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The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has awarded more than £3.9 million in grants to 20 charities across England, Scotland and Wales, including Ardenglen, Blairtummock and Hjaltland housing associations, in its 13th round of funding.

The twin stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic and the significant turbulence in the UK energy market must be tackled to address fuel poverty according to a letter issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee.

A new build social housing development in the Highlands by Link Group is one of eight infrastructure projects that are to share £8.7 million of Scottish Government investment to deliver carbon-cutting projects across the country. The project has been awarded £812,013 to install 

An ambitious £100 million ten-year plan to transform the quality of council housing in eight areas throughout Renfrewshire has been given the green light to move to the next stage.

Peers in the House of Lords have voted in favour of an amendment to the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill to scrap the Vagrancy Act across England and Wales. Already repealed in Scotland, the 1824 legislation is still continually used to criminalise people for rough sleeping or beg

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has appointed Helen Shaw as director of regulation. Ms Shaw is currently an assistant director with the Regulator and will take over the role of director from Ian Brennan who announced in November that he is leaving the Regulator.

Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT) has handed over the keys to another long-term rental property. Pennyghael Schoolhouse was purchased in 2021 with funding from the Scottish Land Fund, Argyll & Bute Council and Ecology Building Society, to ensure it remained a permanent home in perpetuity.

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has imposed fines against Mastercard, allpay, Advanced Payment Solutions, Prepaid Financial Services and Sulion after concluding that the five parties infringed competition law by agreeing not to compete or poach each other’s customers in the prepaid cards m

Clydebank-based Together Energy has become the latest supplier to cease trading. Along with its subsidiary Bristol Energy, the company supplies around 176,000 domestic customers, and one non-domestic customer.

The first phase of research commissioned by Shelter Scotland examining how the social impact of affordable housing is measured has been published this week. Carried out by the Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT), it identifies a lack of means to understand the difference accessing affordabl

Queens Cross Housing Association is the first organisation in the country to achieve recognition under the new model of an internationally recognised excellence award.

Work has started on the site of a housing development in one of Fife’s most popular coastal villages.

Dundee City Council tenants who took part in the annual rent consultation have again backed the lowest increase of three options, all of which were below the rate of inflation. After eight weeks of consultation, 60% of the 2171 tenants who took part opted for a 1.5% rise, equal to an average increas

An eight-week archaeological survey will start in early February at the site of a major new South Queensferry development.

A research report into Scottish homeowners’ needs, challenges, concerns and level of information in terms of increasing the energy efficiency of their buildings has been released for industry professionals, experts and government bodies.