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Community groups and social enterprises across Scotland are being invited to a free conference to learn about the latest funding and support packages for local energy schemes. The annual Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Conference is a two-day event that aims to give groups all the info

Scottish Housing News is delighted to announce that it has been named among the ‘Top 50 Poverty Blogs & Websites to end poverty around the world’ – the only Scottish-based publication on the list. Online blog compendium Feedspot selected SHN from thousands of top poverty blogs in its index

Kingdom Housing Association chief executive, Bill Banks (left) with housing minister Kevin Stewart Affordable housing in Shetland, Borders and Fife has received a boost of £16 million this month thanks to Scottish Government investment in charitable bonds.

The construction of a new town in East Lothian is to begin next year after councillors approved the first phase of the development. Planning approval in principle was granted for 1,600 new homes at Blindwells, on part of a 392 acre site near Tranent.

Ian Brennan New analysis of the financial health of registered social landlords (RSLs) in Scotland has revealed that most RSLs are continuing to manage their resources to ensure their financial well-being and economic effectiveness.

Scotland’s land, property and construction sectors must collaborate more effectively to help end rising homelessness and deliver more affordable homes, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said today. The professional body is asking those who work in the industry to pledge their

Terrie Alafat The gap between the help with housing costs that young, single people in the private sector get and their rents is making housing virtually inaccessible, new Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) research has revealed.

Putting people with lived experience of homelessness at the centre of the solution is key, writes Ewan Aitken as he blogs on Shelter Scotland’s Homelessness Conference. I was very pleased to be asked to chair the Shelter Scotland Homelessness Conference last week. It’s the kind of thing I really

The award-winning team representing the Association at the ceremony in Stirling Maryhill Housing has been named as a winner in the 2017 Local Environmental Quality Awards from environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful.

The Nan McKay Hall and Southside Housing Association celebrating the award presented from the Big Lottery Fund and the Scottish Government The community of Pollokshields is celebrating the award of two major grants from the Scottish Government and the Big Lottery Fund for a new community centre.

Fiona Hyslop with some of Wheatley Group’s modern apprentices Children from some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities are to get their first experience of the theatre, thanks to a new partnership.

Kevin Stewart New changes to the maximum value of a property eligible for Help to Buy Scotland will help more families onto the housing ladder, housing minister Kevin Stewart has said.

Court of Session A former member of the armed forces who claimed he was entitled to a larger discount on the purchase price of his council home than he was offered under “right to buy” legislation has had his appeal refused.

John Davidson and Elaine Gibson size up Greg Johnston from Rodgers and Johnston for new repair contract Cairn and ANCHO, who are currently exploring the exciting possibility of a constitutional partnership, have announced a new responsive repairs partnership with Rodgers and Johnston.

Link Group has been named 49th in the National Centre for Diversity’s UK Top 100 Index 2017. The Top 100 Index is dictated by the results of the diagnostic surveys completed by those who have embarked on an accreditation journey with the National Centre for Diversity.