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Campaigners are marking three months to Scotland’s fuel poverty deadline by calling for a three point plan to improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s cold and leaky homes. Members of the Existing Homes Alliance have urged the Scottish Government to redouble efforts by introducing new inves

Karen Campbell Homes for Scotland has expressed its concern over the impact that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) is having on the wider housing market.

(from left) Housing and health convener Councillor Dave Doogan, council leader Councillor Ian Miller, new tenant Nicola Davidson and Hadden Construction chairman, Scott Hadden The latest new housing development built by Perth & Kinross Council was officially opened in Alyth yesterday.

The next stage of a ten year regeneration strategy for Glasgow city centre was launched yesterday by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council. Focusing on four of the city centre's nine districts: Broomielaw, Blythswood, Central and St. Enoch, the next stage of the Glasgow City Cent

An international design competition to tackle the issue of homelessness is being launched in Dundee. The UK’s first designated UNESCO City of Design is looking for designers to respond to a call to help find a digital design solution to fundamentally improve the lives of those who must deal with h

Teresa Bray To coincide with the announcement of Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme pilots, which is expected any day now, Changeworks is developing a series of insight papers to inform the debate on how to best deliver the programme.

Around 96 per cent of Scots think that local people should be involved in making decisions about the design and delivery of their public services, according to a new survey. The 2015 Scottish Social Attitudes survey also revealed that 35 per cent of people had either volunteered at, or help set up,

Scottish Borders Council’s planning service has reported further improvements in respect of decision making on planning applications. In its annual report to the Scottish Government, the local authority said it is performing better than the Scottish national average for major developments, househo

Derek Hogg The Housing team at Scottish law firm Harper Macleod has now acted in the only three private placements by Scottish housing associations to take place to date, with a combined value of over £120 million.

Residents at a sheltered housing complex in Banff were treated to a spot of afternoon tea yesterday to celebrate a major anniversary in the history of the site. To celebrate 30 years since the site at Airlie Gardens was opened in 1986, Hanover Scotland organised for the residents to celebrate in sty

Pauline Barbour After almost 11 years of dedicated service, Pauline Barbour has decided to move on from her post as director at Lintel Trust.

(from left) Amanda Britain, CIH Scotland chair; Victoria Peterkin, longest serving CIH Scotland member; Julie Fadden, president of the Chartered Institute of Housing; Annie Mauger, executive director, CIH Scotland mark the formal opening of CIH Scotland’s new Edinburgh offices Housing bodies the C

The collapse of a contractor involved in an affordable housing project in Angus will have no financial impact on the local authority, councillors have been told. Northern Ireland construction firm T&A Kernoghan fell into administration in April owing thousands of pounds to suppliers.

Anna Stuart receiving the award from Lord Provost Sadie Docherty A housing activist who founded the Castlemilk East Housing Co-operative in 1984 has been crowned Glasgow’s first recipient of the Mary Barbour Award.

MSPs with Cube tenants and staff outside Maryhill Burgh Halls A delegation of MSPs visited Cube Housing Association last week to hear how it engages with tenants.