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Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has appointed Harper Macleod and TC Young to a new legal services framework agreement following a competitive procurement process. This appointment represents an important milestone for CHA and underlines the Association’s commitment to best practice in gove

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has posted a half year loss after a £222 million hit for removing cladding from highrise buildings following the Grenfell Tower fire.

Ofgem has launched major review into how costs are allocated across the energy system – including looking at a range of potential alternative pricing models for consumers. As part of the review, stakeholders are being asked for their views on what a new pricing model might look like, which wou

Argyll and Bute Council is urging residents to participate in an online survey to help understand the area’s housing needs and neighbourhoods. Conducted by Research Resource on behalf of the council, the results of the Housing Need and Demand Assessment will influence future council decisions

A service to help refugees and people seeking asylum integrate into their local areas is being supported with £8 million in funding over the next two-and-a-half years. Delivered by the Scottish Refugee Council, the Scotland-wide integration support service will provide advice, information and

A new literature review from the National Retrofit Hub, supported by The MCS Foundation, calls for a broader, more realistic understanding of how resident demand for home energy upgrades is formed and why it often fails to take hold. The Driving Uptake Literature Review brings together existing insi

Five English councils have been given C3 gradings in regulatory judgements published today by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), which means there are serious failings and they need to make significant improvements. East Suffolk Council, Ipswich Borough Council, Leicester City Council, North Kes

RCH Group has appointed Aileen Metcalfe as group services director. RCH Group comprises River Clyde Homes, a registered social landlord, and its subsidiary, Home Fix Scotland.

A vacant plot of land in Maybole, South Ayrshire is being earmarked for a new 43-home housing development.

Fife Housing Group's recent ‘Being well’ community event welcomed local residents to celebrate wellbeing in all its forms, with an afternoon full of positivity, socialising and support at St Ninian’s Parish Church in the Abbeyview area of Dunfermline.

The JR Group celebrated the official start of its first housing development in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the site on Coshneuk Road, Millerston.

The UK government will today unveil a new company to kickstart the delivery of up to 40,000 new homes over the coming decade on brownfield railway land across England. Previously, London and Continental Railways Ltd and Network Rail’s Property Team operated independently, each managing differe

Melville Housing Group, through its Ironmills subsidiary, has teamed up with McTaggart Construction to deliver a new development on the former Newbattle High School site in Easthouses, Midlothian.

A long-vacant former Royal Bank of Scotland building on Aberdeen’s Union Street could soon be revitalised as new residential accommodation. Aberdeen-based developer Sanaland has submitted plans to transform the first to fourth floors of the prominent granite building into 10 modern flats. The