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Housebuilder The Springfield Group is to gift its own National Insurance savings to its 898 employees, following confirmation that the UK Government will reverse the 1.25% increase, which came into effect in April this year. Last week, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed that the National Insurance

The Scottish Government's proposals for a National Care Service will mean diverting urgently needed funding for social care towards disruptive structural reform rather than improving services, COSLA said today. The draft legislation currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament would see the

Energy regulator Ofgem has today published its Market Compliance Review of how energy suppliers help customers in payment difficulties and has found issues ranging from minor through to severe weaknesses, or failings. The deep dive found that, although good practice exists across the industry, with

Kingdom Housing Association welcomed members, board members and staff to the organisation’s Annual General Meeting on Monday evening. Guests heard about another successful year in which Kingdom invested over £88 million in affordable housing, allowing it to complete 465 new homes and sta

North Ayrshire Council and the Energy Agency have teamed up to deliver advice and support to residents amid the cost-of-living crisis. The partnership is one of the measures the council is taking to assist people through the current challenges.

At its AGM, Muirhouse Housing Association promised to prioritise development of its role as a “community anchor” to focus on bring tenants, the community and wider stakeholders together. Susan Bell, appointed as chief executive in April, highlighted this as a key point at the AGM while r

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a new devolved tax that it said will encourage greater use of recycled and other sustainable materials by the construction industry. A replacement for the UK Aggregates Levy, the Scottish Aggregates Levy would be payable when newly qua

Home Fix Scotland (HFS), the Inverclyde repairs and maintenance company, has recruited seven further apprentices. When the opportunities were advertised back in June, the response was overwhelming: from over 300 initial applicants a shortlist of 70 was drawn up. These young people then attended exte

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of Barry Allan as its new director of finance, IT & resources. Barry Allan has joined Thenue to complete the senior management team.

Cunninghame Housing Association has made the final shortlist for The Award for Third Sector Employer Of The Year in The Investors in People Awards 2022. In a record-breaking year for entries, with over 300 organisations involved, this is an outstanding achievement and one that everyone at CHA is pro

Moray Council is hosting a drop-in event on 5 October for suppliers interested in tendering for the new Framework for Building Repair and Maintenance. The new contracts with the council to undertake building repairs and maintenance are due to be tendered via Public Contracts Scotland before the end

Dundee City Council and its partners have delivered a successful third year of its Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to address homelessness, according to an updated report considered by councillors. The Covid-19 pandemic occurred just before the end of Year 1 and has had a significant impact on homel

A Scottish housing developer has recognised the dedication and positive impact of five good causes in the Musselburgh community, awarding each with a £1000 grant. The Dundas community fund – which had been extended to allow more time for deserving groups in and around Musselburgh to appl

Miller Homes is set to engage with the local community on proposals for a new residential-led development in Kinross. An online consultation will be held on 29th September and is the first of two events that will be undertaken, the second being an in-person event at the end of October.

Building and construction firm the JR Group has marked a significant milestone in the development of a new high-quality affordable housing development in Clydebank, as the timber kit frames for new homes have now been fully erected and the external brickwork due for completion within the next two we