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Hillcrest Housing Association and Bield Housing & Care celebrated Scottish Housing Day yesterday with a visit from Kevin Stewart MSP. The housing minister was welcomed to the old Eastern General site in Edinburgh which provides 231 affordable homes for the city. As well as a tour of the Hillcres

(from left) Craig Spence OHAL chief executive, Alan Gray Care & Repair small repairs assistant, Hamish Flett and Mike Cooper Care & Repair manager The Orkney Care & Repair team based at Orkney Housing Association has this week completed its 9000th small repair or adaptation.

Kevin Cordell Good progress is being made on a new approach to homelessness and housing options in Dundee, according to the first year review.

Repairs manager Jim Williams with Liam Boyle (left) and Lee Campbell (right) who recently started their four-year apprenticeships at Queens Cross Housing Association Two more young people have kick-started their career thanks to Queens Cross Housing Association.

Langstane Housing Association has given its support to the Make a Stand campaign developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing in partnership with Women’s Aid and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance. By signing up to the Make a Stand pledge, Langstane has made four focused commitments to pro

Almost 40 houses in Dundee could have new external cladding if councillors approve a £598,000 tender. The work at 38 cottages in Murrayfield Gardens will see the existing timber weatherboard cladding replaced with low maintenance PVC.

An independent retailer from Ayr has landed a significant contract with South Ayrshire Council to help deliver improvements to hundreds of residential council properties until at least 2020. Established in 2010, Radbury Double Glazing will supply PVC windows, doors & other services after winning

Kenny Ayre A Dundee housing officer is set to be commended for his 25 years of service with Bield Housing & Care at this year’s annual general meeting.

David Knight Avant Homes’ David Knight on the issues facing young and first-time buyers in Scotland and the help available to get people onto the property ladder.

Chris Endsor Edinburgh-based Miller Homes said it is seeing no signs of Brexit impacting on its customers as it reported an 11% increase in operating profits.

The latest publication of Registers of Scotland’s monthly UK House Price Index shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2018 was £152,245 – an increase of 3.2% on July in the previous year and an increase of 1.4% when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK a

All the main parties in the Scottish Parliament are backing this year’s annual Scottish Housing Day, which is taking place today. Among the events taking place across the country is a hustings at the Parliament focusing on young people’s housing issues. Panellists will include Councillor Peter B

Stephen Good, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre chief executive and Sally Thomas, CEO of SFHA, sign the new agreement Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have announced a new partnership which aims to use innovation to incre

Angela Linton The housing sector has come a long way in its efforts to provide safe, warm and affordable homes but Scottish Housing Day also provides an opportunity to see what more can be achieved, writes Hillcrest chief executive Angela Linton.

Charlie Millar Cassiltoun Housing Association has announced that Charlie Millar, chief executive of the Cassiltoun Group, plans to retire in March 2019 after 39 years in the housing sector - 15 of them as the CEO at Cassiltoun.