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Thousands of pounds have been awarded to local community groups in Aberdeen for projects that aim to improve the mental health of young people.

Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) has appointed Sinéad Farrell as its new customer and corporate services manager. CHA is the largest community-controlled housing association in West Dunbartonshire with 1,129 tenants, 40 sharing owners, 600 factored owners and over 900 waiting list applican

Outlining the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations' response to the Scottish Government's Rented Sector Strategy consultation, director David Bookbinder argues that the notion of a unified rental sector is wishful thinking with little grounding in reality. At any

An estimated 70,000 people in Scotland, including 30,000 children, would be lifted out of poverty by 2024 if UK Government welfare reforms introduced since 2015 were reversed, a new report has found.

It is with great sadness that Knowes Housing Association has to announce the passing of Thomas Millar, housing officer, on 3 April 2022, after a short illness. Thomas had worked with Knowes HA since it formed in 1998, and prior to that with Scottish Homes/SSHA in Glasgow and Paisley offices before c

The question of whether masonry or open panel timber frame built with a forklift is safer than more advanced panelised modern methods of construction (MMC) using a crane is explored in a new study.

Quale Homes has submitted plans to Fife Council seeking permission to build over 200 new homes in Kinglassie. The firm plans to build 212 homes, including 46 affordable houses, with two vehicular access points, roads, landscaping, playpark and on land to the south of Hill View in the town on the edg

The developer behind the planned mixed-use transformation of the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow has now submitted a planning application outlining its masterplan proposals.

A canalside industrial works in Maryhill could be converted into residential use under newly lodged plans. Lar Housing Trust wants to redevelop The Quadrangle office building at 57 Ruchill Street into 39 flats made up of two, three and four-bedroom units. An outhouse at the site will

Scotland's rural land market and values are changing amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission.

Link delivered its 1000th affordable home on 31 March 2022 as the organisation entered its 60th anniversary.

Glasgow-based Kindness Homeless Street Team, founded by Laura McSorley, has received a helping hand from Cala Homes (West) after being awarded £1,500 as part of the homebuilder’s Community Bursary initiative. The organisation, known for its soup kitchen at George Square, also provides fo

Glendale welcomed local MSP Kate Forbes last week as she visited the community-led renovation of Borrodale school and schoolhouse. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Crown Estate Scotland recently awarded grants to further develop the buildings into much-needed affordable housing.  

Westpoint Homes has purchased a city centre residential development site with detailed planning permission for 92 units, just one mile south east of Glasgow City Centre at Old Rutherglen Road in the Gorbals area.

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, has visited the newly developed Kingdom Housing Association site at Bonnybank, around 2 miles north of Leven in Fife. The fourteen new homes, all for social rent, are part of a £2.1 million development, with funding of £1.1m provided by the