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Callum Chomczuk, national director at CIH Scotland, on what the general election means for housing in Scotland. The declaration of a housing emergency by the Scottish Parliament and seven local authorities, alongside the introduction of a Housing Bill has dominated discussions of housing policy in S

Paul Lawrence officially takes up the post of chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council today. Succeeding Andrew Kerr, who retires this weekend after nine years in the role and 42 years of public service, Paul will work closely with the existing management team and Leader Cammy Day to drive f

Ayrshire Housing celebrated a huge double win at the Scottish Home Awards last week after taking home two of the most sought-after prizes on the night. The landlord won Housing Association of the Year and Affordable Housing Development of the Year (under 100 units) at the ceremony.

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of the former schoolhouses at Broomhill Primary School and Gadburn Primary School to local housing associations. The former schoolhouse of Broomhill Primary School at Beechwood Drive - a three-bedroom 1970s detached bungalow with driveway

One of the biggest events in the social housing calendar is set to take place in the Golden Jubilee Hotel in Clydebank from June 21-23. Now in its 3rd year in Clydebank, the TPAS Annual Conference, sponsored by ng homes attracts over 200 individuals from across the social housing sector in Scotland

An Affordable Warmth at Home in the Western Isles report released this week by Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) has found that the Western Isles faces the highest levels of fuel poverty in Scotland. British Gas Energy Trust funded a stand-alone report which was produced from a funded survey which TIG issue

A new £11.6 million affordable housing development in the Stewartry area is nearing completion.

A £650 million bid by Bellway to take over rival housebuilder Crest Nicholson has been rejected, the second refused approach in as many months.

The Propertymark Qualifications Level 3 (Level 6 SCQF) Certificate in Property Agency has been launched at the colossal Propertymark One Conference, last week, to enable and support learners who wish to gain qualifications specific to and across more than one nation and specialism. From now on, the

Lochalsh & Skye Housing Association has just opened two new homes for rent on the Isle of Raasay. The Association homes sit alongside a further three provided for rent by the Raasay Development Trust. The homes were built on land provided by the Raasay Sheep Stock Club.

Brendan Sarsfield, chair of Sustainability for Housing (SfH), will step down from the organisation later this year after more than three years at the helm. SfH, which oversees the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS), has started its search for a successor who can maintain mome

Communities and businesses are being called on to help inform an interactive tool which assesses how well Highland places meet the principles of local living. ‘Local living’ aims to provide people the ability to meet the majority of their daily needs within a reasonable distance to their

CCG Asset Management, the planned maintenance division of the CCG Group, is in the process of installing 2400 Janex windows for 300 residences in Renfrewshire and Glasgow.

Grouse Lettings, a residential property management and leasing business, has expanded its property portfolio by 295% following two acquisitions. The Aberdeen firm has acquired Babs Buglass Leasing and the long-term lettings side of the PMC Property business. The combined valued of the deals is six-f

Ore Valley Housing Association has successfully redeveloped the former Bowhill Miners Institute building in Cardenden, Fife.