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The Scottish Government has been urged to use its affordable housing budget to help close the gap between availability and need in terms of accessible and readily adaptable housing for older people and disabled people including veterans.

Living Wage Scotland has announced the accreditation of Barrhead Housing Association as a Living Wage employer. The commitment will see everyone working at the Association, regardless of whether they are direct employees or third-party contracted staff, receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.00.

Archie Mackay unveiling a memorial bench to General Stanislaw Maczek A former media adviser to a number of RSLs has been decorated by the Polish Government for raising the profile of one of their most famous war heroes.

Graham Simpson MSP Graham Simpson MSP used his address at the Scottish Association of Landlords’ annual conference and exhibition to highlight issues in Scottish housing market.

CCG Asset Management has completed a kitchen renewals contract for Thenue Housing Association. The planned maintenance division of the CCG Group undertook works to 103 properties in the Cranhill and Blackhill area of Glasgow over a three-month period.

Glasgow-based Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has commenced the installation of mechanical and electrical services on a new assisted living development in East Ayrshire. Located at Cessnock Road, Hurlford, the 14-unit development is being delivered on behalf of CCG (Scotland) Ltd as developer partner for Ea

Another new North Lanarkshire Council housing development has officially opened its doors to tenants. Duchess Court, New Stevenston, is a modern development of two, three and four bedroom homes, and is part of the local authority’s new council house building programme to deliver 5,000 new homes by

The average price of a property in Scotland in September 2018 was £152,961 – an increase of 5.8% on September in the previous year and a decrease of 0.1% when compared to the previous month. The latest publication of the monthly UK HPI shows that this compares to a UK average of £232,554, which

Landlords and tenants in England are to receive faster and more effective justice in the event of property disputes, under proposals unveiled by communities secretary James Brokenshire MP. The UK Government will seek views on a specialist Housing Court which, if created, would provide a single path

Garry McCann, creative director of the Cole AD design agency shares his views. “If we make the website accessible, is it going to be bland and cost a fortune to build?”

Bill Banks Kingdom Group CEO Bill Banks has been appointed as the new chair of Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN).

Grampian Housing Association has won an appeal to build affordable houses on the site of a Victorian school in a Royal Deeside community. The application to build 26 affordable houses at the C-listed Old School site in Ballater was initially rejected amid concerns over a lack of amenities and road s

John Blackwood Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has welcomed broad political support for stronger enforcement of rules governing landlords and letting agents operating in the private rented sector to allow a better service for tenants.

A national Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Ready programme is being funded by the Scottish Government’s TEC Programme and hosted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). Since 2016, TEC Ready has been working with housing organisations and individuals to support the valuable contri

(from left) Kevin Nixon (area manager), Gillian Robertson, Laura-Anne Hamilton, Samantha King, Geraldine McKenzie, Lisa-Marie Brown, (housing officers), Kim Goode (senior caseworker), Martin Docherty-Hughes MP West Dunbartonshire MP Martin Docherty-Hughes joined housing staff from Bellsmyre and Cord