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Eight out of ten rented accommodation tenants in England and Wales want a tenancy agreement lasting one year or less, according to a major study conducted by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS). 39,855 tenants whose deposits are protected by the DPS responded to the survey, with 80.1 per cent sayin

This is the question that a group of housing associations have been getting to grips with since June, following the HouseMark Scotland VFM Club meeting that month. Kevin Scarlett, CEO at River Clyde Homes and Jason MacGilp, CEO at Cairn Housing Association have been leading the group’s discussions

Cllr Cammy Day The City of Edinburgh Council has set out plans to build 8,000 homes in an attempt to address the shortage of affordable housing and tackle the impact of soaring housing costs in the private sector.

Councillor David McBride New affordable housing in West Dunbartonshire will have to be built to a higher design standard than anywhere else in Scotland following a council decision.

Thirty-one new affordable homes are to be built in Castlehill after the move was given the green light by West Dunbartonshire Council. The project will be built on land at Carrick Terrace and Hawthornhill Road, which will be transferred to Cube Housing Association as part of the council’s strategi

Melville Housing spent £1.2 million on major improvements to customers’ homes over the past year, a 13 per cent increase on the previous 12 months, a new report has revealed. The Midlothian social landlord has released its annual Tenants Report, which updates customers on Melville’s most recent

Hanover Scotland has successfully achieved Investors in Diversity Stage 2 re-accreditation. The IiD standard is given to organisations that demonstrate cultural improvements around openness, understanding and acceptance of all people it works with. It aims to transform practices and behaviours by pr

Patrick Harvie Basic improvements to Scotland’s draughtiest private homes can be made for as little as £1,000 per property, new figures have revealed.

Raymond Young, Alan Ferguson, and David Bookbinder Eydent (the Alliance of Ayrshire Housing Associations) has organised its second major housing conference at the Gailes Hotel, Ayrshire on Wednesday 18 November 2015, and there are only a few places left at the event.

Councillors in Aberdeenshire have made a commitment to increase the number of affordable houses in the region. The pledge was made during a visit to a £3 million housing development in Inverurie last week.

A charity which helps people in Glasgow move out of poverty and lead change in their communities has delivered training to staff from ng homes to help them understand the definition and impact of poverty. Bridges out of Poverty helps organisations working with people in poverty facilitate their unde

(from left) Wilma Quinn, Millie Gray, Sheila Quinn and Margaret McKinlay A book comprising a commemorative tea set designed by Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) St Nicholas Court residents was launched this week by Edinburgh-based best-selling author Millie Gray.

(from left) Clare MacGillivray, ETF development coordinator, Sarah Boyack MSP, Betty Stevenson convenor of ETF, Cllr Cammy Day, housing and community safety leader, City of Edinburgh Council, Maud Wylie ETF vice convenor. Photo credited to Caroline Pearson. Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) celebra

Bield is highlighting the important role that volunteers can play in assisting older people to enjoy happy and fulfilled lives. Campsie Gardens in Cumbernauld is looking to recruit befrienders to get to know and socialise with tenants helping to broaden their horizons while, in Airdrie, volunteers a

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