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Stephen Herriot Stephen Herriot from PfH Scotland on the reasons behind the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act and the requirement for social landlords to write a procurement strategy before the impending December 31 deadline.

Scottish households missed out on £300 million of savings last year because they didn’t change their energy supplier, according to new statistics. Figures from OFGEM show that savings of around £300 this year are achievable per household just by switching as a new Ipsos MORI survey from the Ener

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

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