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Funded by over 5,600 public members and businesses who raised £13.2 million in 2022, Kirk Hill Wind Farm in Ayrshire is set to commence operations this month. The eight-turbine site will benefit thousands of people across the UK, who each own a part of the project. Owners will b

Sanctuary Group has undertaken a review of nearly 4,000 homes in England following a wider order from the Housing Ombudsman. The order for an independent review of policy and practice was made after the Ombudsman made 2 severe maladministration findings for similar issues handling leaks, damp and mo

A plan to ensure effective participation by East Lothian Council tenants in the services they receive for the next three years was approved at cabinet this week. The Tenant Participation Strategy has been produced in line with requirements under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 and an accompanying Ac

A mix of properties for social and mid-market rent will soon be available at the Pinefield housing development located in Carrbridge. The Highland Council has taken ownership of a number of properties from the contractor Tulloch Homes. The five properties which will soon welcome new residents includ

Scotland’s councils faced a collective gap of up to £585 million between the money needed to deliver services and the money available when setting their budgets this year, the Accounts Commission has warned.

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been unanimously approved in the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill will allow the creation of

Social landlords should expect to put a lot of time and resources into bringing tenants and owners with them on the retrofit journey, if and when funding allows works to progress at scale, according to a new report from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

The Scottish Government is set to declare a national housing emergency later today. Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will use a Holyrood debate this afternoon on Scottish Labour’s motion on the housing crisis to make the announcement.

The finishing touches on the renovation of the historic Orrs Department Store site in Airdrie are into new council homes nearing completion.

Citizens Advice Scotland has today published new data that shows the huge debts that people in Scotland owe to energy companies.

A team of 14 industry-leading organisations have joined forces to encourage the Scottish Government to take urgent action to strategically tackle the country’s draughty homes challenge.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has opened a new residential office in Bearsden as its strategic growth plan continues apace. Headed up by Bearsden local, Shepherd residential partner Alan Fleming, the new office is situated at 4 Canniesburn Toll and is the first to present its brand-new signage and sh

A fund to help community groups across Scotland set up renewable energy generation projects has opened for applications.

As part of its ongoing commitment to helping charities, housing associations and local government organisations maximise support to customers, Charis has removed the admin fee from all its retail vouchers distributed through its Charis Shop ecommerce platform. This enables Charis's partners to direc

Wheatley Group has 50 education bursaries available for tenants and customers to go to university and college. The housing, care and property-management group is helping make dreams of further education a reality for people across Scotland.