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A set of key design principles should be considered by housing providers so residents feel safe in their developments’ shared spaces after dark, according to a new white paper. Released in line with the clocks going back on Sunday 30th October, the paper revealed that four out of five people f

Additional projects to deliver more new, affordable homes across North Lanarkshire have been agreed and have now been included in the next Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP), the local authority has revealed. North Lanarkshire Council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) aims to deliver

North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie and local councillor Jonny Tepp joined representatives from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) in a visit to Kingdom Housing Association’s largest green housing development to date. The £6.9 million development at Balgove Road in Gaul

TECH is launching its Analogue to Digital telephony switch-off awareness campaign with a countdown to the 2025 switch-off. Steph Elliot explains more in the monthly TECH column from the SFHA. In 2025 the current, Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

A planning application has been put forward for 23 new homes in Ravenscraig consisting of cottage flats, terraced houses, and semi-detached houses. The proposal at the junction of New Craig Road and Prospect Hill Road is mindful of the adjacent completed housing development and utilises vehicular ac

The Eildon Group has announced the appointment of experienced retired housing professional Cathie Fancy as its new chair. Cathie takes up the role from Dave Alexander who stepped down after nine years on the Eildon board.

Kingdom Housing Association has welcomed the news that its pioneering homelessness project The Naumann Initiative has been shortlisted in the CIH Scotland Housing Awards. Appearing in the ‘Excellence in Delivering Homelessness Services’ category, the Naumann Initiative aims to break the

Wheatley Group has helped tenants claim back more than £5 million in benefits they were entitled to in the past six months. The group’s 24 welfare benefits advisors have helped more than 3600 tenants of Wheatley Homes Glasgow, Wheatley Homes East, Wheatley Homes South and Loretto Housing

Community projects across Dundee to help people keep warm this winter have already been allocated over £25,000 from a city fund.

Kirkwood Homes, in partnership with Balcarres Estate, will hold a consultation event in Collinsburgh Town Hall today to allow locals the chance to learn about its plans to build 50 new homes in the Fife town. The housebuilder has submitted a proposal of application notice to Fife Council for the dev

Home Group has appointed Nusheen Hussain and Paul Walker in two new executive director roles. The appointments are internal and ensure a smooth transition as the group gets underway on their new five-year strategy.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust urgently need more volunteer hosts as part of their life-changing Nightstop project. Nightstop is a community hosting service that provides a safe place to stay for young people aged 16 to 25 who are at risk of homelessness. Hosts offer their spare room

Big Issue Invest is offering loans to charities and social enterprises which are struggling with rising energy costs. Business leaders around the country have warned of mass closures due to the energy bills crisis. Which is why Big Issue Invest stepped up to help.

The latest impacts on the Highland Council's Capital Programme are to be considered by councillors this week with a number of reports setting out the context of the ongoing financial crisis across the UK. A range of factors, including the pandemic, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and related impact

Two retired lollipop ladies have returned to the former school where they spent years getting kids safely across the road. Mary Livingstone (76) and Anne Harley (68) were back on patrol to see the former Drumoyne Primary in Govan turned into new homes for rent by Linthouse Housing Association.