After ten years as chief executive of South Ayrshire Council, Eileen Howat has decided that the time is right for her to retire. A statement provided by Councillor Martin Dowey, leader of South Ayrshire Council, revealed that Eileen intends to leave in the autumn of this year.
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Visitors from East Ayrshire Council were welcomed by Mr McCluskey to view his new home at Witch Road, Kilmarnock. The council’s housing development at Witch Road in Central North, Kilmarnock includes 43 new homes for older ambulant disabled residents built by the council’s strategic deve
Across three half-days 212 staff from Kingdom Support & Care gathered at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline for the Fife-based care provider’s first ever staff conference. The event gave staff a welcome opportunity to come together to celebrate success and share knowledge that w
East Renfrewshire Council has appointed Steven Quinn as its new chief executive. Mr Quinn will join East Renfrewshire from his current role as director of children's services at Renfrewshire Council
The annual CIH Scotland Housing Awards are now open for entries.
The former site of Stewart and Son’s whisky bottling plant on the Kingsway is set to be regenerated into a new housing development by Persimmon Homes.
Specialist property firm Rettie & Co has reported that residential Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) revenue, including Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) on second homes, has reached a record high in Scotland of over £600 million. The figures reveal that 63% of house sales are
Livingston-based high performance timber windows and doors manufacturer NorDan UK has announced a record 34 percent increase in turnover for a single year in 2022. This has included significant growth in the UK social housing market, with social landlords increasing their purchase of NorDan products
Construction has started on a new housing development in Burntisland after it was halted when the original company undertaking the work fell into administration.
Rental home operator Casa by Moda is set to open a state-of-the-art new rental neighbourhood in Springboig, Glasgow, bringing a new generation of rental homes to the region for the first time.
Elderpark Housing this week played host to a fascinating exhibition focusing on a project from the No.1 Befriending Agency. The housing association has strong links with the agency with both committing resources and energy into tackling isolation and loneliness among tenants and the wider community.
Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build-to-Rent (BtR) homes in Scotland, according to a new report.
Work to boost suitable housing options for older people in England kicked off this week as a UK Government-appointed taskforce met for the first time in London.
An innovative process that continues to enable residents to have direct decision-making powers to help decide spending priorities in communities is to be carried out in Aberdeen. Aberdeen City Council’s Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee received an update on implementing Par
East Renfrewshire Council has announced a package of measures totalling more than £1.7 million to further support services and local residents to recover from the pandemic. The commitment follows on from last year's £4.4m pledge, which included the £1.469m through the Local Authori