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FMD Financial Services Ltd has announced the passing of their colleague Rhona Joss, who was well known in the social housing sector. Ms Joss was the longest serving member of FMD, having started to work with the company in May 1993.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYy3Nw4kgE0 A new website has been launched to help disabled people in Dundee and Angus live independently.

A Glasgow pensioner has revealed her biggest secrets to a long and happy life, after reaching the ripe old age of 102. Bield tenant Jean Revie, who celebrated her birthday earlier this month, believes that a can-do attitude teamed with laughter and friendship are the main ingredients to hitting the

By Gavin Leask from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership The mornings are getting colder, the nights longer and the clothes woollier. Which can only mean one thing; the annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference is approaching fast. And with the conference, comes another annual event; the Howdens Scotti

Angus Council has issued a call for entries as it launched a region-wide search to find the Building of the Decade in its Angus Design Awards 2018. The council wants to hear from building owners and designers about new developments, restoration or conversion work that has been completed between 2008

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued a short FAQs document for advisers in Scotland’s housing sector which sets out the support on offer for dealing with discrimination issues. The Commission has recently re-launched its ‘EHRC Adviser Support’ service which provides high

Scottish Ministers are recruiting two new members to the Scottish Housing Regulator’s Board to replace members whose terms will end in March 2019. George Walker, chair of the Scottish Housing Regulator, said: “This is an excellent opportunity to influence the shape of social housing regulation.

Jon Sparkes As the publication of the Scottish Government’s new Action Plan for Ending Homelessness Together was debated in the Scottish Parliament last week and received cross-party backing, Jon Sparkes, Crisis chief executive and chair of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group (HARSAG)

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) is delighted to invite entries across eight categories for the TIS National Excellence Awards 2019: Inspire to achieve, in association with the Scottish Government. The awards recognise and celebrate housing organisations, staff, volunteers, tenants, residents,

Almost 200 people attended a series of recruitment days held by Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) in partnership with contractor idVerde. The events – held in in Stranraer, Dumfries and Annan – were to recruit people for seasonal jobs across Dumfries and Galloway with DGHP

Two neighbours and innovators are among the first in the running for an award that recognises inventions that transform the lives of people living with disabilities. Laura Maclean and Tom Forsyth have entered their creation, the Ramble Tag, into the Blackwood Design Awards (BDAs) as it helps to over

Administrators for Dundee-based building services firm McGill & Co have found a buyer for the business. McGill & Co Limited was placed into administration earlier this month, making 374 of the company’s 429 employees redundant with immediate effect.

A Borders money advice service delivered by three housing associations has teamed up with a social enterprise to help people feed their families cook good food for less. Financial Inclusion Project Borders (FIPB) is a free and confidential money advice service funded by the National Lottery Communit

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) is inviting entries across eight categories for the TIS National Excellence Awards 2019: Inspire to Achieve, in association with the Scottish Government. With the event fast approaching, there is only two weeks until the closing deadline for entries. Each year a

SHARE has hailed the success of its 2019 annual conference which was held at Peebles Hydro on March 1-3. Developed in conjunction with past delegates, the ‘Communities not commodities’ event saw delegates have the choice of workshops covering a range of topics.