Ex-rugby international Gareth Thomas is helping People’s Energy launch a new campaign to end fuel poverty. An estimated four million UK homes are currently living in fuel poverty. With the full financial fallout of COVID-19 not yet known, this figure is undoubtedly set to rise as households fa
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Edinburgh World Heritage has completed major conservation work on the last of three historic tenements on the Canongate comprising of 16 residential dwellings and five shops.
Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of trustees. Hugh Carr and John Campbell were successfully recruited following a recruitment campaign earlier this year.
Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has announced the beginning of pre-construction work for its development of 198 new homes n Kilwinning.
Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s (ETF’s) first online virtual meeting for members held on last week received plenty of positive feedback from those who attended. The meeting entitled ‘ETF, COVID-19 and beyond’ allowed members to find out more about ETF’s activities during
Bold action is needed to transform Scotland’s economy to achieve a ‘fair and green recovery’ following COVID-19 and the ways we own and use land are central to this, according to the Scottish Land Commission’s new three-year strategic plan.
The latest £6.7 million phase of an external wall insulation (EWI) programme in Dundee will provide warmer, more energy efficient homes at more than 740 properties, councillors heard last night at the investment was approved by the local authority. More than £46m has been spent across th
The Scottish Government is seeking expertise and experience from organisations and community groups to help tackle poverty and inequality across Scotland. Ideas are being gathered to drive a fairer recovery in the wake of coronavirus.
Elderpark Housing swung into action to battle the coronavirus health emergency, its AGM was told. The commitment of the staff and management committee was singled out for praise at Elderpark’s 45th AGM which in common with other housing associations was held remotely.
The PRS REIT, the closed-ended real estate investment trust that invests in new-build homes for the Private Rented Sector (PRS), has announced that an additional £50 million of development debt facilities have been approved with Barclays Bank. This takes the company’s overall debt facili
A multi-million-pound cash boost to help the Moray economy recover from the impact of COVID-19 is being considered by councillors.
Dundee needs to ‘increase pace of change’ to tackle deep social issues despite decade of improvement
Dundee City Council must quicken progress to address complex and deep-rooted problems such as poverty, inequality and drug-related deaths, according to the Accounts Commission.
Argyll and Bute Council has appointed Councillor Robin Currie as its new leader following Councillor Aileen Morton’s decision to move on from the role. A councillor for Kintyre and the Islands, Councillor Currie has served Argyll and Bute as a councillor for more than 30 years,
Galashiels Town Centre, Hawick Town Centre, Hawick Trinity and Hawick Wellogate had more than 5% of properties classified as Long-Term Empty (LTE) in each of the past four years (2016-2019), according to new data from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP).
Aberdeen City Council has approved plans to demolish Greyfriars House, paving the way for the development of 140 flats on the site.