Kingdom Housing Association has marked the successful completion of its inaugural graduate trainee programme with a virtual presentation to a select group of guests from across the country. Launched in 2019, the Graduate Trainee Programme is an evolution of a wider trainee scheme created in 2015 as
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The largest development site in Glasgow city centre has been launched to market after CBRE was appointed to seek offers for the cleared site at 20 India Street. Extending to 1.28 acres (0.52 hectares), the site was previously home to an office building called Nye Bevan House (used by Strathclyd
David Kidd is an improvement lead with Homeless Network Scotland and a member of the Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness’ management team. Here he provides an update on the work being prioritised to ensure that people with diverse and direct experiences of homelessness have an equal decision
Hillhead Housing Association has successfully gained National Standards reaccreditation for the provision of Information and Advice for its welfare rights service and income maximisation services. The initial accreditation was awarded in December 2018.
Planning permission has been granted to add more homes to the new development at Winchburgh. Bellway Homes (Scotland East) has been granted planning permission for a development of new homes at Winchburgh.
Plans have been submitted to Angus Council seeking to demolish the former Brechin Infirmary to make way for 44 new homes. In 2018, Brechin Infirmary was considered “surplus to requirements” by NHS Tayside, after healthcare services were moved elsewhere in Angus. It had not been operation
Street Legal, a partnership between Clan Childlaw and Shelter Scotland, has been successful in the highest civil court in Scotland in challenging the City of Edinburgh Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application from a family. The two organisations provide free legal help with housing a
An appeal by a local authority against a decision that it had failed in its duties owed to a homeless man who was refused local authority assistance after making an application under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The reclai
Age Scotland has raised concerns over the lack of access to cash following a new House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee report, which reveals that 53% of Scotland’s bank branches have closed since 2015 – the highest percentage loss in the UK. A total of 500,000 people in Scotland ar
Stirling Council is set to purchase 19 new homes for social rent in Plean to help meet demand for social housing in the area. The affordable homes, which will form part of Ogilvie Homes housing development, known as Orchid Park at McAulay Brae/Touchill Farm, will be the first new social housing in P
New regulations that will cut emissions of all new-build homes by nearly a third have been published by the Scottish Government. The new energy standards form part of improved building regulations and build on earlier improvements introduced in 2010 and 2015.
A new poll has revealed some of the stigmas that still surround social housing in Scotland and highlighted the view that more social and affordable homes are needed in Scotland. The survey of over 1,300 people, commissioned by Places for People Scotland, found that 40% of respondents believe that ne
More than 18,000 affordable houses have been lost as a result of office-to-residential conversions under permitted development in England, the Local Government Association warned today.
Argyll and Bute Council planning officers have approved plans to build eight new apartments at the former council office outside Helensburgh. Callum Williamson Ltd submitted plans to redevelop Blairvadach House, at Shandon. The plans will see three apartments on the ground floor, two apartments on a
Warmworks, an organisation dedicated to providing affordable warmth to homes and communities across the country, has achieved recognition as a carbon neutral business and revealed its plans to further build on the steps it has taken to reduce its impact on the environment. This is the second year ru