Albyn Housing Society

The MSP for Lairg, Maree Todd, visited the village recently to inspect new social housing developed by Albyn Housing Society. The £2.3 million development of eight new specialist dwellings represents the first new social housing in the village since the 1990s.

Financial services firm Allia C&C has made grants totalling £150,000 to support high impact projects across the country. The first stage in a programme of grants which it expects to make across Scotland, the grant programme demonstrates Allia’s commitment to social impact as an integ

Albyn Housing Society has secured planning approval to change a disused care home staff accommodation block into homes that will allow people to live independently for longer. The social housing provider has exercised an option to purchase a staff accommodation block that was part of the former Mo D

Albyn Housing Society has seen its tenant satisfaction climb by almost 10% after revamping its customer service offering. Albyn, which has 3,800 homes across more than 80 different communities in the Highlands, undertook a series of improvements last year in order to better serve their tenants.

Kirsty Morrison, group chief executive of Albyn Housing Society, discusses the challenges facing social housing providers in Scotland, including funding cuts, rising costs, and increased demand, while highlighting innovative solutions and the need for further societal discussion. Providing everyone

A rural community in the far north of Scotland has welcomed the first new social housing in the village since the 1990s.

Business leaders from across the Highlands have called for the local authority to take a fresh look at the Inner Moray Firth Proposed Local Development Plan amid concerns about a severe lack of housing provision they believe is essential for the future of local communities and to meet the deman

With energy costs remaining at historically high levels, tenants of Albyn Housing Society who are at risk of fuel crisis this winter will be given extra support to pay their bills.

Albyn Housing Society chief executive Kirsty Mor­ri­son shares why there will always be a place for housing associations. Housing, for most of us, is one of the very few constants in our lives. Our home plays host to some of the happiest moments in our lives, provides us with fundamenta

Families across the Highlands will benefit from new energy support funded by energy companies. Social housing providers Albyn Housing Society and Cairn Housing Association have obtained funds for a scheme that will provide expert energy advice to their tenants, to help them save money and improve li

Housing staff and tenants from across the country were recognised for their hard work at an awards ceremony held in Clydebank last week. TPAS Scotland held its annual awards as part of its Annual Conference which ran from Wednesday 28th – Friday 30th June at the Golden Jubilee Hotel.

The Albyn Housing Society, in partnership with Lairg and District Community Initiatives (LDCI), has unveiled plans for a £2.3 million rural housing project in Lairg, Sutherland. Funded by a coalition of the local Development Initiative group, the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, the Hi

Jimmy Black explores Fit Homes, modular building, the Rural Housing Burden and shifting mid-market rents out of the private sector… all inspired by the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast.

As social housing organisations across the country navigate a host of issues from an inadequate number of affordable homes, a cost of living crisis and an ageing population, for those working and living in rural areas these issues are compounded by a unique set of circumstances such as a lack of loc

Albyn Housing Society group chief executive Kirsty Morrison reveals how the social housing provider's Fit Homes are helping people to live independently throughout the Highlands. Technology and data are not just altering the way we drive, do our jobs, and go shopping. They are also transforming soci