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Housing bodies have welcomed the 2024-25 Programme for Government (PfG) for acknowledging the reality of the country’s housing emergency but the Scottish Government has been criticised for failing to make up for delays to funding for new homes. Outlining his first PfG as first minister, John S

Capital Credit Union (CCU) has partnered with Greener Energy Group to assist members in funding eco-friendly home upgrades like solar panels, heat pumps, and EV chargers. The partnership follows the successful launch of CCU’s green loan in 2023.

Social housing tenants across Scotland are accessing quality laptops and tablets for free – thanks to a new IT recycling scheme. Wheatley Group’s ‘Techshare’ programme sees old staff devices upcycled and passed to tenants who cannot afford to buy computer equipment.

A masterplan to transform Seafield in north-east Edinburgh into a new environmentally friendly neighbourhood, connecting its coastline to the surrounding communities in Leith, Portobello and Craigentinny, was published yesterday by the City of Edinburgh Council.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) is proud to have its commitment to supporting its staff recognised with a coveted Gold Investors in People accreditation – awarded to just 17% of IIP accredited workplaces – recognising outstanding effort and success in creating a healthy, sup

The Kingdom Group has appointed Dan Blake as its group director of communities. The new role was created following a structural evaluation of the Kingdom Group, ensuring the organisation is well-positioned to meet the needs of its customers now and in the future, delivering an exceptional customer e

Perth and Kinross Council’s Common Good Fund committees met on Monday 26th August and made awards to local community organisations. The following organisations were awarded funding: 

Scotland's new Building Standards Hub will be officially launched yesterday in Dunfermline.

Committee members and staff from the Easterhouse Housing and Regeneration Alliance (EHRA), representing seven housing associations in Greater Easterhouse, have met housing minister Paul McLennan to discuss the current challenges facing community-based housing associations. Members discussed the impo

Frontline housing, homelessness and social justice organisations working in Aberdeen have backed Shelter Scotland’s call for councillors to declare a housing emergency later this week. An open letter signed by nine organisations operating in the city was sent to members of Aberdeen City Counci

Glasgow-based Pineview Housing Association has promoted three members of its housing services team.

The HHSC Learning Hub is the dedicated website for showcasing the training courses provided by Housing H&S Compliance UK Ltd, one of the leading specialist health and safety consultancy and training providers across the UK, including up here in Scotland.

At Share, it is important that the training and development support that is on offer meets the sector where it is, flexing to the challenges and innovating to meet new needs that arise. For Share to do that, they must keep an eye on the horizon and finger on the pulse, walking alongside the sector t

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £287,488 in June-August 2024, an annual increase of 2.3%, ESPC reports.

Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has released a powerful new mini-documentary that gives insight into the impact of its work on supporting homeless ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen.