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A few tears were shed at Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) last week when colleagues gathered to mark the retirement of Alex John Macleod, handyperson for Lewis and Harris. Alex John joined the housing team in 1999 and transferred to HHP in 2006, serving its tenants for almost 23 years. He wa

Last month a survey commissioned by Places for People Scotland revealed some of the stigmas that still surround social housing in Scotland. To discuss this in detail, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black sit down with Places For People Scotland’s managing director Tom Norris who reveals the mixed re

A scheme offering incentives to council tenants living in properties in North Lanarkshire which are no longer suitable for their needs has been officially launched by the local authority.

East Renfrewshire Council has celebrated the completion of new council homes in Barrhead's Balgraystone Road with an official opening event, marking its largest housing development to date.

The redevelopment of Bangour Village has taken a major leap forward as Ambassador Group and West Lothian Council have agreed key community benefits as part of the conditions of the site’s approved Planning Permission in Principle.

Kingdom Housing Association has welcomed a wide range of invited guests to the Association’s annual site tour, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Association greeted board members, tenants, management, staff, stakeholders and partners at their headquarters in Glenrot

Alastair MacGregor, chief executive of Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) for the last 18 years, spent his last day in his post on Friday visiting ACHA tenants in the village of Appin in North Argyll. Homes in the village have recently had external wall insulation as part of ACHA’s on

The Scottish Housing Regulator today published advisory guidance on lessons learned to support Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) when they are conducting reviews of compliance with the Regulatory Standards of Governance and Financial Management. The guidance shares advice and lessons learned from r

Housing and community organisation Link Group has been named Scotland’s top developing landlord in Inside Housing’s Top 50 Biggest Builders for the second year. In addition to topping the list of Scotland’s developers, Link is the UK’s 12th biggest builder.

Sovereign Housing Association, working with two commercial partners, has just installed smart home sensors and thermostats in 400 of its less energy-efficient homes. This ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) approach will help reduce its carbon footprint and enable the organisation – and ind

Public views are being sought on the proposed regeneration of the former brewery site at the Union Canal in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh.

Edinburgh family business At Home In Edinburgh is celebrating after being named Residential Lettings Team of the Year at the Scottish Home Awards, which recognise excellence in the Scottish housing and house-building industry. This is the first time that At Home in Edinburgh’s small team of ju

A landmark development which signals a gateway into the Camlachie neighbourhood and knits together a historic industrial area and newer housing stock has won the architecture Grand Prix at the Scottish Design Awards. Designed by Anderson Bell + Christie for West of Scotland Housing Association, 

The Scottish Government has published Circular 2/2022 on planning fees which provides guidance on provisions within the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) Regulations 2022 as amended.

A group of Victorian Legislative Council MPs from Australia visited Wheatley Group as part of a fact-finding trip into housebuilding in Scotland. The visit comes after the Victorian Government launched a £3 billion ‘Big Housing Build’ programme in 2020 which aims to build over 12,0