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Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has appointed Jehan Weerasinghe as its new managing director. Jehan joined GHA in March this year as director of innovation and improvement.

Glasgow City Council should be “bold” and do more to aid the plight of the asylum seekers facing lock-change evictions by Serco, according to Govan Law Centre solicitor advocate Mike Dailly. Mr Dailly brought the case against the Home Office contractor and the Home Secretary as well

Shelter Scotland has unveiled the appointment of Jackie Killeen as a trustee member of its committee. Jackie, who is currently the Scotland director of the British Council having held the same position at the Big Lottery Fund, brings a wealth of high-level experience in social policy and funding in

Glasgow City Mission has revealed it will open the city’s Winter Night Shelter three days early.

With housing completions in 2018 exceeding 20,000 for the first time in a decade, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has stressed the need for more SME home builders if growth is to be continued.  In a new report entitled ‘Small Scale Home Builders:  Increasing Supply’, which was pu

A report into Aberdeen City Council's Housing Performance has revealed that a total of 1,426 new heating systems and 3,200 hard-wired smoke detectors were installed in council homes during 2018/19.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has taken another step on its digital journey by launching a new tenant-focussed website. Berwick-based digital agency Strive Digital won the redevelopment contract following a selection process and BHA said it is delighted with the results.

Housing Options Scotland welcomed cabinet secretary for communities and local government Aileen Campbell to a celebration event last week. Gina McKay with her two daughters Nina and Rosie alongside Aileen Campbell MSP (right)

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has pledged its commitment to supporting people experiencing domestic abuse.

Fife Housing Group will again run its ‘Give a kid a coat’ campaign this year following the huge success of last year’s initiative when it was able to help keep almost 500 children a little bit warmer over winter.

Tenants and residents from across North Lanarkshire came together for North Lanarkshire Council's annual tenants' events earlier this month, held at Clyde Valley High School, Wishaw and Coatbridge High School. The successful conferences were packed with information, networking sessions and the famou

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has provided members of its team to carry out some maintenance at the Inverkeithing Community Garden as part of the launch of its nearby Spencer Fields development of new homes. The housebuilder has also donated £500 to the project and has become a sponsor

EVH has announced Jenny Speck from River Clyde Homes as the winner of this year’s Helen McGregor Award. The award, which this year was sponsored by Rutherglen & Cambuslang Housing Association, was presented to the Jenny at EVH’s Annual Conference at the Fairmont Hotel in St Andrews.

Aberdeenshire Council has missed another deadline for meeting the Scottish Government’s minimum standards at one of its sites for Gypsy/Travellers but has delivered service improvements for people who are homeless.

An initiative to use technology to manage the condition of private tenement communal areas is one of ten new projects to have joined a Scottish Government accelerator programme. Set up in 2016 to help organisations secure investment and create jobs, the CivTech Accelerator programme has deliver