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Multi-storey tenants in Ayr are getting the chance to have their say on the long-term future of their high-rise properties. South Ayrshire Council’s consultation and engagement exercise ‘Your place, your future’ gives tenants at Riverside Place the chance to choose their preferred

Residents of Tarvit Woodland Park in Cupar have received a substantial boost to their campaign to restore a local children's play park with a £15,000 donation from the Kingdom Group. Bill Banks, Kingdom's group chief executive, visited the group to present the donation.

A vacant retail unit in Kilwinning has been transformed into a modern housing office for North Ayrshire Council. The new facility, which was officially opened on March 15 by North Ayrshire Provost Ian Clarkson, features modern features such as a self-service kiosk which allow rent payments to be mad

Large concentrations of land ownership are having significant impacts on local economies and communities across rural Scotland, according to the Scottish Land Commission. A new report published today titled Investigation into the issues associated with Large Scale and Concentrated Land Ownership in

English housing associations delivered a resilient performance in 2018 but growing exposure to market sales this year poses risks, according to credit ratings agency Moody’s. A new report found that HAs continued to perform well in 2018, as strong turnover offset rising costs, the ongoing rent

The average price of a property in Scotland increased by 1.3% in January 2019 on the previous year, new statistics have found. The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in January 2019 was £149,036 – an increas

A series of interviews with housing leaders has called attention to the complex challenges facing social housing providers nationwide, with technology and commercial activities to generate profit topping the list of the opportunities and threats facing the sector. The report, published today at the

A landlord in the Republic of Ireland discriminated against a homeless man by telling him that they would not accept Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), a court has ruled. The case marks the first time a discrimination case from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on the “housing assistance

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The association was established in 1979 following the closure of the hostel, in Lochgelly, Fife in 1977.

Six of Cloch Housing Association’s customer service staff have passed their recent Omfax Repair Reporting Course with flying colours. Designed to improve the skills and knowledge of front line staff who take and monitor reactive repairs, this comprehensive online course proved challenging and

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has highlighted the need for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) systems to have the capacity to support Scottish Universal Credit Choices. Submitting evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s social security committee's inquiry into social

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from Glasgow City Council for the provision of 204 new homes in Broomhouse on the outskirts of Glasgow. The next phase of development will comprise a range of two, three and four bedroom styles of homes across two parcels of land off Muirhe

A Community Benefit Society working to end the housing crisis by providing affordable and emergency housing to people who need it most is launching the second round of its secure property-based financing arrangement. Providing an “ethical alternative to buy-to-let”, Reap from Equfund see

Scotland’s island communities are benefitting from a 216% increase in the number of new homes built for social rent since 2007, according to new figures. New statistics released by the SNP show that since the party entered government, more than 1,550 new council or housing association homes&nb

Lucky pupils at East Milton Primary School in South Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a donation made by construction and manufacturing company CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The building firm is working with South Lanarkshire Council to deliver 30 affordable homes on a site adjacent to the primary school.