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Maureen Watson Maureen Watson is to leave the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) after more than 25 years, following a restructure of the organisation.

As part of its commitment to helping its tenants get online Link Group Ltd has become the latest signatory of the SCVO Digital Participation Charter. The charter commits Link to five promises, including ensuring all staff and volunteers have an opportunity to learn basic digital skills and pass thes

Nicola Barclay Home builders have urged Edinburgh councillors preparing to meet tomorrow to move ahead with submitting the draft Local Development Plan to the Scottish Government for examination in order to start addressing the city’s housing shortage and avoid further delays.

Developers looking to build at a former school site in Dundee will have a broad outlines of what Dundee City Council expects if the redevelopment guidance is agreed at the city development committee next week. The draft site planning brief for the former Kingspark school in Gilburn Road suggests a m

Terrie Alafat New CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat reflects on her first month at the helm.

It’s getting close to that time of year again when SHARE is waiting for entries for its Committee/Board Learner of the Year. In terms of the Scottish Housing Regulator’s nine year rule, this is a great way for committee/board members to show that they are continuing to learn, be it attending a c

The First Street project by Ask Developments German property firm Patrizia has revealed plans to build its first private rental scheme in the UK.

Partick Housing Association is offering its customers the chance to take part in a workshop to help shape the future of Glasgow’s museums. Throughout May, research company icecream architecture is working with Glasgow museums to find out exactly what interests the people of the city. The research

David Bookbinder David Bookbinder on the tricky issue of welfare in Scotland and the UK following last week’s general election result.

The national roll out of Universal Credit continued yesterday with the benefit now available to new single claimants in Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway. Universal Credit, the new benefit that will replace Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Income Support, Tax Credits and Housing

John McMorrow director of Easthall Park receives award on behalf of the Co-operative from Debbie King, business development manager at Building Careers UK Easthall Park Housing Co-operative was the proud recipient of the "Housing Excellence Small Social landlord of the Year 2015" award in Manchester

The computer skills of tenants throughout the Stirling Council area are set to improve thanks to a Big Lottery award to Forth Housing Association. The Connecting Stirling bid, which has been awarded £250,000, will allow a three year programme to provide tenants of Forth and Rural Stirling Housing A

An eco-friendly house designed by New College Lanarkshire students has begun to take shape. The Curriculum House project at Ravenscraig, which has attracted international interest, has now entered its main construction phase.

A Scotland-wide people power campaign to cut the cost of electricity and gas in Scotland is being launched today. The Big Energy Switch campaign, supported by a national TV and radio campaign, aims to use the huge buying power of 20,000 Scottish households to unlock group-discounted energy in Scotla

Tenants of Bield’s retirement housing development in Penicuik have been hard at work knitting blankets for impoverished children and older people in Romania. When tenants of Baldwin Court heard of the efforts of their local church, St Mungo’s, to send blankets to the poor in Romania, a group of