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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.

Atrium Homes has announced the appointment of its new chief executive. Shannon Watson will take up the role from 31 January 2022.

An application for planning in principle has been submitted for the expansion of Portree, the principal settlement of the Isle of Skye, to address the long-term shortage of affordable housing on the island.

CIH Scotland has announced its intention to review the existing qualification and training requirements for letting agencies. The institute is looking to appoint a researcher to evaluate whether the current continuing professional development (CPD) needs for letting agents:

The number of build-to-rent homes completed, under construction or in planning across Scotland rose by 19% in 2021 to 12,793, new analysis has found. The research, which was undertaken by the British Property Federation (BPF) in partnership with Savills, highlighted that the number of build-to-rent

A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces more inclusive and diverse.