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Social security minister Jeane Freeman on removing the involvement of the private sector in carrying out benefit assessments. Last week in the Scottish Parliament, I ruled out the use of private companies in assessing people for the benefits that will be delivered under Scotland’s new social secur

Novus Property Solutions has given a West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) community centre a new lease of life with a full interior redecoration as part of its extensive CSR programme. The Barrowfield Community Centre, based in the Camlachie area to the East of Glasgow, is operated by Willowa

Plans have been submitted which could see the creation of about 200 new houses in Peebles, 50 of which would be affordable. Builders Taylor Wimpey and property developer and investor AWG Property want to build the properties on land east of Kittlegairy View in the Borders town.

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) has revealed the finalists in the TIS National Excellence Awards: Inspire to Achieve, following an “impressive” response of high quality nominations across all eight award categories. Held in association with the Scottish Government, the event recognises and

Wider regulation, more technical and financial support and better monitoring systems are priority requirements for promoting district heating in the social housing sector, according to a new research report. Published by environmental charity Changeworks, District heating: Delivering affordable and

Susan McDonald HBJ Gateley’s Susan McDonald on the lessons learned from bond funding as a means to finance social housing associations.

Mary Barbour Glasgow’s women play a vital role at the heart of their local communities, demonstrating a commitment to helping others and creating positive change. There is no better example than that of the remarkable Mary Barbour.

(from left) Ross McCabe, Ewan O’Donnell, Lynne Dunn, (Kingdom’s Fife Works co-ordinator), Scott Kirkpatrick, (Kingdom acting development director), Bill Banks, (Kingdom Group chief executive), Dougie Herd, (Campion Homes construction director), John Hutton, (Campion site agent) Kingdom Housing A

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) meets Pauline Smith and Grace Andrews of CCT (left) and Martin Wilkie-McFarlane of Wellhouse HA (right) Wellhouse Housing Association and Connect Community Trust are to continue to work together to improve the life chances for everyone in the Wellhouse area.

Dundee city centre offers an “excellent opportunity” to develop a district heating network due to its existing heat networks, generation and density of demand, a new report has revealed. District heating sees a network of properties receive heat from the same source. It provides cheaper and gree

By Conor Leyden, managing director of The LK Group Investing in new homes to help solve the housing crisis while dealing with government budget cuts is a balancing act that all Scottish local authorities are facing.

The search is on to find the community in the UK that is most in need of a helping hand which will see a lucrative regeneration project commence. Communities up and down the country are being asked to submit details of an area or member of their society that deserves a makeover and makes a real diff

MSPs meet homeless people at Streetwork in Edinburgh The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee is asking if more can be done to help families and individuals facing homelessness in Scotland as it launches a call for views today.

Wellhouse chair Maureen Morris Wellhouse Housing Association has appointed four new members to its governing body, following an open recruitment process.

Jim Mather during his inaugural address Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced that current chair Jim Mather is stepping down from the organisation with effect from its Annual General Meeting on May 12.