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Connected Response has appointed Nick Huston as head of business development. Working closely with local authorities and housing associations, Nick’s role is to identify opportunities for Connected Response’s HeatSage technology. HeatSage has been proven to reduce heating and hot water b

Scotland’s only consumer exhibition for self-builders, home renovators and improvers, the Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show, sponsored by self-build specialists Fleming Homes, is set to return to the SEC, Glasgow on 9-10 May 2026.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has launched its fifteenth funding round, opening for applications yesterday. A total of £20 million is available for charities and community energy groups, including community interest companies, co-operative societies and community benefit s

The Share Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals, teams, and organisations across Scotland’s housing sector.

Community-led housing is an effective way to tackle the rural housing crisis and the Scottish Government needs to do much more to support the vitally important sector, campaigners have said today. The Community Led Housing Alliance has called for further public investment to accelerate the delivery

Scottish households and businesses are set to benefit from a clearer, more reliable framework on how to make homes, offices and places of leisure more energy efficient, as work begins on a new national approach to identify suitable improvements to buildings, including a move to low carbon heating.

South Ayrshire Council has formally agreed to return almost £6 million in education contributions to a housing developer, after ruling that the school‑capacity expansion the money was intended to fund is no longer required.

Places for People (PfP) has become the first housing association to partner with Britain’s walking charity, The Ramblers.

Miller Homes Scotland West has acquired a 7.5-acre site in Hamilton, paving the way for the delivery of 64 energy-efficient homes and marking a significant milestone as the homebuilder celebrates 25 years of building communities in South Lanarkshire. The new development, Maplebrook, reflects Miller

A new draft Highland Council Participation and Engagement Strategy is being issued for comment and input to ensure the strategy reflects the needs of as many people as possible across Highland. The Strategy sets out how the council will engage with and listen to communities in order to inform how it

Almond Housing Association has welcomed HomeAid West Lothian into its building, as the charity opened a new furniture and thrift store in Craigshill. Over the past few years, Almond and HomeAid have worked together on a variety of initiatives, including supporting tenants with household essentials.

Glen Oaks Housing Association has once again achieved the prestigious Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation – a national mark of outstanding service. This year, Glen Oaks secured nine Compliance Plus ratings, including six for tenant participation, engagement, and scrutiny, demonstra

West of Scotland Housing Association has secured planning and listed building consent for the Grade B-listed Station House at 34-36 St Enoch Square to undergo a multi-million-pound conversion into homes for mid-market rent.

North Ayrshire Homelessness Prevention Partnership has launched a joint project that will develop new ways to help prevent homelessness in the private sector.

Communities from Shetland to Dumfries & Galloway have benefited from more than £19 million in government funding to help make social housing more energy efficient and cleaner to heat. Allocations from the latest funding round of the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund show that 27 projects a