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(from left) Housing minister Kevin Stewart, James Knowles - chairperson at Langstane Housing Association and Helen Gauld – chief executive at Langstane Housing Association Langstane Housing Association has made an addition to its affordable housing provision with the delivery of 15 new-build homes

(from left) Angela Constance MSP, Connie Lillie (housing officer (East) at Hanover Scotland), Janet Meier (development manager at Hanover Court) and Mark Farey (director of asset management at Hanover Scotland) Angela Constance MSP met with residents and staff of a Hanover Scotland sheltered housing

EHRA chair Colin Cameron with fellow committee members In continuing its commitment to tackling all forms of exclusion and inequalities, the Easterhouse Housing & Regeneration Alliance (EHRA) has joined the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left) and Catherine Reid (right). Image credit to Lloyd Smith A 90-year-old former nurse who worked on the first day of the NHS has helped celebrate its 70th anniversary alongside the future King of the United Kingdom.

Veteran Jimmy Andrews with Wheatley veterans co-ordinator Shirley Docherty More than 100 of Scotland’s ex-servicemen and women have been given life-changing support to help them settle back into civilian life.

The average price of a property in Scotland has increased by 4.9% on the previous year, according to new statistics. The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in May 2018 was £149,004 – an increase of 4.9% on May in

Lindsay Wake Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new members to its commercial team, following continued growth in customer lending.

Clydesdale Housing Association staff with certificates after attending the two-day Scottish Mental Health First Aid training course Clydesdale Housing Association (CHA) has worked alongside Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health (LAMH) to provide training to staff to help tenants who are living w

(from left) Helen Cameron, asset management and investment manager at Albyn; Thom MacLeod, managing director at Compass and Shaun Smith, vice chair at Albyn Work is about to start on a new phase of affordable housing at Dalmore in Alness as part of Albyn Housing Society’s ambitious new build progr

(from left) Front: Robert Higgins, DGHP chairman and Mark Lynchy, head of commercial with Anglian. Back: Mo Muir, DGHP’s asset management officer; Steve Hoadley, Anglian’s managing director and Jane Urquhart, DGHP’s senior investment manager Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has

Architects have submitted plans to build 84 new homes on a derelict site in Easterhouse on behalf of Lochfield Park Housing Association (LPHA). The proposals include a mix of two, three and four-bedroom terraced houses, alongside one, two and three-bedroom flats. Eight of the properties will be whee

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, in partnership with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP), has approved its Affordable Housing Programme for 2018/19. Work is expected to begin later this year on two new housing developments in Harris.

Stirling Developments, the lead developer of Calderwood in West Lothian, has opened the doors to its latest community asset ‘The Calderwood Larder’ last month. The café is being run by The Larder Cook School, a local social enterprise based in Livingston. The Larder Cook School aims to encourag

Work to transform a derelict site in Dundee city centre into more than two dozen flats is now underway. The development at Trades Lane on the site of the former McLeish’s warehouse will see 28 flats delivered along with the retail space and storage unit for bikes.

Social letting agency Homes for Good has received a £2.85 million investment to increase its provision of social and affordable housing in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Homes for Good was created to provide quality homes within the private rented sector, with a focus on housing supply for peop