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Linstone Housing is celebrating a fresh funding boost to help it carry on the fight against coronavirus. The housing association was awarded nearly £19,000 from the Communities Recovery Fund set by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).

A 50/50 joint venture energy services company between Vattenfall and Midlothian Council has been launched to deliver low carbon energy projects across the area. The first project to be delivered under the ESCo will be a low carbon district heating network supplying the new Shawfair town in the

Glasgow-based developer of affordable and mid-market homes Swan Group has appointed Colin Anderson as commercial director. Colin joins managing director Phil McGinlay and land & development director Derek Smith to build on the success of the senior team.

The development of 120 new homes to the north of Dundee has moved a step closer after Avant Homes completed the acquisition of 15.35-acres of land at Baldragon Farm.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has acquired land to allow the delivery of the next phase of 135 private new homes and 69 affordable homes at a development in East Calder.

Glasgow-based construction firm City Building has created valuable job opportunities for young people across the city after welcoming 60 new apprentices, with support from the Glasgow Guarantee. Following an intensive recruitment process, this year’s intake includes apprentice joiner

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today launched a consultation on the proposed revision of a practice note (PN) on the audit of housing associations in the United Kingdom.

Spiralling council housing waiting lists in England could be set to nearly double to two million households next year as a result of the economic impact of COVID-19, a new report has estimated. 

More employers across Scotland can apply for funding to provide upskilling and reskilling opportunities for their existing staff. The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) helps businesses continue to invest in their workforce and is available for all of Scotland’s employers who are subje

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) will consult on directing a transfer of all assets from Thistle Housing Association to Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association. Thistle held an independent ballot of tenants on its proposal for a voluntary transfer to Sanctuary Scotland, which closed on 2nd Novemb

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has announced a new senior team who will push forward investment in homes, communities and services across the region. The new senior team, led by Matt Foreman, DGHP’s managing director, is made up of Ray Walkinshaw, head of repairs and maintena

Langstane Housing Association has become an accredited Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Langstane Housing Association receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 This rate is higher than the statutory minimum for over 25s of £8.72 per hour introd

During its quarterly meeting which took place on Tuesday, members of The Highland Council's Badenoch and Strathspey Area Committee agreed £602,000 worth of investment in existing council housing for the 2021/22 financial year. The proposed split of investment and identification of priorities f

Claire Frew, policy & impact manager at Homeless Network Scotland, has been awarded the title of Honorary Research Fellow by Heriot Watt University’s Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research (I-SPHERE). This recognises the role Ms Frew has played in supporting I-

An ambitious plan for the delivery of 1,125 new affordable homes in the Scottish Borders between 2021 and 2026 will be discussed by Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee next Tuesday. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) is submitted annually to the Scottish Government an