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More than a third of landlords in Scotland are unaware of their responsibility to check gas appliances, despite dangerous appliances being found in a fifth of privately-rented accommodation, new research has revealed. Campaign body Gas Safe Register found that unsafe gas appliances have been found i

Ed Monaghan By Ed Monaghan, chair of Construction Scotland and CEO of Mactaggart & Mickel Group

The first ever report into Scotland’s Citizens Advice service has found that one million pieces of advice were delivered by the service last year to over 310,000 individuals, equivalent to over one in every 14 adults. Published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), the Impact Report revealed th

Wheatley Group is looking to borrow £150m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to continue its regeneration plans. An application currently under appraisal at the EIB describes the loan as financing the retrofitting of existing social housing stock to meet Scottish and EU energy efficiency stand

Housing staff will stage a demonstration outside Sanctuary Group’s headquarters in Worcester today in protest over proposed pay conditions. Members of the Unite union will highlight to members of the public the difference between CEO David Bennett’s £320,000 salary and the £8,000 pay cut that

Inverclyde-based housing association River Clyde Homes has issued its first ever report on performance, value for money and affordability. The report differs from previous performance related publications issued as part of its Annual Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter (ARC), as this is th

(from left) Melville staff members Morag MacDonald, Andrew Collinge, Jacquie Mather and Sean Dickson Melville Housing Association’s Welfare Benefits team, who last year helped tenants access more than £500,000 in benefits that would otherwise have remained unclaimed, has won a prestigious nationa

Dundee City Council has outlined plans to invest almost £400 million on infrastructure projects across the city over the next five years. The £387m programme to be undertaken between 2017 and 2022 takes in play areas, schools, the V&A Dundee, well insulated council housing and initiatives desi

Councillor Cammy Day explains how the City of Edinburgh Council is tackling the capital's acute housing shortage and lack of affordable homes. Edinburgh is a fantastic place to live, as our Edinburgh People Survey consistently shows, and this is reflected by the many thousands of people who want to

A new online service offered by Perth & Kinross Council will match tenants who are looking for a mutual exchange of homes. The new Swap and Move service will make the process of house-swaps easier and safer for tenants who are looking to move to another property.

(from left) Linda Smith and her son Charlie, William Smith, Cllr. Judy Hamilton, Doreen Smith and Jacqui Sinclair, housing project officer outside William Smith’s new ground floor property Twenty-two Fife Council homes which form the final phase of homes for rent at Silverdykes are nearing complet

Outgoing chair Angela Sulo (left) is presented with a glass sculpture by honorary member Marlen Jones Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) chair Angela Sulo received a warm vote of thanks as she marked the end of two years in office at the organisation’s AGM, held at Scottish Borders Housi

Cairn Housing Association and ANCHO are formally exploring the establishment of a constitutional partnership which will have a total of 4200 homes under management across 22 local authorities. The partnership proposal, which was agreed by the ANCHO Board last night, would increase the financial and

Unite members taking part in September's strike Workers at Wishaw and District Housing Association will begin four days of industrial action from today, the second strike over working conditions in as many months.

Almost 60 homes will be built at Finavon Street, Dundee on behalf of Abertay Housing Association after planning permission was secured by planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore. The proposals will see a cleared brownfield site developed to deliver 56 energy-efficient affordable homes to sup