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The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued its statutory appointment of a manager to Wellhouse Housing Association to protect tenants’ interests amid “serious” concerns over its governance and financial management. The regulator appointed a manager to the Easterhouse registered social landlo

First minister Nicola Sturgeon has unveiled a new fuel poverty scheme, backed by up to £224 million from the Scottish Government, which will help as many as 28,000 Scots to heat their homes. Over the next seven years, Warmer Homes Scotland will install measures such as insulation, heating and domes

An early artist’s impression of how the site might look Dunedin Canmore has announced plans to build 24 homes for social rent in Edinburgh.

Plans to turn a former Dumbarton town centre office building into ten new flats have been approved by West Dunbartonshire Council. The application was made by JCR Development Limited for a site at 127-133 High Street.

Councillor Willie Young Aberdeen City Council is introducing a new charging policy for sheltered housing to ensure all tenants are paying the same amount for the same service.

What can the Scottish Charter data tell you? Larger landlords have longer re-let times, the smaller you are, the better you seem to be at resolving ASB cases and rent collection and lettings efficiency appears to be improving across the board…

The Nationwide Foundation is launching a new £1 million funding programme to bring long-term empty properties back into use as homes for people in housing need. Not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants and social investments of between £100,000 and £175,000.

George Clarke Nominations are being sought across Scotland to find the country’s empty homes champions.

Photo credit: Paul Bence While watching the Homeless World Cup matches taking place in Amsterdam this week, it is easy to forget that the players come from challenging environments. Often they face problems with substance abuse, violence and homelessness. The smiles on the pitch not only represent a

A pioneering residential scheme of 102 new homes in Redhill, Surrey which will integrate community housing for blind and partially sighted people with homes for private sale, has been granted planning consent. The joint venture between developer Countryside and sight loss charity Royal National Inst

Two properties which were recovered using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 have been sold to South Lanarkshire Council for use as social housing. The homes in Hamilton were seized from the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU) after John Thomson admitted that he had acquired it as a result of unlawful conduct, sp

Kathleen Henderson Eildon Housing Association welcomed two new board members at its 42nd Annual General Meeting.

Link Group has published its latest Annual Review highlighting achievements, successes and awards during a busy 2014/15. The group of social landlords and social enterprises welcomed West Highland Housing Association and The Lintel Trust on board and nurtured its in-house trades division Link Proper

Alex Neil The UK government’s attempt to make legislative changes to the definition of child poverty will not be replicated in Scotland as they would exclude working poor households, social justice secretary Alex Neil has told Westminster.

More than half a million people in Scotland are putting their health and finances at risk by not getting their gas appliances safety checked every year, according to new figures. Gas authority Gas Safe Register found dangerous gas appliances lurking in one in five of the 4,267 homes it has inspected