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Last weekend, the number of daily subscribers to Scottish Housing News broke through 7,000 on the back of record website traffic for August with 69,209 unique visitors accessing the website. The number of Twitter followers for Scottish Housing News, which was established in 2001, has now reached ove

The Scottish Government announced has launched a new five-year programme to help prepare for the impact of climate change. The Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-24 will help the Scottish Government identify the actions Scotland needs to take to adapt to a changing climate.

South Lanarkshire Council has appointed Cleland Sneddon as its new chief executive. Mr Sneddon has been appointed following what the council called a 'rigorous selection process' which ended on September 20th.

RSLs up and down the country are working hard to ensure that they are ready for freedom of information (FOI) for 11 November 2019. The interface between FOI and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an issue that is likely to come up frequently for RSLs when handling and responding to FOI

Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell has said that the Climate Change Bill must ensure that every family in Scotland has a warm home.

Academics are to investigate the impact of the alcohol minimum unit pricing law on homeless drinkers. The research is being led by experts from Glasgow Caledonian University’s substance use and misuse research group.

CORGI Technical Services is set to take centre stage at the ASCP’s Scottish conference and exhibition, as the gas and electrical experts shine a light on safety and compliance within Scotland.

Glasgow City Council has launched a communities fund worth more than £60 million which is open to eligible third sector, voluntary and community organisations across the city.

Ben Beadle is to be the chief executive of the new National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) formed from the merger of the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association. The NRLA will launch in January 2020.

A major fund to create low-carbon heating infrastructure is now open for applications.

The Scottish Government has hailed the impact of a new loan scheme to help social landlords meet improved housing safety standards.

CMS Window Systems has completed a large-scale refurbishment project for Ferguslie Park Housing Association (FPHA).

The Scottish Government will provide social landlords with £1.5 million to allow them to work with families and protect them from homelessness.

Milnbank Housing Association held its AGM last week during which four new committee members were elected by the 113 members in attendance.

The focus of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Day was on breaking the stigma faced by people living with dementia. In this blog, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager, Ashley Campbell, explores how the housing sector can support people to live well with the illness.