Ofgem has appointed EDF to take on supplying Zog Energy Ltd’s customers after the supplier ceased trading last week. Zog Energy supplied around 11,700 domestic customers.
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Lender investment in registered social landlords (RSLs) remains high signalling a vote of confidence in the sector. This is the key message of a new report published today by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR).
Early plans have been unveiled for a new 500-home residential complex and shops near Edinburgh Airport.
Eildon Housing has unveiled plans to deliver high quality affordable rented homes in Galashiels after acquiring a key central site. The former Borders College building
An increase to the energy price cap next April could see the cost of heating the average home double in just over a year, fuel poverty charities have warned.
Vital new affordable homes, all for social rent by Melville Housing Association, have been delivered following the long-awaited completion of 20 flats on the site of the former Mayfield Inn in Mayfield.
A development of 42 new affordable homes in Newton Mearns has been completed by Sanctuary Scotland. The homes at Mallets Rise feature a mix of one and two-bedroom flats, alongside two, three and four-bedroom houses.
Plans to demolish a block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh to make way for 42 new homes have been recommended for approval by council planners. Morgan McDonnell Architecture lodged an application earlier this year on behalf of Square & Crescent Ltd regarding the Henderson Place Lane si
Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is installing flood gates at its properties at high risk of flooding in the Borders. The first to be fitted are at homes in Newcastleton, where flooding caused misery for residents in February 2020, with many homes left uninhabitable. SBHA worked alongside
The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has today ended its statutory intervention at Fairfield Housing Association following the transfer of tenants’ homes and other assets to Kingdom Housing Association. The transfer took place on 1 December 2021. This followed an independent ballot which saw 9
As the world marks 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Lorna Cameron, CEO of Horizon Housing Association, argues that Scotland must intensify efforts to tackle a critical accessible housing shortage that has left thousands of disabled people trapped in unsuitable homes. Slow progres
A new mural featuring Sir Alex Ferguson is nearing completion in an eye-catching addition to the streetscape of Govan. The colourful mural, commissioned by Elderpark Housing, depicts Govan-born Sir Alex Ferguson and also women wartime munitions workers and is finished off with an optimistic ray of s
The National Robotarium has partnered with Leuchie House to trial technologies that could help people with assisted living needs and those who care for them gain greater independence. One million people in Scotland live with a neurological condition, and 10% are disabled as a result. For many,
Places for People has been honoured with a series of awards for its Tornagrain Woodend house type and its 55 Degrees North development in Edinburgh. The company scooped the top national housebuilder award for best design at the Housebuilder Awards which celebrates the very best in UK housebuilding.
North Lanarkshire Council’s housing service is continuing to improve its performance, according to the latest report from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey and Stephen Llewellyn
