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Plans have been lodged to demolish a church in Galashiels to make way for new affordable homes. Cubby Construction has earmarked the site of St Aidan's Church on the junction of Gala Park and St Andrews Street for 24 apartments for rent.

A Spring Family Fun Day has once again helped bring the community together in Castlemilk. A huge turnout of families attended the event organised by Ardenglen Housing Association’s Community Committee with a firm emphasis on enjoyment.

An Edinburgh-based youth homelessness prevention organisation has been chosen by Barratt East as its charity partner of the year as it sets out its corporate social responsibility programme for 2019. Through its mission to support young people in building a better future, The Rock Trust’s visi

Campaigners have raised fears over a fresh wave of asylum seeker evictions after a legal bid to prevent failed asylum seekers being evicted without a court order was dismissed by Scotland’s highest court. The case against the Home Office and its contractor Serco was launched in the name of two

Blairtummock Housing Association is saddened to report the death of Cathie Mulligan on April 10 after a short illness at the age of 75. Cathie joined the management committee of Blairtummock Housing Association in 1995.

Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish Government to use the new powers over social security to ensure automatic payment of the Universal Credit housing element to landlords. Analysis by the party found that fewer than half of eligible households have opted for the direct payments.

A Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) tenant is looking forward to benefitting from her new heating system which was installed this month. Jean Anderson, known as Doris, lives in Eastriggs and welcomed representatives of DGHP and contractors in to her home to celebrate the successful in

This is the third in a series of blog posts reflecting on approaches to delivering alternative tenures in Scotland. In the first post, Professor Moira Munro reflects on the discussion from a recent roundtable; and, in the second post, Dr Richard Jennings shared his experience of delivering mid-marke

Fife Council's work and engagement with council tenants has been recognised with a Gold Award. The accolade is a result of the council's strong partnership with tenants and the work they do together to improve local communities and influence decision-making.

North Lanarkshire Council’s Tenant Participation Team has hailed its achievements after the service reached one year old last week. Highlights of the last 12 months include hosting the first ever ‘Housing Matters’ events.

Citizens Advice Scotland has launched a financial health check service to help low income families maximise their income. Targeted at low income families and older people, but open to everyone, the Financial Health Check aims to motivate people to seek financial advice to ensure that they are n

The announcement by the UK Government that they will end no fault evictions is welcome news and long overdue and follows the path that already exists in Scotland, writes David Alexander. Scotland provides a model for the future direction that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) operates in England as it

Energy and services provider ENGIE has appointed Nicola Lovett as the new CEO of its UK & Ireland business. Set to begin in her new role from May 1, Nicola has been with ENGIE since 2013 having held a number of executive roles, most recently as divisional CEO for business energy and services, wh

Allia’s Scottish Charitable Bond programme provides exceptional, flexible loans for housing associations – supporting the vital development of affordable housing across Scotland. It’s both simple and unique. The bonds provide loans to housing associations for affordable housing dev

Lynne Donnelly, chief executive officer of West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA), has announced her plans to retire. Having taken up her post in 2015, Lynne has guided WSHA through a number of key projects including the establishment of an ambitious new build programme, a refocus on putting te