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Dalkeith-based all-trades building and home improvements business Terry Healy Group has ceased trading with all 51 staff made redundant.

A newly-launched Streets into Communities Strategy from Link Group has been endorsed by Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government. The strategy aims to transform communities and lives. It will see Link increase its engagement with communities and work closely

Dundee-based Summit Facilities Services has been awarded a four-year contract to carry out electrical testing, repairs and maintenance on behalf of Perth and Kinross Council’s Social Housing Department. The business, which also owns and operates Tayside Automatic Doors, is accredited by SNIPEF

Scottish Housing News Podcast co-host Jimmy Black looks back on a conversation with Alistair McIntosh, CEO of Housing Quality Network.

Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay and co-host Jimmy Black embark on a whistle-stop tour of housing issues with Housing Quality Network CEO Alistair McIntosh taking in housing standards, Grenfell, regulation, tenant representation and much more. Alistair helped to set up the arm's length or

Merchant Homes has expanded its partnership with Sanctuary Housing with two contracts totalling £12 million to deliver more affordable homes throughout Scotland. The latest projects being launched between the housing provider and Merchant Homes have been agreed to allow the continuation of bui

A letting agency has been found guilty of illegally evicting tenants after a court heard that tenants were routinely subjected to violence, theft and vandalism and evicted without notice.

South Ayrshire Council has all but ruled out following the lead of another local authority to use tower blocks designated for demolition as temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. North Lanarkshire Council announced last week it would temporarily reinstate two of the tower blocks it had moot

Potential plans for 44 new homes in Dunblane could be lodged with Stirling Council soon. Ristol Consulting Ltd contacted the council on behalf of Kippendavie Trust Group to request a formal screening opinion on whether a planning application for residential development on land 50 metres east of Kell

North Ayrshire Council has agreed a new Child Poverty Action Plan that will use a multi-agency approach to mitigate the effects of poverty faced by children and young people living in North Ayrshire. Developed by the council’s Community Planning Partnership (CPP), it sees public agencies worki

Sandra McLeod will be leaving RCH Group at the end of July. She joined the Inverclyde based housing association River Clyde Homes in January 2014 and is retiring from her post as executive director, customer experience.

A new residential development opportunity has been launched at Blindwells, the East Lothian scheme which is on course to deliver a community of 1,600 homes as well as employment land and a new town centre. Plot 4a is being marketed by the Edinburgh office of JLL on behalf of Blindwells’ creato

Clackmannanshire Council is investing more than £100,000 to deliver targeted high quality, childcare activities for children and young people from low income families each day of the school summer holidays. This is the most comprehensive Summer of Wellbeing programme to date, and builds on the

Link Group is providing free mobile data, texts, and voice calls to customers, ensuring low-income households can stay connected. As a member of the Good Things Foundation’s National Databank, Link can issue vouchers and SIM cards from the service provider partners Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, a

By 2032, all Scottish RSL properties will need an EPC ‘B’ rating. As a nation, we’ll need to collectively retrofit hundreds of thousands of homes a year to reach this ambitious target. Key to this will be understanding your portfolio’s current baseline compared to EESSH2 and