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To demonstrate Grampian Housing Association’s journey to net zero whilst addressing fuel poverty, Zander Carle, director of asset management, discusses how social landlords can ensure tenants meaningfully help shape future energy-efficiency projects, turning climate commitments into actions. F
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Scottish social landlords could face a £40 million shortfall in rental income over the next five years if collection performance slips by less than half a percentage point, according to new sector analysis.
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Plans to bring a long-vacant landmark building in Galashiels back into active use have taken an important step forward, with Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) confirming the purchase of the property.
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A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding. Proposals have been approved for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to acquire 16 residential properties at Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl. It follows s
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Despite having some of Europe’s strongest legal protections, the lack of homes in Scotland's social sector is pushing its homelessness system towards breaking point, an editorial in The Guardian has argued.
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Council tenants in East Ayrshire will see housing rents increase by 7% for each of the next two financial years, after councillors backed proposals set out in a new report.
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West Lothian Council is to invest over £65 million in council housing over the next two years - creating new council homes and improving existing homes. The council's Housing Capital Investment Programme for the next two years has been approved alongside the Housing Revenue Account Budget.
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Kelvin Properties has secured an £18.8 million development facility from Bank of Scotland to fund the construction of its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow’s West End.
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The Scottish Government and COSLA have partnered with dementia charity Playlist for Life to mark the relaunch of the public health campaign Rethink Dementia. Following evidence that social contact can help alleviate some symptoms commonly associated with dementia and help someone stay well for
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A project to provide energy bill vouchers and further energy cost advice to eligible parents in Argyll and Bute is one of 21 projects that pilot approaches to help to eradicate child poverty and boost incomes that will be backed by almost £1.9 million across Scotland.
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Greig Fenton, regional director at Thomas & Adamson, explores how real-time data can help spot issues like damp and mould earlier, supporting safer homes and more proactive asset management in line with new regulatory requirements. Digital technology is steadily influencing how buildings are pla
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TPAS Scotland has successfully supported Cairn Housing Association through a comprehensive review of its older people's housing, helping to strengthen governance, tenant engagement, and organisational effectiveness. Commissioned as part of Cairn’s ongoing commitment to transparency and continu
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Fund and asset manager Thriving Investments has appointed Ed Crockett as fund manager for its £260 million New Avenue Living fund, strengthening the platform’s continued growth across Scotland and Manchester. New Avenue Living is Thriving Investments’ essential worker housing strat
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The Property Institute (TPI) Scotland has launched its manifesto to improve the lives of Scotland’s homeowners, aimed at enabling homeowners to take control and create well maintained, sustainable and well managed buildings, fit for the future. The manifesto has three key asks for all parties
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McTaggart Construction and the Melville Housing Group have marked the official start of construction works at the former Newbattle High School site in Easthouses, Midlothian, with a sod cutting ceremony.
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