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Housing charity LAR has welcomed a debate that highlights the need for more organisations to copy its loan-funding model to develop good quality affordable rented accommodation in Scotland. LAR was very interested to read ideas put forward by think tank Common Weal in Scottish Housing News calling f

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change is integral to the UK’s recovery package, according to the Committee on Climate Change.

Angus Council has decided to drop the implementation of safety sprinkler systems in some of its new housing after the council agreed a partial switch to 'off-the-shelf' properties to boost its stock.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has received £73k from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund to continue to deliver vital support services to their most vulnerable tenants. The funding will support WSHA to expand the delivery of a comprehensive package of supp

More than 20 new could be built on the site of a former nursing home under newly lodged plans from Maryhill Housing Association. The Association wants to build 22 homes on the land at Rothes Drive where Ferguson Anderson House, a nursing home for the elderly, stood until it was demolished in 2018.

Housebuilder CALA Homes (West) is gifting £2,000 to Social Bite earlier than planned as part of a ‘roof donation’ scheme at its Prince’s Quay development in Glasgow. As part of the charity partnership between CALA Homes and Social Bite which kicked off ear

Building services contractor McGill has won a £400,000 contract and been appointed to a £3.6 million framework to deliver upgrades to fire alarms. In response to new government legislation introduced after the Grenfell disaster, all properties in Scotland must meet higher standards in re

A generous donation of 60 bottles of hand sanitiser from a whisky distiller will help keep Queens Cross Housing Association staff safe and community services running during the COVID crisis.

A Perth housebuilder has launched a campaign to protect the humble hedgehog.

The second phase of coronavirus support for small Scottish businesses, which extends grant support to all subsequent eligible properties, is now open for applications. The next stage of the Small Business Grant scheme ensures that - in addition to existing grants of £10,000 or £25,000 fo

Up to 750,000 people in Scotland could be enrolled in the Jobs Retention Scheme (furloughed) this quarter and a further 150,000 jobs could be lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Bield has appointed Paula Rice as its new director of finance and resources. Ms Rice brings more than 25 years of experience working across a variety of sectors, her role will see her lead the finance, HR and IT teams across Bield and she has already outlined her determination to support t

The Scottish Government is proposing an additional £19.2 million investment in Carer’s Allowance Supplement as part of the next emergency coronavirus legislation in recognition of the additional pressure that carers are under as a result of the ongoing pandemic.  If approved by the

Nearly two million claims have been made for Universal Credit across the UK during the COVID-19 outbreak, new figures have revealed.

A survey of landlords in Scotland has suggested that 52.9% will not consider applying for the Scottish Government's interest-free loan.