Greater protection for customers could be on the way after an interim report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) suggested that consumers in the district heating market are not getting value for money. The CMA study – which began in December – set out to establish whether heat netwo
News
After selling out well in advance of the event, 80 delegates attended EVH’s 40th Anniversary Year Health, Safety & Wellbeing Conference on May 8. EVH members who subscribe to its Landlord Safety Manual benefitted from a £40 discount for each delegate attending.
New support will help ensure community organisations, charities and other grassroots groups are listened to during the ongoing Brexit negotiations. The £150,000 stakeholder engagement fund will provide grants to Scottish organisations who wouldn’t otherwise have the resources to gather and promot
The ballot for ANCHO tenants to decide if they want to form a partnership with Cairn Housing Association will open on May 18. Under the terms agreed by the ANCHO Board in October 2016, the association will form a partnership with Cairn Housing Association, but maintain its own identity, with service
Queens Cross picking up the prize at the award ceremony in London Queens Cross Housing Association (QCHA) is celebrating after picking up first prize in front of over 1,000 guests at the CIH UK Housing Awards.
Glasgow City Council has banned six people with convictions for serious crimes from operating as landlords in the city. Oleg Aliev, Rovina Maqsood, Mohammed Khawaja and Bakrat Ali own properties in Govanhill in the south of the city but have been banned from renting them out. They face criminal pros
North Lanarkshire Provost, Councillor Jean Jones, official opens North Lanarkshire Council’s latest completed new homes site in Cardowan Drive, Cumbernauld, joined by tenants, elected members and officers from North Lanarkshire Council and developer Lovell Partnership Ltd
An artist's impression has been unveiled which showcases what the 95 new build Renfrewshire Council development at Johnstone Castle will look like on completion. Regeneration work in the area is already underway with demolition work to clear the site for the new energy efficient homes.
Hjaltland Housing Association and Shetland Islands Council reflect on the improved social outcomes for young Islanders thanks to funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Over the past six years, ‘The Hub Project’ has provided a wide range of housing and skills outreach activities to meet the individua
(from left) Front – Patricia Fraser, The Hugh Fraser Foundation and Michael Scanlan, director, Clark Contracts. Back– Will Hawkins, Yeoman McAllister, Leo McKee, chair of the Crookfur Estate Capital Appeal Committee, Kathy MacIntyre, director of supported living services at retailTRUST, Jim Flet
Around 160 children from local schools took part in a fun run which is part of an ongoing programme of sports activities sponsored by Partick Housing Association. The sponsorship will be used by Active Schools Glasgow to fund extra-curricular activity in the form of sports clubs in each of the schoo
House prices continue to increase across Scotland, despite a dip in prices across the UK, surveyors have reported. The April 2018 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that a net balance of 39% more chartered surveyors reported a rise in prices for
Private landlords and agents are being encouraged to register for the upcoming Private Rented Sector Open Day and Conference organised by Stirling Council. The free annual event provides an opportunity for delegates to hear from national experts in the private rented sector, seek advice and informat
A new Grampian Housing Association development by Barratt at Kemnay is nearing completion.
Sanctuary Homes has been given the go-ahead to redevelop the former Victoria Infirmary site in Glasgow. Glasgow City Council’s planning applications committee has granted planning permission to create 413 new flats, plus offices and retail units, on the site in the city’s Langside.