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If the Scottish Government’s current social housing target is achieved, the net growth in Scotland’s social rented housing stock will be around 25,000 homes over the lifetime of the programme allowing for demolitions and sales, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s

Shettleston Housing Association (SHA) has been awarded planning permission to build 44 new homes on the former site of St Mark's Primary School in Glasgow's East End.

New indicators that will be used to monitor social landlords’ performance against Energy Efficiency Standard for Scottish Social Housing (EESSH) have been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Published following consultation with tenants, landlords, and others with an interest in

Delighted Melville Housing Association tenants have moved into the first new homes completed by the Dalkeith-based social housing provider since the start of the COVID pandemic. Ten of the 26 new Melville homes at Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development have now been handed over, with the r

An innovative pilot project is being launched in two Scottish areas that aims to help older people live independent lives and to better engage with groups and services in their communities. The collaborative initiative is led by the Scottish Government's Technology Enabled Care Programme and involve

Staff from Kingdom Housing Association are celebrating the successful completion of their CIH Level 3 Certificate in Housing Practice qualification delivered by SHARE, the learning and development organisation for Scotland’s Housing Associations and co-operatives. The course provides students

Continuing the 20th anniversary celebrations at Scottish Housing News is Nicola Barclay, chief executive at Homes for Scotland. “With Homes for Scotland being a cross-sector representative body, the wide perspective Scottish Housing News provides is extremely valuable. Timely, informative

A voucher scheme that was supposed to deliver billions of pounds worth of green home improvements in England has been cancelled a year early by the UK Government.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber closed 30% more applications during the last financial year than the previous 12 months, a new report has revealed. During the financial year 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, the Chamber received 4,112 applications across all jurisdicti

Nicola Sturgeon has committed to building 100,000 new homes in the next decade while also promising to support 14,000 jobs a year as part of Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic should the SNP be re-elected. Under the SNP, almost 100,000 homes have been built in Scotland since 200

The Scottish Greens’ election manifesto will contain plans to create more than 100,000 jobs to fuel a green recovery from the pandemic and tackle the climate emergency, the party has revealed. Co-leader Lorna Slater used a conference speech at the weekend to announce plans to invest

HACT and rent-flex have published a White Paper exploring the benefits of flexible rent services for both residents and social housing organisations. Published today, 'Paid in full: Putting residents in control' draws on the results of a rent-flex pilot with Optivo tenants to determine the key benef

A coalition of Scottish organisations working to combat poverty has today published its manifesto ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections, detailing the change it believes is necessary to create a more just Scottish social security system. The Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security (SCoRS

Carnoustie-based housebuilder DJ Laing has pointed to the strong Dundee property market for its rise in profits. Newly filed accounts from the firm revealed that its sales increased to £7 million for the year ending May 31 2020, compared to £6.3m in 2019.

Work is set to begin on the development of new affordable homes on the site of former garage lock-ups in the heart of Lenzie.