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The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso

Hanover has appointed Deborah Stanfield MBA, FCCA as its director of finance, growth and innovation to help deliver sustainable growth for the housing association.  As part of the new role, Stanfield will become a member of Hanover’s Executive Leadership Team.

Housemark’s latest Tenant Satisfaction Measure (TSM) early findings report has found that overall tenant satisfaction has increased to 74.2%, up from 72.6% in the previous year, amid ongoing investment in existing homes and repairs influencing tenant satisfaction levels.  The report

Over 600 responses from residents, businesses and prospective islanders have been collected from the Arran Housing Taskforce survey, creating a comprehensive idea of housing demand and need for Arran, including housing options.

Charities and other third sector organisations undertaking property and construction projects are being urged to build VAT planning into their earliest project discussions, as a significant reform to the Capital Goods Scheme (CGS) takes effect tomorrow. From 29 July 2026, the threshold above which l

The Scottish Government will deliver more funding to Clackmannanshire Council to help its emergency response to ground movement in Coalsnaughton which led to the evacuation of residents, Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said.  The Mining Remediation Authority confirmed the incident

A milestone has been met in JR Group’s delivery of 24 new council homes in Hamilton, with the project starting to take shape as work proceeds on the transformation of the former St Cuthbert's Church site within Reid Street. The development, delivered in collaboration with South Lanarkshire Cou

Scotland has become the first British nation to release an integrated infection prevention and control strategy addressing health and social care settings, in a bid to safeguard patients, residents and staff from possible infection. 

A number of professional associations and additional stakeholders have published an open letter to Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Housing, urging the Scottish Government to invest in energy retrofit training for Scotland. The authors of the letter were directors of the Sc

An Estate Management Strategy which aims to maintain standards in repairs, maintenance and customer service for Stirling Council tenants has now been approved. 

With the £1.5 million refurbishment programme for North Lanarkshire Council's Drummond Drive Retirement Complex in Wishaw having reached completion, residents at the complex now have access to enhanced living support.  An open day took place on 23 July to celebrate the refurbishment work

The campaign group Generation Rent has said it is “very disappointed” with the new Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner's announcement on 24 July that the government is not considering implementing rent controls in England.  In conversation with BBC Breakfast, Rayner said:

SLR Consulting has been appointed to serve a major role in the public realm and landscape design of a £160 million project for Glasgow’s Chinatown district. Keltbray Chinatown Developments Ltd submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council to redevelop the 4.4-acre New City Roa

Approval has been granted for plans for a 544-bed hostel in a Georgian Crescent at Edinburgh’s West End following an appeal. The plans to turn the four Category A-listed townhouses at 14-17 Atholl Crescent, into a hotel with “capsule pods” received over 280 objections. 

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crosso