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Dundee City Council is to consider an investment proposal to make new homes in the city more accessible. The policy & resources committee will be told that as part of the council’s Strategic Housing Investment Programme (SHIP), a number of developments have been identified to provide appro

Victoria Atkins, the UK minister in charge of resettling Afghan refugees, has urged Scottish councils to house more families amid growing concerns over a lack of homes available in England. It has been revealed that the Home Office may need to use Airbnb properties as shelter for the refugees, with

Glasgow City Council has approved a building warrant application allowing the demolition of the former Partick Baptist Church premises. The church located in Crow Road, which dates from the 1920s, is not listed or within a conservation area so no planning permission or formal notification procedures

A new agreement has recognised the crucial role of devolved, state and regional governments in delivering net zero. The Under 2 Coalition – the group of state, regional and devolved governments working together to limit climate change – has agreed an ambitious new Memorandum of Understan

The UK Government’s new Heat and Building Strategy has come under fire, being described by one industry leader as “insufficient for the scale of the challenge we face". The comments, from Mike Foster, CEO of the Energy and Utilities Alliance, come in the wake of the government announcing

Detailed plans, comprising 94 flats and 48 colony style homes, have been prepared to bring a derelict brownfield site and home of a former care home back to life as part of the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project.

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