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The next Scottish Government should invest at least £1.3 billion over the next Parliament in making Scotland’s homes highly energy-efficient and zero carbon emissions from heat, according to the Existing Homes Alliance Scotland. Launching its Manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliame

UK social housing organisations representing 42% of the sector provided over £1,650,000 in financial assistance, provided almost 190,000 residents with advice and guidance, and made over 890,000 welfare calls between March and September 2020, a new report has shown. 

Urban Union has won two awards at this year's Scottish Home Awards for the high quality of its affordable housing and its contribution to local communities. 

The proposed one-year Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Programme for Sutherland 2021-22 has been welcomed by Highland Council members at yesterday's meeting of Sutherland County Committee. The programme for 2021-22 included engagement with Members, local maintenance officers, and tenants to ide

Repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland (HFS) has been paying its own unique respects to the fallen ahead of Remembrance Sunday this weekend.

An exciting programme of events has been announced for the 2021 Rural Housing Summit, bringing together experts and community organisations from across the UK, Ireland and beyond to look at the issues facing the sector in a week of online activity. The main five days of the summit will explore the t

An innovative way to better measure and demonstrate the value of planning and how it helps create sustainable and successful places has been published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Ofgem has launched an investigation into whether Scottish Power breached rules around obligations to install smart meters for domestic consumers in 2019. Under the government’s smart metering implementation programme, suppliers are required by their licences to take all reasonable steps to rol

Hunters Hall Housing Co-Op tenants have voted in favour of transferring to Hillcrest Homes following an extensive period of consultation.

Dalmuir Park Housing Association has announced the election of a new chair and vice chair. Craig Edward is the new chair and Matthew Reid is the new vice chair following the Association’s AGM.

ADP Architecture has submitted designs for a new affordable housing development on behalf of Hadden Group in partnership with Perth & Kinross Council. Based on the outskirts of Perth, the development will provide 18 affordable, high-quality homes on the site of the former Fairfield Neighbourhood

Highland Council’s economy and infrastructure committee has approved a draft Strategic Housing Plan for 2021-2026 that sets out the local authority's key housing investment priorities and demonstrates how they will be delivered for development across the region.

The Community Connectors project involving Linstone Housing has marked its fourth successful year. The initiative helps ensure good health and wellbeing in Renfrewshire and has made a huge difference to people’s lives as it brings together various organisations and all 29 GP practices in Renfr

Ferguslie Park Housing Association and its charitable subsidiary, the Tannahill Centre, have worked together to ensure families across Ferguslie Park in Renfrewshire were able to celebrate Halloween whilst also following social distancing rules.

A proposed compulsory purchase of a derelict hotel in Carrbridge with the aim of developing the land into affordable housing for the benefit of the community has been given the green light by councillors. Members of Highland Council's economy and infrastructure committee gave their su