Search:

A new report calling for the incorporation of human rights legislation in Scotland so everyone has access to a safe, affordable home has been published to mark Scottish Housing Day.

Colin Kenneth Rae, director of Homes for Scotland, has joined Springfield Properties as a new non-executive director with immediate effect.

After a meeting held yesterday, members of the National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) voted for the two organisations to merge to form the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA).

Ardenglen Housing Association has welcomed Richard Mahon as a new member of its Board of Management. Mr Mahon is a finance professional and keen supporter of the housing association movement. He has over 10 years of experience covering audit, finance control, reporting and planning, most recently in

Ron Hunter, director of finance and IT at Caledonia Housing Association, is stepping down on 20 September following a distinguished 34-year career in the social housing sector. Born and brought up in Fife, Mr Hunter studied accounting and agriculture in Dundee and Edinburgh. He joined the – th

Scottish Borders Council will highlight the range of support it offers and its key achievements throughout Scottish Housing Day on its social media channels. Today marks Scottish Housing Day and Scottish Borders Council is joining with local authorities, registered social landlords and other organis

A new report commissioned by Homes for Scotland (HFS) has revealed the wider value created by building the homes Scotland requires. The report, launched today and entitled The Value of Residential Development, shows that each new home built in Scotland supports four jobs across the economy, ove

Kirsty Wells, head of HouseMark Scotland, discusses Scottish Housing Day 2019 and the theme of 'housing as a human right'

Graduates on a new Wheatley Group graduate training scheme in housing got to work as the sector celebrated Scottish Housing Day.

Common Good assets in Scotland have the potential to deliver much greater public benefit than they do currently, the Scottish Land Commission has said.

There has been a drastic increase in the number of elderly people seeking help for homelessness since 2012-13, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.

Lochfield Park Housing Association has raised £903.38 for MacMillan Cancer Support by hosting the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning". The coffee morning was held by the housing association on the 11th of September.

LAR Housing Trust is hailing modern apprentices a success after appointing its first apprentice, Lewis Yule, to the role of property manager. Lewis, 23, from Kirkcaldy, joined the housing charity in April 2018 and worked across various departments, learning about Scotland’s growing mid-ma

Barratt Homes East Scotland has raised over £80,000 for homelessness charity Rock Trust at its inaugural charity dinner. Rock Trust was chosen at the start of 2019 as Barratt Homes East Scotland's charity of the year. The organisation has been fundraising in aid of them over the last year and

Scotland's property market has experienced price rises of 1.4%, almost five times the rate of growth in England, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) show. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland rose by 0.7 per cent between June 2019 and July 201