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An English housing association has been rapped by the Housing Ombudsman over failings in handling a resident’s complaint about damp and mould caused by rotten window frames and her request for compensation due to damaged belongings. The woman, a tenant of Onward Homes in Manchester, had been r

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened Glasgow’s latest housing development of 49 affordable homes in a multi-million pound boost for Govan. The stylish £10.2 million development at Cromdale Square by Linthouse Housing Association offers much-needed homes for affordable social rent.

Campion Homes Ltd has been recognised with an award for its recent-completed development of 45 new homes in Auchterderran, Fife. Checkmate, an insurer providing new home warranty insurance policies across the UK, awarded Campion its "Best Development" award for September 2022 as part of its Excellen

Aberdeen-based Cater Group has partnered with Hillcrest Homes to demolish and convert a former Aberdeen printworks into residential properties. Full planning permission for the redevelopment of the site of the former Scottaspress printworks on Maberly Street was granted last month following previous

Edinburgh based residential developer Whiteburn has purchased March Street Mill, Peebles from Moorbrook Textiles Limited. The 2.24 hectares site in the heart of the Borders town of Peebles is a former woollen mill which dates from around 1884. Moorbrook stopped production on the site in 2015 followi

Sustainability for Housing (SfH) has launched a consultation seeking feedback from adopters of the Social Housing Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS) and the wider sector as it looks to shape the next iteration of the Standard to meet needs of the sector and its funders. The SRS was launched in

The National Housing and Dementia Forum has published a report that sets out recommendations for how the Scottish Government and partner organisations can better support people to live well with dementia. Over the past year, the Forum gathered evidence from a wide range of experts and people with li

Over 150 tenants, residents, and shared owners gathered at Kingdom Housing Association’s first Autumn gathering at The Scottish Deer Centre, by Cupar. Visitors came from across Perth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire, and Fife to enjoy the family-focused day out at one of Fife’s favourite vi

Work has been completed and tenants have begun moving into a development of new council flats which are part of a programme building 2,000 new council houses across Aberdeen. The development at Auchmill near Bucksburn is one of nine sites across the city where Aberdeen City Council is building new c

Trust Housing Association has retained their 'Leaders in Diversity' accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity. Founded in 2005, the National Centre for Diversity is an organisation promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.Rhona McLeod, Trust's CEO, said: "We have been leading the housi

Pineview Housing Association strives to live by its motto of “Putting People 1st” and its recent Investors in People (IIP) interim review has found that it does just that. The review which took place during September and October 2022 found that the Association provides “…a v

It has been predicted that millions of families are set to see their annual mortgage payments rise by an average of £5,100 between now and the end of 2024, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. With the low-interest rate era firmly at an end – the Bank of Engl

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has published its 2021/2022 landlord report, providing information about the association’s activities over the past year. The document reports on its service delivery, comparing performance with targets agreed with the Scottish Housing Regulator and

Ochil View Housing Association has announced the appointment of Anne Smith as chief executive, following the retirement of George Tainsh. Margaret Baxter, chairperson of Ochil View, said: “Following a robust recruitment process, the association is delighted to appoint Anne Smith as our next ch

The Housing Ombudsman has issued a special report on Clarion following concerns about the UK’s largest housing association's response to complaints about damp and mould and pest control. The Ombudsman said it used its powers to conduct a further investigation beyond an initial complaint t