5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (308+ words) Approval has been granted for plans for a 544-bed hostel in a Georgian Crescent at Edinburgh’s West End following an appeal. The plans to turn the four Category A-listed townhouses at 14-17 Atholl Crescent, into a hotel with “capsule pods” received…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (340+ words) The campaign group Generation Rent has said it is “very disappointed” with the new Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner’s announcement on 24 July that the government is not considering implementing rent controls in England. In conversation with BBC Breakfast,…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (296+ words) Drummond Drive Retirement Complex Refurbishment Open Day With the £1.5 million refurbishment programme for North Lanarkshire Council’s Drummond Drive Retirement Complex in Wishaw having reached completion, residents at the complex now have access to enhanced living support. An open day took…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (480+ words) A number of professional associations and additional stakeholders have published an open letter to Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Housing, urging the Scottish Government to invest in energy retrofit training for Scotland. The authors of the letter were…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (203+ words) The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (176+ words) Who is it for and what is it about? Housing associations face increasingly complex fraud risks, from procurement fraud and conflicts of interest to sophisticated cyber scams and business email compromise. While management are responsible for implementing controls, Boards play…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (200+ words) A Wheatley Care service that helps people aged 55 and over to live independently enlisted the services of local charity Nemo Arts to bring free visual arts classes to Glasgow. Thirty-three Wheatley tenants living in Livingwell developments across the city took…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (489+ words) As pressure to act directly on rents continues to build, Alex Marsh and Professor Ken Gibb discuss recent think tank reports which make the case for action, although the actions they advocate differ in their extent and focus. In the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) Thenue Housing held a Special General Meeting on Thursday 9th July to vote on a package of proposed changes to its governing rules, but the resolution failed to secure the required level of support and will not proceed. Among the changes…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (665+ words) Perth & Kinross Council and Police Scotland are strengthening their response to anti-social behaviour with additional patrols, new enforcement staff and increased resources aimed at making communities safer and more welcoming. The enhanced measures form part of a coordinated partnership approach…...