Scotland's housing stock is dangerously unprepared for the country's ageing demographic, a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned, branding many homes as "designed for a previous century".
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Homelessness charity Social Bite has identified a site in Mill O'Mains for its proposed "recovery village" in Dundee. With support from the WM Sword Charitable Trust, the Bill Sword Social Bite Recovery Village aims to provide a beautiful, innovative and highly supported residential community for vu
Properties in Tillicoultry evacuated due to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) will be repaired by Clackmannanshire Council. At a meeting earlier last week councillors agreed that roof repair works at the three blocks of flats in Park Street, High Street and Chapelle Crescent can begin.
Hundreds of residents in a Dundee community are enjoying reliable and robust lighting thanks to more than £1m of investment by the city council. A total of 93 blocks of flats in Menzieshill are having new communal lighting installed to replace the ageing systems previously in the buildings.
A significant investment has been agreed to help tackle homelessness in South Lanarkshire. The project will turn a vacant building in Hamilton into 15 temporary ‘First Stop’ housing units, meaning fewer people will be put up in expensive and unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation.
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a plan to convert a 67-room student accommodation block on Gorgie Road into temporary housing for homeless individuals.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a £39 billion house building programme for the next decade, with the goal of delivering approximately 300,000 new social and affordable homes across England. The new ten-year Social and Affordable Homes Programme represents a significant increa
A unique Hawthorn tree in the Craigshill community, affectionately known as 'The Squinty Tree', has become the star of a new short animation, bringing together the local community for its premiere. The screening, held on Thursday, 19 June at Almond Housing Association's HQ, was attended by local cou
A chihuahua was rescued from a building destroyed by fire in Perth last month – after surviving for nearly two weeks in the damaged tenement. The puppy called Vilo, which means “to live” or “to thrive and flourish” in Slovakian, was feared killed in the Scott Street fir
The first phase of Balloch’s highly-anticipated new housing development, located four miles east of Inverness, is officially complete and is now ready to welcome new residents.
Kingsridge Cleddans Housing Association has celebrated the enduring commitment of one of its longest-serving management committee members, John Barclay, at a recent presentation. John has been heavily involved in social housing for over thirty years, helping to set up the association, and has contin
Michael Palethorpe discusses how the role of housebuilders has evolved beyond construction to include a responsibility for delivering meaningful and lasting social value through targeted community benefit initiatives. There has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK. Wit
Southside Housing Association has officially launched Rubixx Housing, a cutting-edge housing management software designed to transform the way the association delivers services to tenants and manages its operations. The implementation of Rubixx Housing marks a significant milestone in Southside Hous
Stirling-based housebuilder Ogilvie Homes has purchased the land and certain assets of the Countesswells Development Limited (CDL) in Aberdeen from administrators for an undisclosed sum. Tom MacLennan and Chad Griffin, of FRP Advisory, and were appointed joint administrators of CDL, located to the W
Waverley Housing is celebrating a victory after its "Making Memories" initiative won the 'Good Practice in Widening Participation Award' at the recent TPAS Scotland National Good Practice Awards.
