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Scottish Housing News has been gratified to receive many endorsements and messages of congratulations for our two decades of daily support to Scotland’s social housing - thanks to Kingdom group chief executive Bill Banks for these kind words.

Scottish Housing News has been gratified to receive many endorsements and messages of congratulations for our two decades of daily support to Scotland’s social housing - our next testimonial comes from Hillcrest chief executive Angela Linton.

A report to Glasgow City Council has outlined how the Affordable Warmth programme in the city has delivered energy-efficiency improvements to homes that will result in a saving of almost 590,000 tonnes in carbon emissions.

A dedicated fund has distributed almost £300,000 to people struggling with fuel poverty during the winter months of lockdown in Dundee. Around 2500 low-income households across the city have been helped by Fuel Well Dundee, which launched at the start of the year.

Linstone Housing and demolition company Reigart are helping youngsters to get into the habit of reading books. Reigart has donated £500 to help widen the reach of Linstone's "Imagination Library" project.

North Lanarkshire Council has reduced the number of households living in fuel poverty by 4,000 over the past year, improving the lives of its tenants and residents and reducing its carbon emissions This year’s Scottish House Condition Survey results show the significant progress that the counc

Over 300 operatives from across River Clyde Homes (RCH) and Home Fix Scotland will now have basic but vital first aid advice at their fingertips thanks to the St John’s Ambulance app. The leading first aid charity aims to equip people with basic first aid knowledge for those crucial momen

A manifesto to help reduce the number one cause of fires in Scottish homes has been launched ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May by consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First. Electricity causes nearly three-quarters of all house fires in Scotland each year. In 2019 alone,

Aberdeen City Council said its new Housing Revenue budget aims to provide respite to tenants by freezing all rents and fees and charges from May 3, for the following two financial years.  

Applicants for council and housing association properties in Aberdeenshire are being advised of a temporary pause to online applications as a new system prepares for launch. Currently, applications for accommodation are made via the Apply4Homes website, which handles applications for properties mana

Link Housing Association is among 173 organisations to benefit from £1.79 million which has been allocated from the Scottish Government active travel budget.

Scottish factoring firm Newton Property Management has launched an industry-first loan scheme for staff to help provide interest free access to funds if they need it. The company, which has offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, has pledged a six-figure employee benevolent fund to provide finan

Neale Bisset, managing director of PMC Management and Lettings, has been elected as the vice president of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS). The trade association representing professional property factor firms in Scotland, PMAS promotes high standards and best practice within the pr

A new repairs contract that aims to improve the service that tenants currently receive has been agreed by Angus Council. Beginning on April 1, the three-year responsive repairs and voids contract could be extended further to 2026. 

E.ON is working with the Highland Council and the Scottish Government to offer eligible residents in the Highlands up to 100% funding towards the cost of installing a solar PV and battery storage system on their property. By installing solar panels on their homes, residents will be able to generate