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Bield has received COVID-19 testing kits from the Scottish Government which will provide results within 30 minutes. The housing and care provider has been sent Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) kits to all of its manned developments across the country in its bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Excellence in the creation of new homes and place-making across the country during the challenges of the last year will be marked once again with the launch of the annual Scottish Home Awards. Sponsored by property management firm Ross & Liddell, the event will see 20 aw

Fife Council is offering its tenants a £2,700 incentive to downsize their homes. Tenants may also have debts wiped out and their furniture and appliances moved for free if they agree to move.

The number of unique visitors to the Scottish Housing News website has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to our free daily newsletter increased by 138 to 7,915 a

Jennifer Harris, senior research associate at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), looks at how new UK-wide research highlights examples of how services are adapting to improve access to advice and information for people living in the private rented sector. This is part of

Highland-based housebuilder Tulloch Homes has experienced a surge of interest from potential buyers keen to move to the area. New sales and marketing director Jo McLaren has moved from Savills, where she was head of new homes for Edinburgh and the East of Scotland to take up the post, and stresses t

CALA Group has launched a Sustainability Strategy to help the business achieve its targets of building homes that are operationally net zero carbon from 2030. The strategy will see the firm reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Scottish Government’s 2045 target and ahead of

A social enterprise is giving people who are homeless access to a virtual address so they can access vital services as part of a pilot initiative in England. ProxyAddress has partnered with organisations including Lewisham Council, Barclays, Monzo, Monese, Crisis, The Big Issue, Ordnance S

Care and Repair Edinburgh has launched a free home draught-proofing service for older or disabled Edinburgh residents. The charity has been serving Edinburgh’s older and disabled community or over 30 years and completes around 4,000 jobs every year in homes across the city to enable older peop

A team of tradespeople from Safer Homes, a community service for householders living in North Lanarkshire who need additional safety and security measures, has helped 137 families with essential repairs to their homes since the start of the pandemic. Created in October 2012, the service sees dedicat

An Edinburgh resident's dream of owning her own home has become a reality thanks to the Golden Share affordable housing scheme.

Independent living specialist Blackwood has appointed a new chairperson who has pledged to continue its innovative approach to transforming the lives of people with disabilities and older people – particularly through greater use of design and technology. Julie McDowell has more than 20 years

The transfer of operations from Hunters Hall Housing Co-operative to Hillcrest Homes was formally completed today, following months of preparations and consultation with the housing cooperative’s tenants. Under the terms of the transfer, which secures the future for the Housing Co-op’s 2

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published the outcome of its annual risk assessment of social landlords as well as updated engagement plans for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs). The main areas the Regulator will focus on in its engagement with social landlords are the impact of the COVID-

Tom Leggeat, managing director of Springfield Partnerships, part of the Springfield Group, is next up to offer his congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary year. “Scottish Housing News is an invaluable source of news for the sector, particularly in the affordable h