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Cairn Housing Association has successfully retrofitted two properties in Wick to EnerPHit standard.

Fife flooring specialists Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) is delivering its largest-ever EnergyScreed project as a key partner in a major residential development in Edinburgh. The firm established its innovative EnergyScreed division last year as part of ambitious growth plans, central to which

The Scottish Government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types of property be impossible to achieve, property marketing company ESPC has warned. In the current system of EPCs, the most prominent metric is the Energy Efficiency

The Borders Housing Network is continuing to support customers to stay warm this winter, with a range of practical measures to beat the chill and keep bills down. The Network, made up of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), Eildon Housing Association (EHA), Scottish Borders Housing Association (S

Surgeons Quarter, a popular Edinburgh hospitality and performance venue has paired with homelessness charity Cyrenians to increase local sustainability, by supporting its organic vegetable bag subscription. Located in Edinburgh’s Old Town, Café 1505, part of the Surgeons Quarter campus,

The City of Edinburgh Council is once again asking tenants to give their feedback on rent proposals and the financial pressures they face.

Highland Council’s engagement with communities and staff will help to inform the budget proposals and consequent decisions which will be made in February 2024. This includes allocating resources to deliver the council’s strategic priorities and enable the best outcomes across the Highlan

This year for Christmas, Glasgow City Mission is focusing on its work with those at risk of rough-sleeping.

Kieran Findlay is joined by Steve Malone and Johnny Cadell, both principal architects at Architecture & Design Scotland, and Grant Baxter, the planning & building standards team leader at Clackmannanshire Council, to tell the story of a town centre development at Primrose Street in Alloa. To

The process of offering permanent or temporary housing to people who had to leave their homes in Brechin because of the Storm Babet floods will start today.

A new campaign has launched today encouraging people who are worried about energy bills to seek advice from the Citizens Advice network. The campaign comes as research from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) indicates that energy bills are the biggest financial concern for 2.2 million people this winter

A life-changing book club by a music legend has reached a milestone thanks to Wheatley Foundation.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has unveiled its new ‘Nest House’ prototype, as part of the launch of its fourth annual Festival of Kindness. Kicking off the campaign in Edinburgh, Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, unveiled the new Nest House design which will feature in two

56three Architects has unveiled detailed plans for a proposed mixed-use development at a scrapyard site in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Housing News Charity Spotlight feature will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland each Friday. To include your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com.