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The Highland Council will deliver a transformative programme of energy efficiency upgrades across council housing supported by a £9.2 million Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding proposal secured by Union Technical.

Since it was founded in 2008, Scotland Excel has been the national centre of procurement expertise for the local government sector. As Hugh Carr, Scotland Excel’s Director of Strategic Procurement & Commissioning explains, the organisation is a shared service, funded by all 32 councils. It

Scottish households are being urged to submit meter readings to their energy supplier as the newly lowered Ofgem price cap comes into force. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the national energy advice service energyadvice.scot, is reminding consumers to act before midnight on 30 June to avoid bein

Muirhouse Housing Association is celebrating a triumph after winning a prestigious national award. The association was recognised in the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) Scotland National Good Practice Awards, securing a victory in the keenly-contested "Community Involvement - tenant/com

Plans for a major development of up to 800 new homes on the outskirts of Peterhead have been granted planning permission in principle. Developer Claymore Homes is set to transform land alongside the A90 at Inverugie, in a project that will also include a new primary school and a community hub.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) has launched a new strategy focused on its staff, titled Our People, Our Culture. The comprehensive plan aims to cultivate an empowered and valued workforce, ensuring the organisation is well-equipped to meet its strategic goals.

First-time buyers, the self-employed and people borrowing into retirement could benefit from further possible changes to mortgage rules.

Upkeep Shettleston Community Enterprise is celebrating 20 years in business. Upkeep was set up in 2005, as a subsidiary of Shettleston Housing Association (SHA), with Wider Role grant funding support from the Scottish Government. It’s original purpose was to deliver quality estate caretaking s

Rutherglen & Cambuslang Housing Association (RCHA) has appointed Angela Spence as its new chief executive officer. Ms Spence will succeed the current director, Elaine Lister, who is set to retire in August 2025 after five years in the position.

An innovative housing development in Dundee, designed to foster independent living, has been honoured with a top accolade at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.

Callum Chomczuk, national director of CIH Scotland, highlights the value and long-term benefits of working with Indigo House to review leadership and culture in the Scottish social housing sector. Following the Grenfell tragedy in 2017, significant concerns were raised about the competence and condu

Scotland's latest housebuilding figures, which revealed that both starts and completions fell across all sectors over the past year, should be “yet another wake-up call” for the Scottish Government, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). Chief executive Sall

Ayrshire Housing is adding 32 new flats to its housing stock in Ayr town centre. The social landlord will shortly be starting work on site to deliver the new homes for rent.

McTaggart Construction has successfully completed 33 new affordable homes at Cartha Crescent in Paisley for Williamsburgh Housing Association. The delivery of the development was made possible through collaborative efforts with Renfrewshire Council and a grant of £3.2 million from The Scottish

Scotland saw a notable decline in new housebuilding activity over the past year, with both starts and completions falling across all sectors, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics published by the Scottish Government.