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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has announced the appointment of Deloitte to lead an independent assessment review of its governance. The umbrella organisation for the Citizens Advice service in Scotland revealed plans for the assessment in March following the departure of chief executive Margaret Ly

Wind turbines generated enough electricity to meet the needs of more than three-quarters of Scottish households in April, according to new figures. Provided by WeatherEnergy, the statistics indicated that wind farms provided 699,684MWh of electricity to the National Grid, enough to supply, on averag

(left to right) Lisa Herdman, Simon Davies, Gill Levy, Caroline Langton, Martin Sloan, Stacey McNealis and Jane Burnett Staff from Melville Housing Association have dug deep to raise almost £650 for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation (SKFF), the charity that supports children, young patients and thei

Police are to review allegations of corruption relating to a central heating company part-owned by North Lanarkshire Council after the local authority launched its own investigation into the claims. Detectives have launched a preliminary investigation into Saltire after concerns were flagged up in a

The Scottish Government’s ‘named person’ scheme could involve recruiting housing officers and charities to “spy” on families, campaigners against the legislation have claimed. From 31 August of this year, a ‘named person’ will be appointed to monitor the welfare of every child in Scotl

Panellists during the hustings (from left) Jim Eadie, Scottish National Party; Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party; Jim Hume, Scottish Liberal Democrats; Alex Johnston, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and Ken Macintosh, Scottish Labour Party CIH Scotland is keeping housing centre stage of

The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has issued guidance on the housing-related pledges in the 2016 party manifestos. The briefing details policies from the five main parties on housing supply, social housing, homelessness, existing housing stock, housing aspects on

As politicians from all parties gear up for the Scottish parliamentary election on 5 May 2016, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has outlined its key areas of concern relating to the private rented sector (PRS). The manifesto summary includes headline requirements to which the organisation

Meg Hillier The UK government’s plan to extend Right to Buy discounts to 1.3 million housing association tenants in England has been described as “entirely speculative” by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Membership of HouseMark Scotland continues to grow with the announcement that, following its recent Value for Money pilot involving small housing associations, both Ore Valley Housing Association and Prospect Community Housing have joined its ranks. A provider of social housing data and insight in t

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has dismissed concerns about the impending EU referendum as it reported a higher order book for the first four months of the year. In an upbeat trading statement issued this morning, the company said it was well-equipped to react to any potential changes in the market due

Over 230 employees from across the Hillcrest Group gathered at the University of Dundee’s Bonar Hall to attend their music festival themed staff conference last week. Attending staff, who represented all six of the companies within the Hillcrest Group, were treated to their most spectacular confer

Members of African Challenge Scotland in Springburn The first in a series of workshops delivered by Police Scotland and African Challenge Scotland aimed at educating young people on keeping safe has proved a great success in North Glasgow.

Port Ellen Trust Housing Association is holding an open day on Wednesday 11th May 2016 at its Islay developments.

Three homelessness charities are calling for action from the next Scottish Government as new figures show that demand for winter shelters in Glasgow and Edinburgh rose sharply in 2015/16. Crisis, Glasgow City Mission and the Bethany Christian Trust are raising the alarm after demand for their respec