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Barrhead Housing Association (BHA) has revealed the results of a participatory budgeting community voting event it hosted.

The sun was shining for Kingdom Housing Association’s fifth Summer Gathering at the Active Kids Adventure Park in Stanley in Perthshire.

Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland brought together professionals from across the private rented sector to raise more than £900 for Edinburgh-based youth homelessness charity, the Rock Trust. Held on July 5 at Glasgow’s Committee Room No 9, a quiz was attended by mor

CaCHE director Professor Ken Gibb shares his reflections on the annual report from the Scottish Government’s Joint Housing Policy Working Group. On 9th July The Scottish Government published its new vision and principles statement for housing, which aims to inform a route map fo

Permission is being sought to demolish the outbuildings at the old McEwen's homeware store and cafe in Perth to make way for dozens of new homes.

CIH Scotland has welcomed the publication of revised fire safety guidance for landlords but called for the Scottish Government to ensure that fire safety messages for residents are clear and consistent in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Responding to the Scottish Government consultation

Existing duties on residents to avoid blocking stairwells and other common areas aren’t policed or enforced and so are ineffective, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). Responding to the Scottish Government’s consultation on fire safety in h

A “magnificent” £6.2 million housing project is set to spark the regeneration of the West End of Paisley. Sanctuary Homes has transformed the site of Wellmeadow Street’s former Co-Op supermarket with 39 affordable properties, 24 flats and 15 houses for social rent.

East Renfrewshire's new council houses were officially opened yesterday by housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP, marking the first housing builds by the local authority for a generation.

Tenants have now moved into Symington’s first affordable housing development which was created by West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) in conjunction with the contracts division of MacTaggart & Mickel. For some of the new residents, including John Muir, the homes have been life-chan

The Chartered Institute of Housing and ITN Productions Industry News have co-produced a news and current affairs-style programme exploring the challenges and triumphs of the housing sector.

New Loretto tenant Geraldine Skelly has said she “thanks her lucky stars” for her new home in the south side of Glasgow. With a communal lift and fully-level access in her block in Shawbridge Street, Geraldine, who uses a mobility scooter, said being able to come and go as she pleases ma

The mystery shopping group from NETRALT (North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together) has beaten finalists from across Scotland for a prestigious trophy at a national awards ceremony. The TIS National Excellence Awards: Inspire to Achieve, in association with the Scottish Government, took p

More than 50 tenants at a Viewpoint Housing Association property rallied together to raise an amazing £1,379 pounds for the Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh.

Williamsburgh Housing Association (WHA) held a community fun day at Mckerrell Street Play Park earlier this month.