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Cernach Housing Association has appointed Paula Baylis as its new director. Paula, who initially joined Cernach in 2016 as a housing officer, has most recently served as depute director, a role where she demonstrated her commitment and leadership within the organisation.

New statistics into planning application decisions illustrate a planning service which is under-resourced and ill-equipped to deal with Scotland’s escalating housing emergency, according to sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS). The figures covering the period for the financial year 2023/2024 s

Tenants Information Service (TIS) CEO Ilene Campbell has announced plans to step down from her role in Summer 2025. Ilene first joined TIS in 1991 before being appointed the role of CEO in 2002. Under Ilene’s two decades of leadership, TIS has enjoyed great success as she steered its team to b

Connect Modular is celebrating a successful evening at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards 2024 where it secured two prestigious awards for its recently completed affordable housing development in Shortlees, Kilmarnock.

A newly retired Elderpark Housing staff member is celebrating a double lifetime achievement award. In the space of 24 hours, long-serving Jim Fraser won not one but two awards at separate national housing award ceremonies.

A rural housing project previously branded as "truly transformative" has been completed at Upper Achintore in Fort William, bringing to fruition a nationwide ambition to help grow and sustain rural communities in the Highlands.

Students and apprentices from across Scotland are due to rally outside the Scottish Parliament this week to call on the Scottish Government to amend the upcoming Housing Bill and fix loopholes and blind spots which they argue unfairly exclude student renters.

Orkney Islands Council’s Housing Services Annual Report for 2023-2024 has been published and details a strong performance across a number of areas, despite a challenging year for the service.

Zoë Whyatt has joined letting agent and property management company Homes for Good (HFG) as its first chief executive. The appointment follows a period of joint working which saw Zoë identify the next steps of growth for the organisation.

Teams and dedicated professionals who demonstrate a real commitment to the housing sector were recognised at the CIH Scotland Housing Awards last week.

Wheatley Group is to make an additional 1,000 homes available to local authorities in Scotland to help tackle the homelessness crisis. Having previously committed to providing 10,000 properties to homeless people by 2026, the group has announced today that it will increase this target by 10% to help

Cala Homes is seeking to deepen its links with an Aberdeenshire community with plans to invest £28 million in a new phase of development. The housebuilder is proposing to build 95 new homes at Conglass in Inverurie after selling out a neighbouring project in 2021

Housing developments in Aberdeen and Arbroath that were stalled after the collapse of Stewart Milne are now set to be completed. Milestone Developments, a construction company owned by married couple Stuart and Nicola Jackson, has secured a deal with administrators Teneo to complete one project, whi

Dundee City Council leader Mark Flynn has written to the UK Government seeking further assurances on Levelling Up Partnership-funded investment allocated for the city. A £20 million figure was originally allocated following a visit from the previous UK Government administration’s Levelli

A former church in Hamilton has been transformed into a collection of apartments for rent.