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Landa Rolland from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland recalls the moment when they surprised the Shettleston Community Growing Project in Glasgow with the news that their application for £127, 986 was successful. It was a dreich Thursday morning in Glasgow’s east end when Big Lottery Fund Scotland pro

TV weatherman Seán Batty meets GHA tenant Elizabeth Bashir and plumber Davie McInnes to launch the WinterReady initiative Wheatley Group has launches an initiative which offers a free service for people over 60 to ensure their homes are prepared for winter.

Over 86,000 Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) awards totalling over £44 million were made by Scotland’s councils over a six month period to support housing costs and mitigate against the ‘bedroom tax’. The DHP scheme provides financial assistance towards housing costs for those claiming hou

The Scottish Housing Regulator has decided to end the appointment of the statutory manager at Wellhouse Housing Association after almost two years. Publishing a revised regulation plan on Wednesday, the Regulator said Wellhouse has made good progress in dealing with the issues that led to the statut

Six hundred new homes will be built in East Ayrshire and hundreds more improved in the next five years as East Ayrshire Council embarks on a £131 million programme of refreshing and renewing its housing stock. The new housing programme will be in addition to the council’s commitment of almost £5

Plans to invest £163 million into building almost 1,200 affordable homes in the Scottish Borders have been approved by councillors. However, it came with a warning that the construction sector would have to be worked with closely in order to see the plans delivered.

Innovative design solutions could play a crucial role in helping to ensure that Scotland’s existing housing stock is equipped to meet the changing needs and expectations of a rapidly ageing population, Trust Housing Association has said.

The four remaining blocks on the Lincoln Avenue site, which have been upgraded as part of a £13m improvement project More than 50 new affordable homes are taking shape as part of a £20 million regeneration project in Glasgow’s north-west.

John Blackwood Action to ban nine private landlords from renting properties in Glasgow has been welcomed by the Scottish Association of Landlords.

The Accounts Commission has criticised Falkirk Council for being “slow in grasping the nettle” of tackling major financial challenges ahead. In a report out today the local authority watchdog says it is “disappointed” at the amount of progress at Falkirk since last August.

(from left) Albert Henderson MBE, tenant Angela Hair and energy minister Paul Wheelhouse Paul Wheelhouse MSP, minister for business, innovation and energy, has visited Broomhill in Greenock to hear how its new £7 million district heating system is resulting in warmer, more energy efficient homes wi

A GLC solicitor and caseworker with a client Govan Law Centre (GLC) has welcomed the news that the Big Lottery Fund’s Investing in Communities Programme is providing a grant over three years to establish its Private Rented Tenants Project.

A homeless shelter in Glasgow opens its doors today for what is expected to be it busiest ever year this Christmas. The Glasgow Winter Night Shelter provides basic emergency accommodation to people who have nowhere else to sleep as temperatures drop. Last year it hosted 605 people on 4,060 occasions

Around two thirds of social landlords in Scotland have insufficient in-house skills and capacity to deliver an expanded programme of new affordable housing beyond what they currently have planned, a new survey has revealed. According to the poll, this includes one third who say they have no or insuf

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation proposing the extension of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation to RSLs in Scotland. The consultation proposes extension under Section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which would designate housing associations as ‘publ