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Official guidance for social landlords on how to navigate the coronavirus pandemic has been updated by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government has a “moral obligation” to follow World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance and implement contact tracing and testing for coronavirus, according to Neil Clapperton. The Grampian Housing Association (GHA) chief executive has written to ministers in the hope that co

Two Scottish housing associations are among the list of successful applicants from an Energy Saving Trust scheme to help people in vulnerable positions heat and power their homes.

The website of our sister publication Scottish Construction Now last month clocked up record traffic, for the third consecutive month, as readers flocked to the site to keep abreast of developments during the coronavirus shutdown.

Scotland’s home building industry has welcomed comments from finance secretary Kate Forbes on which sectors she anticipates being first back to work once the lockdown is ended. Talking to the BBC earlier this week, Ms Forbes referenced construction and manufacturing need, saying that “..

HouseMark has announced the launch of three new data-driven solutions to support the sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fighting fuel poverty and assisting tenants with a range of welfare benefits has seen Hillcrest Homes’ Energy Advice and Tenancy Sustainment teams collectively generate an incredible financial gain of £1.7 million for tenants in a single year. The huge figure, which was recorded during t

Wheatley Group’s emergency food service EatWell is expanding further with three new distribution hubs being created across Glasgow. Cube staff prepare deliveries at the new EatWell distribution centre in Wyndford

Queens Cross Housing Association brought some Easter holiday cheer to children in north-west Glasgow thanks to a generous donation of Easter eggs. Local distributor Fáilte Foods donated 700 Easter eggs to Queens Cross for local children in north west Glasgow

People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.

Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with We Are Digital in a new initiative which has provided 2,000 digital tablets and vital support to 20,000 vulnerable customers facing difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic.

Glasgow-based factors Taylor & Martin has opened an Edinburgh office and appointed David Jones to head the company’s East Coast operations. David, formerly of James Gibb and Hacking and Patterson, has already helped the company secure major contracts in the capital after its recent appoint

Developers have failed in their bid to deliver new apartments on the site of a former Glasgow convent.

Aberdeenshire Council's Local Review Body is to carry out a review into plans to build a block of flats behind a police station in Inverurie.  Police Scotland submitted plans to build nine two-bedroom flats in a three-storey block on land next to the police station on Blackhall Road in Inveruri

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has suspended roofing repairs to military housing in Moray amid concerns that military contractors from across the country have travelled to the region to carry out the work.