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
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Wheatley Group has announced four new appointments to its board. Caroline Gardner CBE has been appointed as a non-executive director and chair of the Group Audit committee. She was joined on the board by new subsidiary board chairs Eric Gibson, Mairi Martin and Lindsey Cartwright at Wednesday’
The Scottish Government has published an independent analysis of responses to its consultation on proposals for regulations on Local Place Plans (LLPs). Section 14 of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 (the 2019 Act) amends the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to introduce a new right for
Ruchazie Housing Association (RHA) has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Silver accreditation, leap-frogging its previous ‘developed’ award at the first attempt.
In a year blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, 88 struggling households from across the Lothians, Lanarkshire and Edinburgh are almost £800,000 better off thanks to the hard work of an award-winning welfare benefits advice service. Last year, Melville Housing Association’s two dedicated we
G15 housing associations Peabody and Catalyst have confirmed their intention to join together to form a £900 million-turnover organisation from April next year. Both boards carefully considered feedback from residents and have now agreed that Catalyst will join the Peabody Group as a subsidiar
After a successful first year in the West of Scotland, Miller Homes has expanded its Home Safe campaign for a second year across central Scotland by providing free high-vis vests across 17 of its developments to help keep children safe on their walk, cycle, or scoot, to and from school. In addi
The formal ballot for Pentland tenants to decide if they want to transfer to Cairn Housing Association has now opened.
Towns and communities in North Lanarkshire will benefit from £1.243 billion investment over the next five years to transform them into vibrant, thriving, sustainable places, the local authority has revealed. North Lanarkshire Council said local people are at the heart of its ambitious vision a
Rural Housing Scotland will lead the development of an ambitious new initiative to tackle the interlinked issues of depopulation, demographic change and the climate crisis in Uist. In partnership with community landowner Stòras Uibhist and with funding from Emsée Fairbairn Foundation,
A new report published by BiGGAR Economics has revealed that far from being a burden on the public finances, the social care sector contributes more than £5.1 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Scottish economy and supports some 300,000 jobs.
Overwhelming support has been shown across Edinburgh for a net-zero, climate-resilient capital, according to initial findings from the public consultation on the draft 2030 Climate Strategy.
The energy price cap increase imposed today will "hammer" household budgets, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned. From today, the energy price cap will increase for millions of customers across Britain.
Midlothian Council is preparing to welcome five Afghan families, with the first family due to arrive at the end of October.
Argyll and Bute Council has approved a new housing strategy that sets out plans to build more than 1,000 affordable homes over the next five years.