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The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published three updated factsheets for tenants and social landlords about complaints and significant performance failures. The factsheets give information to tenants about making a complaint about a social landlord, and about how to contact the regulator abou

Following the closure of its offices in Aberdeen and Elgin in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Langstane Housing Association is pleased to announce that its doors are now re-opening to tenants and the general public. With effect from Wednesday 20th April, the association's Aberdeen office, b

Stewart Milne Group has put its housebuilding business up for sale after its founder and main shareholder decided to retire nearly half a century after founding the Aberdeen-based company. Stewart Milne, who is executive chairman of Stewart Milne Homes, said the time is right to spend more time with

South Lanarkshire Council has received plans for a major residential and retail development in East Kilbride.

The developers behind consented plans to transform the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) site in Hamilton into an ‘urban village’ have lodged new plans to increase the number of affordable homes in the development.

Isabell McLaughlan, a board member at Albyn Housing Society and vice-chair of the Performance Committee, sadly passed away last month following a short illness. Isabell was a stalwart in the housing community in Scotland and made a tremendous impact on the boards she sat on, with her passion for ens

The private housing division of building and construction specialist JR Group has started work on the site of its first development – with three of the seven plots already sold works are progressing at pace on site.

To deliver its ambition of giving everyone access to an affordable tenancy the Scottish Government must ensure social landlords can keep building the homes that are needed or risk pushing people into other sectors where rents are higher, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) ha

Stewart Milne Homes has successfully appealed Dundee City Council's decision to reject its plans for a second phase of development at Ballumbie Castle Golf Course.

A Glasgow city centre office block currently serving as home to Unite the Union could undergo a three-storey rooftop extension as part of a mixed commercial and residential conversion.

The former Lythe Care Home in Cullen could be converted into service accommodation for wind farm workers under new plans. In May 2021, the care home was closed down following a poor inspection report.

Starter Packs, a Glasgow-based charity, has received a funding boost of £1,500 from Cala Homes (West) as part of the housebuilder’s Community Bursary initiative. Starter Packs has been helping families and individuals throughout greater Glasgow for more than 21 years, providing basic new

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is requiring the Department for Work and Pensions to improve its treatment of disabled benefit claimants in response to serious concerns about failures to meet the needs of its customers with mental health impairments and learning disabilities. Disabil

TPAS Scotland has appointed Elaine Scoular as the Interim CEO of TPAS Scotland, following the retirement of Lesley Baird who stepped down at their AGM last month. Ms Scoular has been a key member of staff of TPAS for the last 22 years and plays a pivotal role in ensuring TPAS delivers on its promise

The Dargavel Village development in Bishopton is set to grow after Stewart Milne Homes acquired a 16-acre neighbouring site to create a further 197 new homes.