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West Granton Housing Co-operative (WGHC) has named David Mills as its new governance & compliance manager. This is a new position within WGHC following a recent restructuring of the Senior Management Team.

Trust Housing Association has been granted planning permission to build 42 flats in Wishaw’s Main Street.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Clyde Valley Housing Association have confirmed that construction work is completed on 10 new affordable mid-Market rented homes which are located off Prospect Hill Road in Ravenscraig.

The Riverside Group Limited has completed a £150 million private bond issuance with Pricoa Private Capital. The private placement is split into two deferred issuances, with the first £50m Series A note issuance to be closed in March 2021, with a maturity in 2041; and the second £10

In an exclusive feature for Scottish Housing News, Stephen Tucker, Glasgow-based partner at planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, outlines his strong opposition to the Scottish Government’s consultation on removing the presumption in favour of sustainable development. Over

Housing and care organisation Ark has revealed its commitment to the greater use of technology to support its customers by signing up to the national Technology Enabled Care in Housing (TECH) Charter. The move will see Ark continue its aim of becoming a future-focused organisation which aims to

In order to help spread a little Christmas cheer, Dalkeith-based Melville Housing Association has made a £3,000 donation to local charities. Spread across Midlothian, the six organisations to benefit from £500 each are Dalkeith Storehouse, Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT

Residents in a Paisley high rise are being given a major well-being boost thanks to a donation of £10,000 from an innovative community benefit fund.

A pensioner suffering from Arthritis has raised £160 for a local hospice and spread festive cheer by making and selling miniature Christmas trees. Janet McCallum has raised funds for Strathcarron Hospice who helped treat her husband Duncan while he suffered from cancer.

Sandy and James Easdale have acquired an extensive waterfront site at Cardross, with the planned development of around 100 homes in the pipeline.

Regeneration specialists Urban Union has welcomed six new members of staff to its growing Glasgow-based team.

Liverpool-based housing association Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard that the affected employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), whilst working at vario

The Highland Council has issued several thousand vouchers and payments to parents and carers for Free School Meals provision and COVID Winter Hardship Payments in advance of the Christmas break. As part of a commitment which was announced earlier this year, Highland children who receive Free School

Barratt Developments is celebrating a record-breaking Christmas with its final Community Fund donations after its charitable efforts topped more than £46,000 in donations across Scotland, including £12,000 in the West of Scotland.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to the Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Community First Responders part of the Helensburgh and Lomond group to benefit the community in the local area. As part of a joint initiative with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the ho