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A study by mental health charity Mind has found that one in three social housing tenants with mental health problems in England are dissatisfied with where they live. More than two in five (43 per cent) of social housing tenants with mental health problems have seen their mental health deteriorate a

Fife Council has reassured its tenants that cladding on its high-rise buildings is safe after an investigation found that some buildings do not meet the recommendations of Scottish Government fire safety experts. A working group appointed by the government in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy in June

Wilma Strang A care worker has resigned from her position as vice-chair at Wellhouse Housing Association after being struck off by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) for assaulting an elderly resident at a care home.

Proposals for a mixed used development at Govan’s Graving Docks have been refused by council planners. ZM Architecture and developer New City Vision, which owns the site, unveiled plans in March last year to bring the site back into use after 40 years of dereliction with the creation of 750 homes

Glasgow City Council could be facing a period of unprecedented financial pressure on services because of the potential cost of resolving equal pay claims, the Accounts Commission has warned. A new report issued by the spending watchdog today has praised the local authority for making “steady progr

West Dunbartonshire Council’s building services team has achieved a quality standard for their work across the area’s homes. The International Standard EN ISO 9001:2015 was awarded after audits were conducted at sites in Clydebank, Dumbarton, Alexandria and Bonhill earlier this year.

Jeremy Corbyn Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will today meet asylum seeker families in Glasgow threatened with eviction by outsourcing giant Serco and call for such services to be delivered by not for profit public bodies.

A public hearing is to be held over plans to build more than 300 council homes in Aberdeen before councillors can make a decision on whether to grant the proposals planning permission. First Endeavour submitted a proposal of application notice to Aberdeen City Council to build 302 council flats over

Dandara’s phase of Grandhome is a key element of the new community’s creation Dandara has confirmed its latest investment in north-east Scotland with the acquisition of land in the first phase of the emerging new community at Grandhome in Aberdeen.

Two recent recruits to McTaggart Group’s Sustainable Communities Programme Homebuilder McTaggart Group has been announced as finalists in two separate awards programmes for its work in the community and with young people.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has appointed Castleton Technologies to support its journey to deliver a digitised world for customers, colleagues and partners. This partnership will see DGHP become a leading provider of digitised services through the delivery of several workstreams

Josh Littlejohn MBE launching last year's sleep out event Five projects that will aim to help hundreds of homeless people across five cities in Scotland off the streets and into a secure tenancy with support have been awarded the first wave of support from the Housing First Scotland Fund.

Anthony Aitken The Planning (Scotland) Bill, currently before the Scottish Parliament, risks harming the system it was designed to help as lobby groups seek to hijack the legislation for populist ends, planning experts from Colliers International have warned.

A protest held against Secro's lock change programme in Glasgow Home Office housing provider Serco has denied that moves to change the locks at the accommodation of asylum seekers in Glasgow will trigger a humanitarian crisis.

Glasgow City Council has set up a taskforce in a bid to help up to 300 asylum seekers facing eviction in the city. It was revealed on Monday that Serco was to begin the first of six ‘lock change’ notices at accommodation which is home to asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing war or persecutio