A series of new landlord electrical safety guidelines are due to come into effect in Dumfries and Galloway. All private landlords will need to ensure their occupied rented properties have an electrical installation condition report (EICR) from December 1. The certification ensures the electrical ins
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Kingdom Housing Association’s Annual Tenants’ Gathering has been held outside Fife for the first time. Reflecting the Association’s growing activity across East Central Scotland, Kingdom tenants from Fife and Clackmannan travelled to Falkirk to meet local tenants in combined tenants’ session
New apprentices Lewis Carney (joiner), Callum Waugh (plumber) and Berryn McCormack (joiner) Sanctuary Scotland has been instrumental in the employment of five apprentices in Cumbernauld.
Maxine Leedham EVH has welcomed Maxine Leedham as its new recruitment assistant to the housing sector.
Expert review groups into fuel poverty have called for the definition to be reviewed to ensure help is targeted at those who need it most. Two reports by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force have made over 100 recommendations to address the iss
Norman Kerr National fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland has urged Scottish Ministers to reset the target to eliminate fuel poverty in Scotland.
A bid to make nearly 800 affordable homes available to rent over the next five years is being launched by Falkirk Council this month. Around £35 million of funding is being sought from Scottish Government in a consortium bid led by the local authority on behalf of itself and other social landlords
Sixty new homes are set to be built in the Cairngorms National Park after three separate planning applications were given the go ahead for Grantown-on-Spey. The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) approved an application from Seafield & Strathspey Estates for a development of 43 plots and
CALA Homes has unveiled plans to build over 100 more homes in the Cults area of Aberdeen. The housebuilder said the Craigbank development, which will launch next spring, will bring 119 homes to the area, including three, four and five bedroom detached, semi-detached and terraced homes, and a number
Matt Forrest Home Group has announced the appointment of Matt Forrest in a new role of executive director for business development.
A new and practical guide for asset managers tackling retrofit insulation projects is being launched in Scotland this week, at a new professional gathering in the social housing calendar. ‘IWI for the Asset Manager’ has been produced to help address some of the technical concerns around projects
Kris McAdam with two club members A boxing club which punches above its weight recently received two spin bikes from Sanctuary Scotland.
A dapper Oor Wullie was on hand to welcome the care and support teams and staff from across Scotland who attended a glamorous awards ceremony to Dundee last week. Now in its third year, the Gowrie Care Accolades brought together 50 members of staff from across all areas of Gowrie Care’s operation
Mary’s Kitchen at Whitehill Court Day Care Centre in Kirkintilloch is set for a £2,000 boost after Bield received a generous donation from The Eagle Lodge in Bishopbriggs. The Annual Sportsman’s dinner, which is held every year at The Eagle Lodge, raised an impressive £6500 in aid of three cho
Peter Lee, former CEO of Eildon Housing Association, with chairman Trevor Burrows Two affordable home developments in Denholm were officially opened last week bringing a total of 16 new homes to the Scottish Borders.