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Thenue Housing has appointed Gary Naylor, currently Thenue's head of community housing, as its new chief executive officer. Mr Naylor will take up his new position in the spring and succeeds Charles Turner who is retiring.

The UK’s gas distribution networks are supporting over 17,500 vulnerable people using Citizens Advice’s Energy Advice Programme as part of a new collaborative partnership. Launching this month and running for the next 15 months, the partnership will see Citizens Advice raise awareness of

Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Buckie South, which includes 600 houses, and is now open for public consultation.

Residents in Irvine, Saltcoats and Ardrossan are being invited by North Ayrshire Council to view proposals for new housing in the towns.

Most people admitted to adult care homes will no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks under new guidance issued to care home operators. People transferring from hospitals to care homes will no longer need to isolate if they have had a negative PCR test in the previous 48 hours, so long as they

Members of the Highland Council’s Housing and Property Committee yesterday approved a below-inflation rise (1%) in council house rents for 2022/23 to help tenants during challenging financial times. It was also agreed that this percentage increase (1%) will be applied to all residential Housin

The Highland Council has submitted plans for 93 new homes in Cromlet, Invergordon.

SHARE has revealed that its 2022 Annual Conference will be delivered virtually.

West Dunbartonshire Council’s chief executive Joyce White has announced her intention to move on from her post this summer. Ms White has been at the helm of the organisation for more than 10 years and has been responsible for the management of a wide range of operations and key council service

The leaders of two Scottish local authorities are warning of serious financial challenges ahead thanks to a Scottish Government budget that is “a bad deal for communities”. West Lothian Council leader, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, recently joined the leaders of Scotland's 32 local authorities i

An Irvine-based construction company and its director have been sentenced after multiple health and safety failings, giving rise to significant risk, were found on a local housing development site. Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard how three inspections by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) took pla

A public hearing is to take place into plans for 24 new homes in Garelochhead after the number of objections to the proposal passed 100.

The Scottish Law Commission has received a reference from the Scottish Government on establishing compulsory owners’ associations in tenement properties.

A massive step forward to creating Orkney's first cohousing development and Scotland’s only entirely rental cohousing scheme was been taken after Hope Cohousing was awarded over £48,000 by Inspiring Scotland’s Rural Communities Ideas into Action Fund. Hope Cohousing was set up to a

Melville Housing Association has become the first social landlord in central Scotland to achieve the Scottish National Standard for Information and Advice Providers for the fourth time. First awarded to Melville in 2009, the National Standard recognises the quality of work delivered in welfare benef