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Housing consultant and former Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director Jim Harvey has passed away. After a spell as a housing regulator at the Housing Corporation, and then Scottish Homes, Jim served as the GWSF's first director as well as his work as a housing cons

Homelessness charity Social Bite is set to make its first move into the UK education sector in a pioneering coffee shop partnership with Matthew Algie. The milestone move launches for the 2024/25 academic year, and will see new cafes open in universities and colleges across the UK, with around 10% o

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, bringing the joy of reading to children in the rural community of Douglas. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is an acclaimed book gifting program that mails

National homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has announced its latest Investing in Volunteers Award from Volunteer Scotland on Tuesday 2nd July at its Edinburgh office in Leith. Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. This award recogni

ng homes wants to recognise its tenants who take pride in their outdoor areas across its communities.

Scottish health and wellbeing charity LinkLiving and McTaggart Construction Limited have partnered to give 18 young people an insight into working in the construction industry.

As part of its ICT strategy, Manor Estates Housing Association has invested in new laptops for all staff. Rather than disposing the old equipment, staff members were given the option to purchase one of the older laptops and asked to make a donation to the charity “Steps to Hope”.

The Highland Council is seeking contractors to tender for a Highland Energy Efficiency Framework (domestic and non-domestic). Suppliers are being invited to attend an in-person meet the buyer event on Monday 5 Aug 10:30 - 12:30 at Highland Council, Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX.

Cala Homes has completed its first net-zero-carbon-enabled home. The project at its Hampton Lakes development in Peterborough will test the housebuilder’s net zero principles, providing essential learning to help inform Cala’s approach in the future.

The Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) has published an Engagement Feedback Report after public events were held in March 2024 in advance of the scheme notification process.

Together Housing Group (THG), a social housing provider in the North of England, has secured a £50 million loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland to upgrade its 38,000 properties

A new South of Scotland Housing Action Plan has been launched to help tackle the urgent need for more homes and more choice of homes in the region. The Action Plan includes ten tangible actions to be carried out over the next two years, with the aim of attracting more people to work and live here, a

Being able to control where we live, seen as a key factor in our personal wellbeing and in living our life the way we want to, is being compromised by the housing emergency, especially for those in temporary and shared forms of accommodation, experts have warned.

Scotland’s statutory body for consumers has launched an investigation into consumer protections in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products.

Long-serving former director of Campion Homes Marjorie Scott has passed away. The Scottish housing developer made the announcement on LinkedIn, saying Ms Scott was "an integral member of the Campion Homes family since our inception in 1989".