Julie Hillhouse, key account manager for housing in Scotland at Altro, and Nicola Douglas, account director at Hough Bellis Communications, have been appointed to the board of WISH Scotland, the networking community for women working in housing. The news comes as WISH Scotland approaches its first a
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The Kingdom Group has appointed Leigh Grubb as its new executive director of finance. An experienced chartered accountant, Leigh joins Kingdom from Caledonia Housing Association where he served as director of finance and governance, and has been a member of Caledonia’s executive management tea
Fifteen projects from eleven councils across Scotland have been announced as finalists for COSLA’s annual celebration of Scottish local government success. Scotland’s 32 councils were invited over the summer to submit entries to the 2023 Excellence Awards judging panel comprising a
I refer to the article in Scottish Housing News on 8th August 2023. The statistics are indeed damning.
A series of drop-in events are due to be held in Stromness for local people to find out more about the allocated development areas in the south end of the town.
In a guest blog for the CIH, Anne-Marie Bancroft reports on Altair's research exploring the provision of floor coverings in social housing.
A package of energy-saving improvements is making a real difference to Waverley Housing tenants’ energy bills. Under a project delivered by Warmworks in partnership with Waverley, tenants are seeing a sharp decrease in energy bills, in one case dropping from £8 per day to £6 per we
The tenants’ union Living Rent Lochend have called on the City of Edinburgh Council to take steps to bring the 1,456 empty properties in the city back into use as quality homes for those who need them.
In celebration of its 175th anniversary, the Scottish Building Society, in collaboration with Foundation Scotland, has launched the Scottish Building Society Foundation, a dedicated funding incentive for Scottish charities and community groups. With an inaugural fund of £175,000, the foundatio
A landlord who failed to carry out fire alarm safety checks has been refused a licence by Glasgow City Council’s licensing committee.
More than 200 craft workers employed by West Lothian Council are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over money owed under the terms of a collective agreement covering the workforce.
A landlord who was ordered to pay £4,000 to two former tenants after being found in breach of tenancy deposit regulations has had the sum reduced by £1,500 on appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.
Clyde Valley Group said Carron Garmory is poised to lead the organisation to new heights of success after being named as its new chief executive. With a proven track record of leadership and a deep understanding of Clyde Valley communities, Carron brings a wealth of experience to her new r
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is calling for the Scottish Government to commit to long-term funding to support social tenants struggling to afford basic essentials like fuel and food after new figures found that the cost-of-living crisis continues to pull more people into po
Plans have been revealed to build family homes on green belt land near Strathblane.