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The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all social landlords to highlight how to access the advice on Coronavirus Covid-19 and to advise landlords on business continuity issues.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has started work on phase 1 of its new housing development at Beanburn in Ayton.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all social landlords to seek their views on proposed changes to its current advisory guidance on asset management. The Regulator commissioned Arneil Johnston to carry out a review of the guidance first published in 2012. The guidance is intended to help

A talk about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from a survivor of The Clutha Vaults helicopter crash kicked off the launch of Hillcrest’s mental health first aiders, who will be available to support staff across the whole organisation. Michael Byrne (front) with (from left) HR manager Sara

Aileen Campbell, cabinet secretary for communities and local government, met 14 young people on Wheatley Group's graduate scheme last week at an evening event which brought together board members and senior staff from across Wheatley. Ms Campbell attended the meeting to share the Scottish Government

A Southside Housing Association project designed to better manage rainwater across Cardonald is due to start work in the coming weeks.

The Scottish Government’s cabinet secretary for communities and local government Aileen Campbell has announced her intention to stand down at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election to spend more time with her family. The SNP MSP for Clydesdale, who has two sons aged five and nine, said she hope

A development of 165 homes and flats at a former factory site in Thornliebank will go ahead after an appeal over Glasgow City Council’s planning refusal was overturned by a Scottish Government reporter.

Wellwood Leslie Group has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to knock down the existing buildings at 124 Craighall Road in Port Dundas to make way for 68 new flats.

Applicants are being sought to rent four eco-homes on the isolated island of Rum. Rum, an island in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the most isolated communities in Scotland, being home to just 35 people.

A conversation project which aims to kick-start a national movement towards a UK Basic Income launched this past weekend. A Basic Income would see a regular cash payment given to every citizen without conditions, regardless of their income, wealth or employment status.

Domestic abuse charity Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) marked International Women’s Day yesterday calling for national and local authorities, and community planning partnerships, to offer secure, long-term funding for specialist domestic abuse services.

Kendoon Housing Association and Pineview Housing Association have started talks on forming a partnership between the two organisations.

The Scottish Funding Council has awarded £250,000 to a University of Glasgow-led project which will transform an old tenement building in Govanhill to reduce emissions and become more sustainable.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has announced its 6th year in a row of frozen energy prices. WWHC first became a not-for-profit Energy Supply Company (ESCO) in 2014 and since then it has yet to enforce a price increase to its tenant/members.