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An eight-point plan which sets out how Scotland's social housing sector can achieve zero emission housing whilst ensuring support for tenants in reducing their energy bills and achieving carbon savings has been published as part of the final report of the Scottish Government's Zero Emissions So

Clyde Valley Housing Group (CVG) has signalled its intention to offer a private lettings service with social purpose with the recruitment of Rhona McCaughey who was previously the owner of Love Homes in Motherwell. Having built a successful lettings business over the last decade, Rhona McCaughey has

Eildon Housing is to offer a personalised service for tenants living at Dovecot Court in Peebles after taking over from the current provider SB Cares (Scottish Borders Council) today. The locally-based Eildon team will offer a flexible service covering all aspects of tenancy management, social suppo

Outlining CIH Scotland's support for Scottish Housing Day’s climate emergency focus, Catherine Hall argues that the sector must act to decarbonise homes across all tenures if it is to play a meaningful part in tackling the crisis. The climate emergency represents the defining crisis

Bellway Homes has been granted planning permission to build 403 homes at the site of the former Ruchill Hospital in north Glasow.

Perth and Kinross Council’s planning and development committee has unanimously approved a Blairgowrie housing development. Scotia Homes and GS Brown Construction’s submitted plans to build 107 houses on land located to the south west of Maple Place. The plans include 12 two-bed

Another new North Lanarkshire Council housing development is now underway in Airdrie.

Ashley Campbell and Lesley Palmer, co-chairs of the National Housing and Dementia Forum, are continuing to gather evidence on what needs to be done to ensure that people with dementia are able to live well in their own homes for as long as possible. This blog summarises the discussions of the third

A Bield housing development in Edinburgh has organised pet therapy sessions for elderly customers to help combat loneliness, following initial success throughout lockdown. Cocker spaniel, Caly, has been visiting customers at Bield’s Castlebrae Glebe in Craigmillar twice a week since September

A new fund launched today by Ofgem will unlock greener ways to travel and to heat and power homes and businesses, by harnessing a new approach to energy network innovation. This will keep bills as low as possible, drive the UK towards its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and help t

Edinburgh letting agent Clan Gordon is launching a free letting package for NHS staff. As a thank you to those who went above and beyond during the pandemic, Clan Gordon is offering all NHS staff the opportunity to put a property on the Edinburgh rental market completely free of charge.

Homeless Network Scotland hosted a webinar on Housing First and Harm Reduction this week to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. By bringing together a range of contributors from third sector, Health and Social Care Partnerships, the NHS and the Scottish Government, the webinar offered an oppo

More than 108,000 children have benefited from the Scottish Government’s new Scottish Child Payment according to the latest official statistics. The figures highlight how many families and children received the payment from introduction in February to 30 June 2021.

Further funding has been announced by the Scottish Government to provide short-term care for acutely unwell patients in their own homes. An additional £2.6 million has been shared between ten health boards so they can continue to develop Hospital at Home services to avoid admissions to hospita

The death rate of people living in Scotland's most deprived areas was almost double that of those in the least deprived areas last year, a new report from National Records of Scotland (NRS) has highlighted. Data from 'Scotland’s Population 2020 – The Registrar General’s Annual Revi