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The Scottish Government has announced a £35 million increase in funding available for councils to build affordable homes, bringing the total amount for this year to £568m. The funding will be split between the 32 councils and will be increased over the next two financial years to reach £591m in 2

Eleanor Brown Maryhill Housing has paid tribute to one of its Board members who has died after a short illness.

Melville Housing Association tenants in the South Lanarkshire town of Forth are set for a major boost to their home heating with the fitting of eco-friendly air source heat pumps, replacing their old, inefficient systems. 25 Melville homes with older solid fuel and electric heating systems (those fi

Glasgow City Council has paid out more than £1.6 million to private landlords for providing temporary homeless accommodation over the last five years, according to new figures. Details obtained by the Evening Times obtained via a Freedom of Information request revealed that private landlords in the

(from left) Housing officer Rhonda Whytock, Councillor John Crowther, residents Jimmy McLean and Suzy McKendrick and Councillor Tommy McVey River Clyde Homes tenants from Ravenscraig Court in Greenock have set up their own Residents and Tenants’ Organisation (RTO).

Esther Wilson CIH Scotland chair, Esther Wilson, issues a rallying cry to housing organisations to share best practice and showcase the difference they make to so many people's lives.

Local residents planting vegetables in a backcourt area Following a successful pilot, Milnbank Housing Association has received additional funding from the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) to further develop the Community Shift Project.

Some of the special moments shared over the year Over the last year Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has enjoyed the privilege of supporting its chosen charity, Action for Children’s Young Carers’ Project in North Lanarkshire.

Lochore FC defender Kearyn Hicks presenting the away team kit to Kingdom Housing Association’s governance manager Calum Kippen Lochore Welfare FC has become the latest community group to benefit from a scheme developed by the Kingdom Group to support local organisations.

A developer and landlord has opened a new housing development in the Angus village of Inverkeilor. The conversion of the former Chance Inn includes six apartments, a communal courtyard and parking.

Stirling Council has launched a pilot project aimed at keeping older residents more connected with their rural communities. LinkAge Stirling combats loneliness and isolation in the over-65 population by using a person’s existing support network, such as GPs, pharmacies, relatives and even self-ref

Andrew Kubski Andrew Kubski has been appointed as director of development and asset management at West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA).

New measures are in the pipeline which would allow Aberdeen City Council to ask landowners about building council housing on their land. The Press & Journal reports that members of the local authority’s strategic commissioning committee will be asked to approve “alternative mechanisms” to

Proposals submitted by Capital Developments in December last year Highland councillors have approved proposals for the redevelopment of a vacant corner block in Inverness into a modern retail and residential building.

Jeff Fairburn Edinburgh-based financial giant Aberdeen Standard Investments led a shareholder revolt against the £75 million bonus awarded to Persimmon Homes chief executive Jeff Fairburn at the firm’s AGM as it launched a withering attack on the package in which it stated that the role of a chie