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A successful redesign of Inverclyde’s homelessness service has been nominated for six national housing awards. The change programme came into force in October 2022 and quickly developed a focus on early intervention and prevention.

Cairn Housing Group has confirmed that their long-serving chief executive, Jason MacGilp, will be stepping down in the new year. The group, which includes Cairn, Ancho and Pentland Community Enterprises, is a registered social landlord group and charity and manages 4,500 affordable homes, in communi

A community has come together to create a neighbourhood “sensory garden” in Castlemilk which includes a tribute to a well-known housing campaigner in the form of a bench created in his memory.

As the nights get darker homebuilder Miller Homes is keeping children across Scotland visible on their walk to and from school by donating high-vis vests as part of its Home Safe initiative. Families across Scotland are now invited along to collect high-vis vests from their nearest development.

One in ten people in Scotland are trapped in very deep poverty, making up almost half (45%) of the million people trapped in poverty in Scotland, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

Cala Homes (East) has unveiled two new Breathing Space benches at a development in Edinburgh. Cala Homes (East) has installed a bench at the Cammo Meadows development to help boost mental health awareness, providing a space for locals and residents to take some time out of their day for a quiet mome

Social housing leaders delivering much-needed homes across Scotland have been bolstered by a £300,000 windfall from the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). Delighted staff at public bodies including housing associations, co-operatives and councils have welcomed the rebates, with many inv

The average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders declined 5% year-on-year during July-September 2023, taking the new average to £281,513, according to the latest report from ESPC. 

hub East Central Scotland, the public sector development partner for delivery of community facilities, has appointed Professor John Brown as its new chair. Professor Brown has been chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde since 2015 and is due to step down from this role at the end of November. He is

Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline (SDAFMH) has launched a new SMS and WhatsApp service to support those experiencing domestic abuse or forced marriage.

A brand-new community garden has been created for the community living in Eildon’s recently completed homes at McQueen Gardens in Galashiels.

The UK's three largest housebuilders have allegedly used their market power to deliver abnormally large profits and gain an advantage over competitors without dramatically increasing their levels of housing supply, a report has revealed.

The UK social housing sector’s updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) standard has been published following an extensive consultation process involving housing providers, funders, and other key stakeholders. Sustainability for Housing (SfH), which oversees the development, promotio

A Wheatley Group housing development in Clydebank has won two prestigious awards.

Stephen Boyle, Auditor General for Scotland, outlines the touch decisions on climate change that await the Scottish Government. The realities of climate change, and their direct link to difficult public spending decisions, are now on our doorstep.