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Trust Housing Association has appointed social enterprise Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SBMC) to undertake the supply and fit of new site signage across all of Trust’s housing communities, covering 23 local authorities in Scotland.

With energy costs receding from their historic highs, there now remains a damaging debt problem according to fuel poverty champions Energy Action Scotland. Latest figures from Ofgem, the government’s energy regulator, show energy debt growing at 10% per quarter across 2023-24 as opposed to jus

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) welcomed guests to one of its new-build projects in Burnfoot, Hawick this week.

Kevin Stewart MSP has written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves to call for the abolition of VAT on building projects involving regeneration, refurbishment and retrofitting. The SNP representative for Aberdeen Central has also lodged a motion at the Scottish Parliament on the issue.

A block of flats in Aberdeen is the first in Scotland to have dangerous cladding removed and replaced as part of a government pilot scheme set up following the Grenfell tragedy.

Housing consultant and former Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director Jim Harvey has passed away. After a spell as a housing regulator at the Housing Corporation, and then Scottish Homes, Jim served as the GWSF's first director as well as his work as a housing cons

Homelessness charity Social Bite is set to make its first move into the UK education sector in a pioneering coffee shop partnership with Matthew Algie. The milestone move launches for the 2024/25 academic year, and will see new cafes open in universities and colleges across the UK, with around 10% o

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, bringing the joy of reading to children in the rural community of Douglas. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is an acclaimed book gifting program that mails

National homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has announced its latest Investing in Volunteers Award from Volunteer Scotland on Tuesday 2nd July at its Edinburgh office in Leith. Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. This award recogni

ng homes wants to recognise its tenants who take pride in their outdoor areas across its communities.

Scottish health and wellbeing charity LinkLiving and McTaggart Construction Limited have partnered to give 18 young people an insight into working in the construction industry.

As part of its ICT strategy, Manor Estates Housing Association has invested in new laptops for all staff. Rather than disposing the old equipment, staff members were given the option to purchase one of the older laptops and asked to make a donation to the charity “Steps to Hope”.

The Highland Council is seeking contractors to tender for a Highland Energy Efficiency Framework (domestic and non-domestic). Suppliers are being invited to attend an in-person meet the buyer event on Monday 5 Aug 10:30 - 12:30 at Highland Council, Chamber, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness IV3 5NX.

Cala Homes has completed its first net-zero-carbon-enabled home. The project at its Hampton Lakes development in Peterborough will test the housebuilder’s net zero principles, providing essential learning to help inform Cala’s approach in the future.

The Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) has published an Engagement Feedback Report after public events were held in March 2024 in advance of the scheme notification process.