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Kingdom Housing Association has announced the election of Linda Leslie as chair of the Association. Linda has been a board member with Kingdom since September 2015, and joint vice chair for the last two years and succeeds Freya Lees who stepped down as chair after having served for five years.

Hanover Scotland has announced the appointment of Gary Devlin as chair of the board. Mr Devlin, a qualified chartered accountant and partner at Azets, first joined Hanover’s board in 2013.

Dalmuir Park Housing Association (DPHA) is heartbroken at having to announce the sudden and tragic death on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 of its much loved and respected colleague Margo MacPherson. Margo was brought up in Drumry, Clydebank and when she left school joined DPHA, where she worked for

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its advice to support governing body members during the pandemic.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has appointed six new members to its professional standards committee (PSC) after a recent recruitment drive.

Shire Housing Association has secured a further grant of £63,000 from the Scottish Government’s Community Recovery Fund. The funding up to March 2022 will support projects promoting health and wellbeing, digital inclusion, and community food hubs and larders.

Over 250 bookings were received from tenants and housing professionals across Scotland to attend the first-ever virtual TIS National Housing Conference. The event took place from Tuesday 5th – Thursday 7th October 2021 and was staged online as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Residential developer HUB has teamed up with sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management to acquire a 2.6-acre site on Baltic Street in Leith.

Morris & Spottiswood has appointed Brian Pettigrew as director of its housing division, incorporating private housing arm Crosbie Homes. Bringing a wealth of experience from across the industry, Mr Pettigrew's addition to the team will allow Morris & Spottiswood to increase focus on dev

CALA Homes has submitted a planning application to Aberdeen City Council for the third phase of its Grandhome development in Bridge of Don.

A new retail and housing development has been created in Airdrie, as part of North Lanarkshire Council’s regeneration of the town centre.

Two first-time buyers from Aberdeenshire have moved into their new home thanks to Places for People’s Shared Equity scheme, which has also released new properties in Stirling. The team at Chapelton welcomed the first-time buyers to its latest phase of homes, with teenager Cian Douglas (age 19)

Households in the UK are set to be £1,000 worse off next year due to the tightening of living costs, caused by rising energy prices, alongside a shortage of workers and supplies caused by Covid and Brexit, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation. The think-tank warned that highe

Four more energy firms GOTO Energy Limited, Daligas Limited, Pure Planet and Colorado Energy have ceased trading with more than 280,000 customers impacted.

Following a detailed selection process, Charing Cross Housing Association has appointed West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) as the preferred transfer partner. Charing Cross, based in Glasgow, conducted a strategic options appraisal to explore the best future shape of the organisation to do m