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The Housing Ombudsman has published its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report, which focuses on complaints about windows from tenants across England.

Work is underway on a new, state-of-the-art care home in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire - the latest project in the successful joint venture between Morrison Community Care Group and CCG (Scotland).

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced support for almost 80 organisations delivering regeneration projects to realise the economic potential of Scotland's communities. More than £2.5 million has been allocated from the Strengthening Communities Programme in 2025-26 to continue suppor

Kingdom Housing Association’s pioneering approach to embedded support, in partnership with Change Mental Health, has already had a positive impact on customers’ lives. Mental health resilience support worker Isla Aitchison, who works for Change Mental Health, has teamed up with Kingdom&r

Young people and people with sensory loss are amongst groups who will be supported by funding for projects aimed at increasing understanding of how climate change is relevant to them and how they can take action. A total of £273,000 of Climate Engagement funding will be shared among eight orga

The private rented sector (PRS) has been crucial in providing homes in Scotland over the last 30 years according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm, which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland, said that the most recent statistics detailing Scottish housing by tenure reveals the PRS has b

Thousands of Scots are living in homes unsuitable for their needs, according to a new report carried out by academics from the University of Stirling’s Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing project (ISPA).

Housing associations sign up to attend the Scottish Construction Summit, the inaugural event held by SHN's sister publication Scottish Construction Now in Glasgow next month.

CIH Scotland has urged the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Public Administration Committee to acknowledge the role of housing in addressing fiscal pressures.

Places for People (PfP) is blazing a trail in the professional development of housing managers with the introduction of an industry-first training pathway combining housing and customer service qualifications.  

Tenants have been handed the keys to homes in a new £16 million social housing development. Loretto Housing Association, part of Wheatley Group, has built 16 new homes on the site of the former Bishopbriggs High School as part of the first phase

The local government craft membership of the Unite union has voted to accept a pay offer from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). The craft workers' agreement covers a two-year period running from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2027.  It comprises a 4% uplift in pay, which will run

Fresh proposals have been lodged to redevelop the former Fernbrae Hospital site in Dundee, which has stood unused since its closure in 2019. The private hospital on Perth Road shut its doors six years ago, resulting in the loss of 50 jobs. Operator BMI Healthcare attributed the closure to a decline

New research revealing vacant council properties are on the rise around the UK has led to calls for them to be converted to provide 25,000 new homes.

A civic reception to mark 50 years of Elderpark Housing has taken place in the splendid surroundings of Glasgow's City Chambers. Past and present Committee and Board members, existing and former members of staff, contractors and others associated with the organisation over the half a century gathere