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An age exclusive apartment development in Scone which will also deliver affordable homes has been granted planning approval. The Juniper Residential development will provide a mix of 51 apartments built specifically to meet the needs of the retirement market on the site of The Wheel Inn on Angus Roa

A care at home service for older people in the Borders has received glowing results following a recent independent inspection. Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association operates the service which scored Grade 5 (very good) across the board in an inspection report published by the Care Inspectorate.

Former council homes in Scotland which were purchased under the Right to Buy (RtB) policy made around £2 billion in profit for their owners during the last decade and a half of the policy. In one of the widest-ranging investigations into the policy, the BBC’s Shared Data Unit obtained an

Housing Options Scotland is to tour the country to give information, advice and support to older and disabled people about their housing options. Available in all 32 local authorities in Scotland, the service is completely free and the charity does not close a case until a client is ready for them t

The Cross-Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment is hosting an event at the Scottish Parliament to hear about the report from the Vivarium Trust which aims to kick-start a national conversation about co-housing for older people. Vivarium Trust wants more Scots to have the option of sp

Cube Housing Association has completed a £5 million development of 31 new homes and a local shop to bring an empty site in Dumbarton back to life. For years residents in the Castlehill area wanted to see new life breathed into a site in Carrick Terrace where the tenement homes had become unpop

SHARE has hailed the success of its 2019 annual conference which was held at Peebles Hydro on March 1-3. Developed in conjunction with past delegates, the ‘Communities not commodities’ event saw delegates have the choice of workshops covering a range of topics.

The Borderlands Partnership has welcomed the commitment in the Spring Statement and the announcement of a £345 million deal from the UK and Scottish Governments, describing the news as a ‘game changer’. The multi-million-pound funding stream comes just six months after the Borderla

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the prolonged uncertainty surrounding Brexit will likely further damage the Scottish housing market. Results from the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, which came as Theresa May’s Brexit deal was thrown out of Parliame

Glen Oaks Housing Association has started work to deliver 49 much-needed new homes for rent in Arden. Upon completion, the £7.1 million development is expected to welcome tenants from mid 2020.

Planning permission is being sought for a residential development on the site of a redundant garage in Glasgow. Southside Housing Association has teamed up with AS Homes to propose 49 new flats at the former Arnold Clark Van Rental Centre on the corner of Niddrie Road and Allison Street in Govanhill

A total of 37 empty homes were brought back into use in Argyll and Bute from April through to December last year – exceeding Argyll and Bute Council’s annual target of 25. At a meeting of the council’s Community Services Committee yesterday, members also heard how there have been 6

ng2 estate services operative foreman Mito Alvarez-Liddell took part in a no smoking campaign at the Springburn Community Hub to share how he has stamped out the habit for good. Joining Mito in the Community Hub were Scottish Fire and Rescue Service officer Fiona Herriot, who has been seconded to ng

Robertson Partnership Homes is giving members of the public a unique chance to see behind the scenes of its affordable homes development for Hillcrest in Dundee. Tours at the Derby Street site will be made available on March 20 as part of Open Doors Week 2019.

Shire Housing Association has been recognised for its business excellence by the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce. The Association made the final three of the Chamber’s Business Excellence Awards.