Scottish Housing News
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Scottish Housing News, for the latest news, events and jobs.Daily social housing news covering issues from homelessness to welfare in Scotland.
Scottish Housing News
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The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and Social Justice and Social Security Committee have today jointly launched a new public consultation on the Scottish Government’s Housing (Scotland) Bill with a focus on homelessness and tenants ..read more
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Jimmy Black considers rent controls and predicts that nothing will change ..read more
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Queens Cross Housing has welcomed two new directors to the association. Phil Daws and Heather Anderson have joined as director of property, placemaking and regeneration and director of neighbourhood services respectively ..read more
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With the long-awaited Housing Bill finally here, hosts Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black will dedicate the next four episodes to digest various elements of the legislation, including homelessness and domestic abuse, culminating in an interview with housing minister ..read more
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Propertymark has called for the UK Government to bring parity between the social and private rented sectors in England regarding qualification requirements to work in either sector ..read more
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Energy debt is becoming an increasing issue of concern for people in Scotland with nearly half of affected households not confident they can clear debts or arrears, new analysis has revealed. The latest Energy Affordability Tracker from Consumer Scotland ..read more
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“The heat’s already there, we’re just moving it”. Jimmy Black mulls over a conversation with Eoghan Maguire, director of heat networks - Scotland at Vattenfall UK. Getting people to work together is seldom easy, particularly when it involves ..read more
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"Technically heat networks aren't really difficult. It is just large-scale plumbing. The heat's already there, we're just moving it.” With the Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard now in force, the installation of ‘direct emission’ systems for heating ..read more
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Chris McGinn, commercial manager at PfH Scotland, believes Scottish social landlords need to get back to basics when it comes to reducing the carbon footprint of their homes. More than ever, improving the thermal performance of social homes in ..read more
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Cairn Group, the estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland's central belt, has undergone a significant management restructure. The changes see Paul Shields, who has been finance director at Cairn for 17 years, and long-serving sales and investment director Jennifer ..read more