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The Tenants Information Service (TIS) is inviting nominations for the TIS National Excellence Awards: Inspire to achieve, in association with the Scottish Government. The TIS National Excellence Awards recognise and honour landlords, tenants, residents, and community groups who are leading the way a

A new workshop has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) which allows groups of housing professionals, tenants and anyone else with an interest to explore key questions about the role and purpose of social housing. The workshop is part of CIH’s Rethinking social housing project

A £12 million social housing project in Scotland has become the latest development to benefit from Russell Roof Tiles’ sustainable concrete roof tiles. The 5.6-hectare scheme in Methil Brae, Fife is one of Fife Council’s largest social housing programmes, providing 101 high quality homes for re

Housing and care provider Bield has proved that it’s never too late to learn something new by running language lessons for its tenants in a bid to prevent the early onset of dementia. Over 60s at Bield’s Coxton Gardens development in Glasgow, have been boosting their memory skills with weekly Sp

Some of those involved in making the day a great success The Calton Heritage and Learning Centre (CHLC) in Glasgow’s East End rolled out a welcome to people in the local community on New Year’s Day.

An Ayrshire woman has gone on her first holiday at the age of 65 to Vietnam after she was able to research her destination through an innovative, digitally enhanced care system. Margaret Sancken embarked on her holiday in November to spend 11 days discovering the country in Southeast Asia.

One quarter of the lowest income households in the UK are struggling with arrears or high debt repayments, with 10% spending more than a quarter of their income on unsecured debt repayments, a report has found. Figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) show that about one sixth of the lowe

The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2017 was £145,992 – an increase of 3.6% on November in the previous year and an increase of 1.1% when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK averag

A new national strategy has been developed by the Scottish Government to tackle loneliness and isolation. The draft plan, now open for consultation, will look at the causes of social isolation and loneliness and how they can be addressed.

A consultation on revisions to the health and social care integration scheme - the legal contract between NHS Grampian and Moray Council underpinning the Moray Integration Joint Board - has been launched. The changes include duties to support adult carers becoming the responsibility of the Board and

Edinburgh and Midlothian charity Home Link Family Support has received a donation of £1,000 from housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes’ Building Communities Fund. Home Link Family Support provides help to struggling families with young children who are not coping for a variety of reasons inc

The teams participating in the Construction, Housing & Property qualifying events for a business five-a-side tournament have been announced, with time still available for companies to get involved. Supported by Scottish Construction Now, Scottish Housing News and the Scottish Property Federation

Abertay Housing Association has unveiled proposals to deliver 43 new homes on the former site of a primary school in Dundee. Detailed plans submitted to Dundee City Council’s planning department indicate that the homes, situated at the former Charleston Primary School on South Road, will be a mix

Members of Offsite Solutions Scotland meeting with minister for local government and housing Kevin Stewart MSP A group of senior construction industry specialists met with housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP last week to discuss how they can work with the Scottish Government to grow the unique offsit

Plans have been submitted for a new ‘retirement village’ containing 252 homes and an 80-bed care home in Newton Mearns. Situated off Netherplace Road, Newton Mearns Retirement Village has been conceived by Jewitt & Wilkie Architects on behalf of Newton Mearns Projects to cater exclusively fo