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Mike Bruce suggests an alternative headline for Scottish Housing News, and offers an informative look at the question of board remuneration in the process. Reading the recent article in which Kelly Adams of RSM considers the question of payment for board members in our sector, I was struck by just h

The link between housing and health will be underlined by leading academic and former chief medical officer for Scotland, Prof. Sir Harry Burns, who has been confirmed as a new speaker at ‘Ramping Up’, the Housing First Scotland Conference, on 22 May in Edinburgh. Health’s relation

The Investors in People (IIP) accreditation for Manor Estates Housing Association has been updated from Silver to Gold following a rigorous assessment process. Assessed as meriting Silver status in 2016, the Association and its staff have worked hard to further develop engagement practices, career a

West Dunbartonshire-based social landlord Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) is to host a ‘smart heat’ knowledge sharing conference in June. The latest in the Smart Social Housing series of events, ‘Making Sense of Sensors’ will focus on the rise of smart heating and web ena

TIS Scotland has revealed the shortlist for its annual awards which recognise excellence in everything from, partnership working and scrutiny practice, to digital innovation and community regeneration. The TIS National Excellence Awards: Inspire to achieve, in association with the Scottish Governmen

The Scottish Government has published a consultation on adding new categories to the definition of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The consultation paper is seeking views on adding new categories to the definition of an HMO in relation to accommodation that contract and transient workers stay i

Members of the newly formed Glasgow Chinese Recreation Centre hosted a wonderful afternoon at Hawthorn Bowling Club as part of continued efforts to integrate with community members. The event was a huge success with members of the community coming along, as well as ng homes board members.

A decision on plans by the Trump Organisation to build hundreds of new homes in Aberdeenshire has once again been delayed by the local authority. Aberdeenshire Council said a planning application for 550 homes at the Menie Estate, near Balmedie, will now be considered later this year following the r

A local property developer has announced the official launch of a new 97 home development in Dundee. D J Laing Homes has returned to the area, recently crowned Scotland’s best place to live, to start work on its latest development and follow the success of the 200 homes it built previously in

The latest statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) show that the average price of a property in Scotland in February 2019 was £145,762 – a decrease of 0.2% on February in the previous year. This is the first annual decrease in the average price of a property in Scotland since Marc

Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) has today announced the appointment of Richard Howat as its new chief executive. Mr Howat will take up the role on May 20, replacing David Cressey who resigned in December.

The Warmer Homes Scotland initiative has awarded a minimum of £38 million to managing agent Warmworks to continue to deliver the Scottish Government’s fuel poverty scheme over the next two years. The announcement comes as the 15,000th Warmer Homes customer welcomed a new gas central heat

New statistics on social tenants and social rented housing in Scotland reflect the Scottish Government’s ongoing commitments to delivering suitable housing, communities secretary Aileen Campbell has said. Social Tenants in Scotland 2017, published yesterday, is the third annual statistical com

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has demanded “urgent action” from local authorities to tackle the shortage in accessible housing and has also joined a campaign to ban winter evictions. A motion calling for improved access to housing for disabled people was passed at t

After the case to prevent failed asylum seekers being evicted without a court order was dismissed by the Court of Session, our sister publication Scottish Legal News takes a considered look at the judgment.