Major investment and regeneration efforts have seen Argyll and Bute Council shortlisted for three national awards. Improved community health and wellbeing, support for existing local businesses, housing and job opportunities, and attracting new business, are just some of the benefits of ongoing plac
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Craig Fairfoull, head of sales and marketing at independent developer Dundas, reveals why Scotland's first time buyers are struggling to get on the property ladder. The outcry over the scrapping of the top rate of tax and the inevitable U-turn have served as cloud cover for a growing fiscal inj
Plans to deliver 78 new homes and upgrade facilities at one of Scotland’s most historic golf clubs have been given the green light. The application submitted by Dunbar Golf Club & Cala Management Ltd was granted approval yesterday by East Lothian Council’s Planning Committe
Jimmy Black rounds up a lively discussion on the Scottish Housing News Podcast about tenant participation and how it has evolved since the pandemic. Who gets to have housing fun? Not the staff and not the board members at their very serious conferences. It’s the tenants who have the fun.
Scottish Borders Community Planning Partnership (CPP) has set out a work plan which highlights the key priorities and actions for the partnership over the next 12 months to support communities. The key priority themes, which were agreed in June this year, are: ‘Enough Money to live on’ &
Allan Dorans MP visited Phase 2 of New Cumnock’s £8.97 million flood protection works recently to receive an update from the Ayrshire Roads Alliance and the main contractor, Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. Mr Dorans was joined onsite by Councillor Neal Ingram, cabinet spokesperson for
Riverside Scotland has secured nearly £4 million for its customers by helping them obtain benefits and grants they are entitled to. The registered social housing provider launched a free Money Advice Service in 2012 to make sure customers were getting the money they were due.
Aberdeen City Council tenants who have refused to have new smoke alarms fitted could see officials force entry to their homes to rectify the issue. The local authority said it expects implement a “new procedure” by the end of August to upgrade 2,500 properties which do not have the
Launching our new monthly feature of Housing Champion interviews, Jimmy Black profiles Kirsty Wells, director of consultancy and partnership at Housemark and the newly appointed chair of WISH Scotland. Kirsty Wells began plunging into the chilly waters of reservoirs and the North Sea during COV
The Co-op has pledged to help disadvantaged or isolated communities avoid becoming “cash deserts” by offering to counter high street bank closures and the rise of cashless retailing. The convenience retailer said it will offer free ATMs in every store where possible, and if not offer fre
Chris McGinn at PfH Scotland gives an overview of the new domestic retrofit standard, PAS 2035, and provides advice for housing associations and local authorities on how to prepare for and cope with the changes. Last year a new domestic retrofit standard was introduced to Scotland and acro
Property factoring specialist Newton Property Management recorded a 9% increase in revenue in 2021, and is set to grow headcount and strengthen its leadership team in 2022. Posting revenue of £3.78 million (2020: £3.45m), the firm founded in 2001 by chairman Stephen O’Neill now man
Following CIH Scotland's response to a consultation on revised draft guidance on from the Scottish Government, Ashley Campbell reiterates its call for more resources to deliver home adaptations. The right home, whether designed or adapted to meet specific needs, can support good
The delivery of 49 new homes on a former WW1 naval barracks near the Queensferry Crossing will be the biggest challenge undertaken by Lar Housing Trust, chief executive Ann Leslie explains more. Our latest acquisition has a nautical theme to it. And if you’ll forgive the pun, we have now set s
At Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday, Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull fined The Richmond Fellowship Scotland £450,000 following the death of a 59-year-old woman in their care. A jury convicted the organisation of a breach of health and safety at work legislation. On sentencing, Sheriff Princip