Ceremonies were held on Isle of Lewis as Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) opened five new homes. Four properties have been delivered at Leana Ruadh, Timsgarry and one at Eireastadh following the conversion of the care unit. All homes have three bedrooms providing opportunities for young fami
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Miller Homes is to deliver two new communities in the West of Scotland after it secured a 19.97-acre site in Paisley and a 6.45-acre site in Croy. Thornly Park in Paisley will be the homebuilder’s latest development in Renfrewshire, delivering a total of 179 homes to the area, with 167 pr
Link has partnered with charity FARE Scotland to give eight young people a valuable insight into customer service. The young people are undertaking a customer service training skills course thanks to FARE Scotland. One of the charity’s aims is to increase employment opportunities, and they saw
The Home Argyll chair’s quarterly meeting was held on the beautiful Isle of Bute this month, where neither the scenery nor the weather disappointed the visiting officials. The chair’s from each of the 4 RSLs that partner with Argyll & Bute Council to form the Home Argyll common housi
Edinburgh-headquartered property firm Rettie & Co. has appointed Rob Trotter as director of new business for lettings. Formerly with DJ Alexander for two decades, Mr Trotter's latest appointment is in line with the firm's plans to increase its lettings activity over the next few years.
Housing minister Paul McLennan has called on the UK Government to increase in local housing allowance rates (LHA) to avoid a surge in homelessness. Used to calculate Universal Credit payments for private tenants, LHA has been frozen in cash terms since 2020 and the freeze is due to continu
Bield has appointed its first-ever chief operating officer, Debbie Collins, as part of its corporate strategy overhaul. The housing and care provider said Ms Collins will assist Bield to make positive contributions to its people, homes and communities and ultimately achieve its 10-year vis
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After the City of Edinburgh Council’s licensing scheme for short-term lets operators was deemed unlawful at the Court of Session, our sister publication Scottish Legal News has published the following case report.
North Ayrshire’s newest housing development has officially opened at Irvine Harbourside.
The Scottish Government has published new rules which mean that all new buildings in Scotland are fitted with climate-friendly heating systems. Scotland’s Heat in Buildings Strategy sets out the Scottish Government’s intention to develop regulations to ensure that new buildings, applying
A £20 million pay deal for home carers was sealed yesterday as South Lanarkshire Council agreed to backdate the award after negotiations with GMB Scotland.
A new £250,000 fund for communities and organisations has just been launched by the Scottish Borders Local Action Group (LAG). The LAG funding group is made up of local people and local organisations from the private, public and third sectors and has funding from the Scottish Government availa
Green Home Systems has been appointed to Greener Futures Partnership’s £1.5 billion Decarbonisation Delivery Framework to provide energy efficiency and retrofit upgrades to housing nationwide. The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP) is a consortium of five housing associations, made up of
Proposals to redevelop a former Glasgow nightclub into student accommodation have now been submitted in full.