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Scotland’s local authorities continue to perform well for their communities in terms of service delivery despite a sharp reduction in their finances, according to a new report. Data contained in the Local Government Benchmarking Framework published by the Improvement Service, has found that counci

Susanne Flynn With the Scottish Government set to produce refreshed guidance on fire safety for providers of certain types of accommodation, CIH Scotland spoke to Susanne Flynn in its policy and practice team to find out what it means and who should take note.

Scottish homeowners would invest £31,000 on home improvement work over the next five years if they had full confidence in their ability to identify a professional builder, according to new research. A study into consumer confidence in builders by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland fou

Construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has started work on a new sustainable housing development in Govanhill on behalf of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). The development will be situated on Batson Street - on the site of the former Victoria Primary School, and will consist of 45 new homes for m

Mary Barbour A statue of political activist Mary Barbour is to be unveiled in Govan next month to mark International Women’s Day.

Homelessness charity Cyrenians welcomed Queen Margaret University Chancellor and catering legend Prue Leith to Leith yesterday to open its brand new Cook School and teaching kitchen. The Cyrenians Food Education programme started 17 years ago with an old second-hand cooker, worth just £50, and is n

Local charities, schools and good causes across the West of Scotland could receive a share of £15,000 thanks to the CALA Homes Community Bursary being launched this week. Now in its second year, the scheme aims to provide support for a wide range of organisations and projects. In 2017, 118 good cau

The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee has called for the implementation of a ‘Scottish style Housing First’ approach among a series of recommendations to tackle homelessness. A report published today, which follows a year-long inquiry into the causes and long-ter

Urgent action is required to reverse the shortage of housing for older and disabled people as Scotland struggles to meet the needs of a rapidly ageing population, according to a new alliance of charities and other organisations. Age Scotland, the Scottish Older People’s Assembly, Castle Rock Edinv

The introduction of a licensing scheme for homeowners who want to rent out their properties through websites like AirBnB is one of a number of legislative proposals available to help councils regulate the rapid growth of the short-term letting sector, according to the Scottish Greens. Lothians MSP A

A final report on the achievements of a four-year training and learning programme ‘Stepping Up to Scrutiny’ has been published by CIH Scotland. Delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government through a partnership between CIH Scotland and HouseMark Scotland, the scrutiny programme comprised a ser

Councillor Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council; Annemarie O’Donnell, chief executive, Glasgow City Council; Alastair MacNish, chair, Wheatley Group; The Lord Provost, Councillor Eva Bolander; Martin Armstrong, chief executive, Wheatley Group; Bernadette Hewitt, tenant chair, GHA; Councill

Work on one of West Lothian Council's largest new build housing site is nearing completion, the local authority has revealed. The Redhouse site in Blackburn will deliver 100 new affordable council homes for local residents.

Construction of four new homes at Tom Na Ba, Galson is underway and should be ready for occupation by September 2018, Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has said. The homes are being built by Alex Murray Construction and are being built beside HHP’s current houses at Tom Na Ba. The cost of the de

West Lothian Council is to remove a council tax discount currently afforded to owners of long-term unoccupied properties as it takes steps to bring vacant homes back into use. The council is writing to around 300 homeowners whose properties are currently classed as long-term unoccupied, as they have