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Having started as a handyman’s assistant with Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) ten years ago, Jamie Aitchison is delighted to have now been appointed as a trainee technical officer. Mr Aitchison joined BHA from school almost 10 years ago as part of the Working Rite Programme which was fu

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its list of individuals it will select from when making statutory appointments to social landlords after an open selection process.

Rachel Bell, a solicitor from Harper Macleod, provides social landlords with tips on how to handle the rising threat of cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks are a persistent and very real threat to all business sectors across the UK. Social landlords are particularly at risk because of the large amount of p

Emtec Energy has been awarded a combined solar & storage framework by Aberdeenshire Council.

Bield residents in St Andrews have collected more than 8,000 empty crisp packets in the local area to reduce the amount of litter and waste that finds its way into our seas.

A group of talented performers with support needs from the Glee Club Drama Group performed their fifth annual production in Dundee’s Space Theatre thanks to suppport from Hillcrest Futures.

The history of housing in Dundee, with a particular focus on communal and social housing, is explored in a new exhibition at the University of Dundee. From 19th century tenements hastily erected to cope with a growing population to post-industrial decay and suburban sprawl, ‘Living Together&rs

CALA Homes (West) has started essential preparatory works for the development of around 400 homes in Jackton. Outline planning permission has been obtained from South Lanarkshire Council for the creation of a residential-led development which will deliver approximately 1,950 homes from a consortium

Clarion Housing is to become the first housing association in the country to adopt a new pan-European initiative which promotes sustainability.

A developer of custom-built homes has brought forward a new development of 10 customisable homes in Midlothian.

Former Police Scotland offices in the centre of Aberdeen are being marketed as an opportunity to build more city residential accommodation.

Ayrshire Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 40 flats on Ayr's harbourside.

Bellway’s Scotland West division has announced plans to build close to 1,000 additional new homes. The housebuilder is investing in eight new sites creating a further 887 private new homes and 66 affordable new homes.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to deliver new recommendations to improve support for care leavers at risk of homelessness. A working group, coordinated by the A Way Home Scotland coalition, has produced eight recommendations to make support for care leavers simpler and more consistent ac

The financial performance of most registered social landlords (RSLs) remains strong, but challenges around increased arrears and voids as well as above-inflation rent increases remain a concern, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said. The Regulator’s director of regulation Ian Brennan was spe