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Bield has awarded a £4.5 million multi-trade repairs contract to Lanarkshire-based Rodgers & Johnston Ltd (R&J). This four-year partnership covers responsive repairs, void property works, and out-of-hours emergency repairs across the West and Central areas of Scotland.

The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.

The Scottish Government should revisit its housebuilding plans in response to the new UK government to avoid "falling behind", a major business has said. In her first first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced the UK government’s new mandatory housebuilding targets for England as well

Fife Housing Group has presented a big cheque to Maggie’s Fife for a total of £3,972 – following a year of fundraising activities. Colleagues at Fife Housing Group chose Maggie’s as their charity of the year in recognition of the fantastic work they do to support those living

The Auchengeich Boxing Club has received an equipment donation worth £10,000 from Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland to upgrade their clubhouse. A Stepps-based boxing club has received a boost from Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland, with the partnership providing &poun

Modular housing developer Connect Modular has agreed a partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council to develop a small brownfield site at Gilmour Avenue, Clydebank which will deliver two three-bedroom houses for social rent.

A former tenant of a property in Aberdeen who was refused a wrongful termination order by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland without a hearing has won an appeal to the Upper Tribunal seeking a reconsideration of his application. Matthew Carrol, the appellant, argued that the FTS had made a final d

Albyn Housing Society has secured planning approval to change a disused care home staff accommodation block into homes that will allow people to live independently for longer. The social housing provider has exercised an option to purchase a staff accommodation block that was part of the former Mo D

HACT has launched its the built environment bank, which will revolutionise the way social value is measured in the built environment by calculating the social value to individuals, local businesses and the Exchequer. The built environment bank will enable housing associations, developers, contractor

North Lanarkshire Council's tenant participation service has been rated ‘Gold’ in the Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland (TPAS) National Good Practice Awards, recognising the council's role in involving and supporting local tenants and residents.

Research by a Scottish University and The Salvation Army has identified potential short and long-term benefits of accessing the outdoors for people experiencing mental health issues or a history of substance use. With high levels of drug and alcohol use in Scotland, a crisis of confidence in traditi

Kinross-based Lily Finch has been given £1,000 from Persimmon North Scotland to support her international taekwondo ambitions. 10-year-old Lily Finch from Kinross has been turning heads around the world with her Taekwondo skills and has scooped up various world titles over the last two years.

To meet its manifesto pledge of 1.5 million new homes within this parliamentary term, Labour must deliver just over 1,150 new homes consistently every single working day for the next five years without defaulting – this is roughly equivalent to delivering at least five large scale housing est

Wheatley Group is on the lookout for talented and ambitious university leavers from across Scotland to join its graduate scheme. The housing, care and property-management group has launched its 2024 ignite graduate programme.

The Barrack Charitable Trust is donating £52,000 to 25 worthwhile charitable organisations across Scotland, in its latest tranche of donations for 2024. Major beneficiaries this time around include Maggie’s Aberdeen, which offers support to people with cancer and their families. The char