklaus.
Services for tenants provided by local community-controlled housing associations have again outperformed those of other social landlords, according to the latest Charter report from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). Produced for GWSF by Scotland’s Housing N