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Our #COP26SHN feature continues today with episode 2 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast in which former Dundee housing convener and housing justice campaigner Jimmy Black and Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay speak with Link Group’s finance director Nick Pollard about Environmental

Jimmy Black writes about the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, with Link Group’s finance director Nick Pollard. I used to sit on the committee of a local authority pension fund, and I made unpopular suggestions. I’d say “Let’s stop investing in tobacco,&rdq

Construction and building firm, the JR Group, has handed over the keys to 36 much-needed, modern retirement homes to Link Group.

Falkirk town centre has received a boost following the completion of 36 new social rental homes for retirement living on Williamson Street.

A total of 86 people and families have set up new homes in South Lanarkshire thanks to affordable housing developed by Link Group.

Scott Restrick, Link Group energy and sustainability officer, is next up in Scottish Housing News' #COP26SHN showcase of the social housing sector's efforts to help tackle the climate crisis with his take on how the housing sector urgently needs access to a more sophisticated toolkit to respond to t

Staff from Link Housing’s tenant engagement team successfully hosted the organisation’s first ever digital tenant conference, Linkfest, on Thursday. Over 160 Link Housing tenants signed up for Link Fest which was hosted by Still Game actors, Jane McCarry and Mark Cox.

A financial plan setting out how more than 1,000 new affordable homes will be built in Renfrewshire by 2027 has been given the go-ahead by councillors. Members of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities Housing and Planning Board this week approved the area’s latest Strategic Housing Investme

The Unite union is running a fair pay campaign over the next six weeks at Link Group in response to an ongoing pay dispute. Unite said a majority of its members, who include plumbers, joiners, electricians, labourers, cleaners, welfare rights officers, benefit advisors and assistants, and housi

Link Group has been shortlisted in two categories at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards. Speaking of the achievement, David Mackenzie, managing director of Link Housing, who started with the organisation in September, said: "It is exciting to be in the running for such prestigious sector awards.

The Sustainability for Housing Board has published a revised version of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) to incorporates changes proposed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) after consultation with registered social landlords.

Link Group's sustainability commitments have enabled it to become the first Scottish social housing provider to access a ground-breaking £80 million funding deal from Scottish Widows. Borrowed on a 30-year term, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked loan is

David Mackenzie paid tribute to the commitment and dedication of his colleagues at Craigdale Housing Association this week as he marked his final day as chief executive officer at the association. Mr Mackenzie will join Link Housing as managing director this month following his appointment in J

The Inverclyde Common Housing Register (ICHR), a partnership between Cloch, Oak Tree, Larkfield, Link and Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association, has now let 1,000 properties in Inverclyde through their digital choice based lettings website. The ICHR was established in 2012 and moved to a full

After 43-years of championing decent housing as a basic right and making a positive difference to people’s lives, Link Housing chief executive June Green retired this week. June discovered her passion for housing in 1978 when she joined Falkirk Council as a temporary repairs clerk and moved up