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Nicole Thompson, neighbourhood officer at Grampian Housing Association (GHA), has been recognised as a future star who is destined for great things at the Northern Star Business Awards 2024. The awards are run by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce in association with Brodies LLP. They celeb

Osprey Housing has appointed two new ‘apprentice’ board members to help widen diversity and deepen understanding of the communities it serves. Joining as Osprey’s first non-voting boardroom apprentices are Lauren Allan, an assistant technical co-ordinator with Barratt Developments,

Fiona McLeod provides a brief overview of the changes introduced by the Scottish Government's revised code of conduct for property factors. On 14 July 2021, the Scottish Government published a revised Code of Conduct for Property Factors setting out the minimum standards to which factors should adhe

Chris Dunn, partner at Brodies LLP, details the current issues facing Scottish housing associations in terms of banking and finance in the current COVID-19 climate. Amongst the multitude of issues currently facing housing associations during the COVID-19 pandemic, one focus of FDs and boards ne

Brodies partner Neil Collar outlines how retirement living is addressed in the Planning (Scotland) Bill, which received Royal Assent last month. Retirement living – meeting the housing needs for older people – is addressed in the plan-making provisions in the Planning (Scotland) Bill.

Eildon Housing Association has secured a £40 million private placement deal with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), the major investor’s first private placement with a Scottish housing association.

Lisa Kinroy on the upcoming extension of Freedom of Information legislation to registered social landlords. From 11 November this year, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) will apply to RSLs, giving their tenants similar access to information as their local authority counterparts.

A £24 million heating district network which will help to tackle fuel poverty has opened in Glenrothes. Designed by engineers WSP, the new low carbon heating system is the first 100% renewable, large-scale district heating network in Scotland.

Chris Dun Chris Dun charts recent changes to the Scottish Housing Regulator's powers regarding registered social landlords (RSLs) and debates whether less regulation is a good thing.

Neil Collar, head of Brodies’ Planning Group Why do Ministers call-in planning cases? Does it make any difference to outcomes? Neil Collar from Brodies discusses.

Neil Collar, head of Brodies’ Planning Group The Scottish Government’s ongoing consultation on the future of planning in Scotland presents a ‘golden opportunity’ for the private and public sectors to work in partnership to tackle the shortage of new homes, a housebuilding conference hosted b