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Vigils are set to take place across Scotland this week to commemorate a year since the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died. Silent walks are taking place in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee on Thursday 14 June to coincide with the silent walk in London, which is expected to attract over a thou

The Welsh Government has announced legislation to ban landlord and letting agent fees in the private rented sector, as was done in Scotland in 2012. Housing and Regeneration Minister Rebecca Evans said it followed a "significant increase in the number of people renting in Wales".

Teresa McNally Teresa McNally, SFHA board director and board member of Ochil View Housing Association, was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Tenants at a retirement housing development in the Scottish Borders have had their kitchens given a new lease of life. Bield’s Turnbull Court in Duns has seen its tenants’ kitchens undergo a major revamp, turning dated designs into modern living spaces.

Pictured (l-r): Alastair Dee, Scottish Government; Bill Banks, KHA CEO; Freya Lees, KHA Chair; Kevin Stewart MSP Work is nearing completion on Kingdom Housing Association's £7.2 million affordable housing project at Pitscottie Road, Cupar. When completed, the project will provide 49 new homes, to h

Laurie Naumann A stalwart supporter of Kingdom Housing Association has been recognised for his 40 years voluntary service to the affordable housing provider.

Ardenglen Housing Association has participated in a touching memorial to members of the Castlemilk community who have passed away.

Paul Sweeney MP and Alistair Wood of Remarkable making the presentation to Mattie McGeouch Chair of the Co-operative Possilpark-based Hawthorn Housing Co-operative, which manages over 300 homes, has won three prestigious people management and organisational development awards.

A wide range of recommendations published last week to tackle homelessness were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday. In a report to the local authority’s housing and economy committee the cross-party homelessness task force recommended a number of bold outcomes, which when impl

Pictured (l-r): Tenant Frances Young and Margaret Milne, Queens Cross’s Retirement Service Supervisor at the launch of the new Older People’s Service Queens Cross Housing Association has launched a new Older People’s Service to support tenants over 60 who need some extra help to live independe

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan SIS Ventures is launching its first £5 million fund to back Scotland’s high impact enterprises.

Bield is calling for volunteers in North Lanarkshire to partner up with local charity Befriend Motherwell to help tenants take part in a variety of social activities.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has welcomed the findings of independent stakeholder research about its communications. According to the report, almost all stakeholders think the amount of information and the frequency of publications are about right, and most think the quality of information is eith

River Clyde Homes has more than halved the average time taken to complete an emergency repair in a major performance turnaround over the past 12 months. The company's maintenance team's average time to complete an emergency repair has fallen by seven hours to just over three hours.

West Dunbartonshire Council has taken its "No Home for Domestic Abuse" campaign a step further by pledging even more support for victims. Last week, the groundbreaking campaign - the first of its kind in Scotland - introduced strict new tenancy rules to protect victims of domestic violence.