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Susanne Millar has been appointed chief officer of Glasgow's Health and Social Care Partnership (GCHSCP) after leading the organisation through its toughest ever year. One of her first acts after the Integration Joint Board confirmed her appointment to the role, which she has held on an in

As the new energy price cap rise came into force yesterday, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is encouraging people who have been working from home during the pandemic to claim tax relief on their energy bills ahead of the tax year ending on April 5. Under the existing tax relief system, workers can cl

Building services and construction company McGill and electrical and renewables contractor Alliance Electrical have announced their decision to merge the businesses and trade under the McGill name. The companies, which are both owned by specialist building services investment group United Capital, w

A revised plan to convert the empty floors above a KFC restaurant in central Glasgow into apartments has been approved. Nine flats will be built in the empty second and third floors, with a roof extension also included in the plans for 106 Renfield Street.

North View Housing Association housing manager Alison Main has succeeded Euan Anderson its new director. Ms Main will take up her post tomorrow with Mr Anderson departing today with more than 27 years’ service under his belt.

Link Group, in partnership with Govanhill Housing Association, has been awarded planning approval to build 121 apartments at the former site of Larkfield bus depot.

Eildon Housing Association has teamed up with Buckholm Ltd to deliver high quality affordable homes on a designated housing site at Buckholm Corner in Galashiels which has lain vacant for a significant number of years.

Analysis by the Scottish Housing Regulator has found that aggregate rent arrears for social landlords increased to 6.46% last month, the highest level since the Regulator started collecting monthly returns from social landlords in April 2020. February’s dashboard report shows that there has al

Lesley Holdsworth, chair of Bield board, adds her congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary year. “Scottish Housing News has given the sector a platform to advocate the important work and efforts ongoing within the social housing sector - something that we here at Bield

Housebuilders Persimmon and Bellway have submitted the plans for the second residential phase of their joint venture development near Dunfermline’s new £180 million super campus.

The Spire View Housing Association-operated Roystonhill Community Hub is celebrating a £6,414.00 funding boost from SUEZ Communities Trust for Skylight Window Blinds to enable a community cinema and a wider range of community activities. Roystonhill Community Hub opened in 2019 and is in the h

The chief executive officers from eight housing associations in Scotland have completed Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Climate Emergency Training. The training, which is tailored specifically to the housing association’s business needs, explores the key role of the housing sector in helping S

The Scottish Greens will today promise to introduce rent controls as part of a ‘new deal' for renters to enshrine people’s right to a home. The party will pledge to make the winter evictions ban a permanent feature after the pandemic, as they are in countries like France, strengthen

North Lanarkshire Council's latest new house building project is now under way on the site of a former primary school in Plains.

Atkins has outlined the key principles behind its designs for 212 new homes for social rent on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.