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A number of professional associations and additional stakeholders have published an open letter to Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Housing, urging the Scottish Government to invest in energy retrofit training for Scotland. The authors of the letter were directors of the Sc

An Estate Management Strategy which aims to maintain standards in repairs, maintenance and customer service for Stirling Council tenants has now been approved. 

With the £1.5 million refurbishment programme for North Lanarkshire Council's Drummond Drive Retirement Complex in Wishaw having reached completion, residents at the complex now have access to enhanced living support.  An open day took place on 23 July to celebrate the refurbishment work

The campaign group Generation Rent has said it is “very disappointed” with the new Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner's announcement on 24 July that the government is not considering implementing rent controls in England.  In conversation with BBC Breakfast, Rayner said:

SLR Consulting has been appointed to serve a major role in the public realm and landscape design of a £160 million project for Glasgow’s Chinatown district. Keltbray Chinatown Developments Ltd submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council to redevelop the 4.4-acre New City Roa

Approval has been granted for plans for a 544-bed hostel in a Georgian Crescent at Edinburgh’s West End following an appeal. The plans to turn the four Category A-listed townhouses at 14-17 Atholl Crescent, into a hotel with “capsule pods” received over 280 objections. 

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso

Thenue Housing held a Special General Meeting on Thursday 9th July to vote on a package of proposed changes to its governing rules, but the resolution failed to secure the required level of support and will not proceed. The changes were brought forward as part of a wider move to adopt the Scottish F

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has moved to show its support for members facing issues due to anti-immigration protests. Recent protests across Glasgow have drawn local housing associations into community tensions.

Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre (SNRC) has been shortlisted in the Adaptive Reuse into Other category at the AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards.

Perth & Kinross Council and Police Scotland are strengthening their response to anti-social behaviour with additional patrols, new enforcement staff and increased resources aimed at making communities safer and more welcoming. The enhanced measures form part of a coordinated partnership approach

Homelessness charities have urged the Scottish Government to use Barnett consequential funding from Prime Minister Andy Burnham's commitment to end rough sleeping during his tenure to expand the rollout of Housing First policy in Scotland.

A Wheatley Care service that helps people aged 55 and over to live independently enlisted the services of local charity Nemo Arts to bring free visual arts classes to Glasgow.

Almost 500 people joined Link Group at Creamery Park on Saturday, 11 July 2026, for a relaxed afternoon of family fun and entertainment for the housing association’s annual Bathgate Summer Fun Day.

Wheatley Group's charitable foundation is celebrating a decade of supporting communities after helping customers secure more than £127 million back in their pockets. Over the past 10 years, Wheatley Foundation has supported thousands of people across Scotland to manage their money, access esse