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Artist's impressions of the interior of a ‘FIT Home’ A ground breaking new project which aims to develop an effective falls prediction system that can be installed in peoples’ homes has secured almost £100,000 in new funding.

DGHP staff who received awards at the recent DGHP awards ceremony, along with managers, Board members, directors and DGHP’s chief executive Zoe Forster and chairman David McMillan (front centre) Staff from Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) have been congratulated for their hard work

In a guest blog for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), Shelter Scotland’s Aoife Deery says there are big questions regarding the future affordability of social housing. Four years ago, when the first wave of welfare cuts was breaking, Shelter Scotland ran a high profile campa

A Highland developer in the self-build home sector has gone into administration with the loss of 17 jobs. Inverness-based Roy Homes Ltd, and its sister company Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd, ceased trading this week amid “serious cash flow problems”.

Douglas McLeod Barratt Developments has announced plans to build 2,480 new homes across 14 new sites throughout Scotland during the course of the year.

A £9.5 million District Heating Network which would provide lower-cost heating for residents in Aberdeen took a step forward at a council committee yesterday. The Torry project’s Phase One was given the go-ahead by councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s communities, housing and infrastructure c

Ways in which Scottish public services can help asylum seekers facing destitution are to be investigated by MSPs on Holyrood’s equalities and human rights committee. A person is legally defined as destitute if (a) they do not have adequate accommodation or any means of obtaining it (whether or not

A housing group in the North West of England has agreed terms for one of its member organisations to cut loose and become an independent business. Symphony Housing Group, which currently consists of six housing associations across the region, and Cobalt Housing have agreed the conditions for the lat

Time for a cuppa…two of CGC’s staff get ready for tea City Gate Construction’s afternoon tea initiative for housing providers closes for entries next Tuesday (January 31).

Councillor George Paul (second from right) and West Lothian Council planning and co-ordination officer Fiona Taylor (third from right) join the Lovell team on site at Kirkhill to celebrate the community benefits being delivered by the council’s large-scale new-build housing programme West Lothian

(from left) Gerry McHugh (GHA project manager) John Brown (GHA local asset officer) Elaine Boyne (resident) Iain Blackburn (site manager) Kenny Cullen (site manager) City Building is putting its construction skills to a new use by helping to build Glasgow’s swift population.

David Stewart As MSPs prepare to debate Scotland’s planning system at Holyrood later today, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said the forthcoming Planning Bill could provide the opportunity to solve the housing crisis and build better communities.

Court of Session A human trafficking victim whose application for accommodation as a homeless person was rejected by a Scottish local authority has had a legal challenge against the decision dismissed.

Homes previously completed at Western Harbour by Hart Builders Hart Builders is planning to construct 146 new homes in Edinburgh after securing a £6.9 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Empty homes officer Sean Maxwell at one of the properties being transformed Angus Council and the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership are aiming to encourage owners of long-term empty properties to transform them into homes that people would want to live in.