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Foster Evans looks at the Scottish housing review post-Grenfell, and what Scotland can learn from the tragedy. On 16 June 2017, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire. The primary cause was the spread of fire caused by external cladding, which was only installed to stop the building being an &lsq

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has joined in partnership with Scotland’s local authorities to manage Scotland’s Housing Options Toolkit. As a result, SHN has appointed Leza Lafferty as learning/development officer and as the main contact for the new Housing Options Toolkit.

Businesses from across the country gathered in Glasgow this month to recognise good practice, innovation and excellence in providing goods and services to Scotland's public sector.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has brought forward detailed plans for 110 new homes on former railway land in Kelvindale, with an agreement in place to add a pedestrian footway to a nearby bridge.

Audrey Simpson and John Duncan have accepted leading positions on the board of Partick Thistle Charitable Trust (PTCT) following the resignation of Randle Wilson. The director for Scotland at Home Group, Audrey Simpson was nominated to take on the role of chair, while John Duncan, the inve

Housing minister Paul McLennan MSP has officially opened Townhead House, Kingdom Housing Association’s £8.9 million dementia-friendly development at Primrose Place, Alloa. The 60 affordable new homes, all for social rent, have been designed to support Clackmannanshire Council’s sus

The winners of this year’s Homes for Scotland (HFS) awards were announced last week with a special focus on social, sustainable and environmental values. The event, which was attended by 1,000 senior representatives from across the home building sector and hosted by political satirist and impr

The former Scottish Widows headquarters in Edinburgh is to be partially demolished to make way for new housing after councillors gave their approval for the plans.

A total £102,000 worth of energy vouchers were issued by the Borders Housing Network (BHN) between April 2022 and March 2023 to provide vital support to over 4,000 tenants and their families as the cost-of-living crisis continues. The network, made up of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA),

Ken Tudhope has been named the new director of finance and people services at Cairn Housing Group. Assuming his new role at the end of August, Ken will bring with him a wealth of experience and expertise in the housing sector.

More than 100,000 children in Scotland are on waiting lists for social housing, new figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives have shown.

Residents and interested parties are being invited to have their say on North Ayrshire’s largest Council house development in decades.

People living in supported accommodation in Falkirk will now benefit from free internet access.

Hard-working Inverclyde Council and health and social care staff have been honoured for their service to the local area. Trophies and certificates were presented at the Pride of Inverclyde staff awards at the Beacon Arts Centre on Monday 22 May 2023 – the first time they have been held since b

Moray Council officially accepted 33 new build houses at Banff Road in Keith yesterday.