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Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has appointed “independent experts” to review its own governance with the aim of making the charity a model within the sector for progressive governance. The move follows a difficult few months which have seen the departure of chief executive Margaret Lynch and the

Marco Biagi Seventeen projects in urban, rural and island communities are receiving a share of a £300,000 fund aimed at giving people a say on how their area can be improved.

Alex Neil Social justice secretary Alex Neil has announced additional funding of £200,000 to tackle loneliness and social isolation.

New legislation that will modernise the private rented sector (PRS) was passed last night by the Scottish Parliament. The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill will create simpler tenancies, offer stability and security to the 700,000 tenants who call the private rented sector home, and ensure

Margaret Burgess Housing minister Margaret Burgess has announced that a re-elected SNP government will ensure that there is no cost to take a case before the new Housing and Property Tribunal.

Amanda Britain New board members, a new chair and a new vice chair were introduced to the membership at CIH Scotland’s Annual General Meeting yesterday.

Social justice secretary Alex Neil with Phil Caroe, Allia’s director of social finance; Colin Connell, development director at Persimmons Partnerships; Jim Whiston, director of Ayrshire Housing Association, Nick Pollard, Kingdom Housing Association director of finance; Sandy Dennison, finance mana

Energy efficiency work at Buckie Road Melville Housing Association is to invest £2.4 million on improvements to tenants’ homes throughout Midlothian over the next 12 months.

St Andrew’s High Councillors have paved the way for the former St Andrew’s High and Braidfield High school sites in Clydebank to be regenerated with new homes.

Moira Kelly Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget announcement included a series of measures affecting Stamp Duty Land tax (SDLT), both on commercial properties and residential properties that could provoke a rethink of similar charges north of the border, according to the Chartered Institute of Taxa

Third sector funder Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has announced 11 board and committee appointments. In a move that signals its intent to expand the sector SIS announced that the appointments include former Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group senior director Eric Gibson and former chief exe

Lesley Martin (programme liaison officer) with Cllr Paul Kelly and Anne Cummings People living in more than 26,000 homes across North Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a bumper £250 million investment over the next five years.

Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil with Phil Caroe, Allia's director of social finance; Colin Connell, development director at Persimmons Partnerships; Jim Whiston, director of Ayrshire Housing Association, Nick Pollard, Kingdom Housing Association director of finance; Sandy Dennison, finance manage

Social justice secretary Alex Neil with Nick Pollard, Kingdom Housing Association's director of finance Kingdom Housing Association Limited has been successful in securing £5.22 million of borrowing through the Allia bond for the development of 116 new homes for the people of Fife.

Margaret Burgess Legislation which will modernise the private rented sector (PRS) will enter Stage Three of the Parliamentary process this afternoon.