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Paisley-based Ferguslie Park Housing Association has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Silver Accreditation, the most successful framework for business improvement through people in the UK. The award represents a true commitment to employees and demonstrates a solid foundation of good pra

River Clyde Homes has been declared ‘complaints accredited’ following an external independent assessment by HouseMark Scotland. HouseMark’s complaints accreditation scheme was launched in 2012 and is designed to help landlords to achieve improved customer satisfaction by providing a robust cri

Housing minister Kevin Stewart with tenants Mary and John Stewart An Edinburgh couple are celebrating their first Christmas in their new home with a little help from housing minister Kevin Stewart.

Morag MacDonald Circular economy body Zero Waste Scotland has named Morag MacDonald as a new non-executive director as it announced a number of new appointments and reappointments to its Board.

Changes are needed to ensure that the Scottish Parliament can scrutinise the detail of how Scotland’s new social security system will operate, according to a report issued by Holyrood’s social security committee. The committee’s report follows consideration of the Social Security Bill, which p

Accounts Commission deputy chair, Ronnie Hinds An independent report assessing how Orkney Islands Council is fulfilling its statutory duty to demonstrate ‘Best Value’ has determined that the local authority has made significant progress in recent years but needs to build on this for the future.

Osprey Housing has just taken possession of the second and final phase of properties at a new development in Aberdeenshire. The 11 three-bed self contained houses and a four-bed home in Alford have already been allocated to tenants in what has been a highly sought after development. The four-bed hou

John Langley In order to meet its goal of delivering 50,000 new affordable homes by 2021, the Scottish Government urgently needs to encourage companies to invest in sustainable, affordable and efficient methods of housebuilding, writes John Langley.

Sally Spence with Tammy Connolly joined fellow fundraisers Amanda Miller, Susan Turner, Karen McDade, Cathie Brown, Willie Frew, Irene Wielbo, Lauren Upton, Carol Robertson, Hilary Scott and Claire Wilson Twelve of Eildon’s housing staff volunteered to sleep rough in Edinburgh’s Princes Street G

It was cause for celebrations at Denmilne Gardens in Glasgow as the West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) sheltered complex marked its 30th anniversary. This is a special milestone for the complex which officially opened in April 1987. With 25 homes, Denmilne Gardens has a long-standing sense

The Scottish Government has hailed new figures which revealed more than 70,000 affordable homes have been built in Scotland over the last 10 years, though opponents have questioned whether the pace of social housing completions is enough to meet current targets. Quarterly Housing Statistics released

Councillor Judy Hamilton signs-up to Far From Fixed with Fiona King, campaigns manager at Shelter Scotland Fife Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to sign-up to a major national campaign aimed at tackling homelessness.

Gordon Simpson of Simpson Builders with Helen Cameron from Albyn Housing Society Albyn Housing Society has taken handover of a new phase of affordable homes in Dingwall, delivering fresh progress on its commitment to bring 750 new homes to the Highlands by 2020.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has awarded the contract for the development of 10 new homes for affordable rent in Leurbost to Calmax Construction. Preparatory works are underway with a view to the building works commencing in January 2018 and keys being handed over to new tenants in November 2

The planned maintenance division of CCG has completed a further two phases of Port of Leith Housing Association’s window renewal programme. CCG Asset Management has been based in Leith for several years, undertaking various phases of renewal of the Association’s Pre 1919 and Post 1980 window sto