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Lochrin Quay Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has expanded its private rented sector interests with a £44 million investment in two residential blocks in Edinburgh and Leeds.

Melville Housing Association is celebrating achieving Living Wage status following official recognition by the Living Wage Foundation. The Living Wage commitment sees everyone who works for the Dalkeith-based Registered Social Landlord, both its 27 permanent employees and all third-party contractors

Not having a place to call home is one of the most stressful situations a person can find themselves in, and as ‘stress’ is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property firms in Scotland to get behind

Glasgow City Council and the Passivhaus Trust will soon host a conference that points the way forward on delivering affordable and energy-efficient homes and public buildings. The event - Passivhaus Social: Glasgow - will take place at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s Strathclyde Suite on May 29, and

Ten charities that support disadvantaged young people across Scotland are to benefit from a share of a £1.3 million Building Brighter Futures Fund (BBFF), established by the Hub Community Foundation (HCF). The £1.3 million has come directly from the funding and construction of community buildings

Elaine Kellington Shining a spotlight on all professional landlords across the UK, home insurance provider HomeProtect announced Elaine Kellington from Kelso the winner of its first ever Landlord of the Year Award.

Tom Fraser from Fraser and Grant (left) with Shaun Smith from Albyn Housing Society Albyn Housing Society has taken handover of a new phase of affordable homes in Kirkhill, delivering fresh progress on its commitment to bring 750 new homes to the Highlands by 2020.

Sod cutting at the site of new council housing at St Blanes in Blantyre South Lanarkshire Council has broken ground on a new housing development in Blantyre.

A charity is calling for the Scottish Government to reduce council tax for homeowners who carry out energy efficiency measures to tackle fuel poverty. Age Scotland said that the measure is necessary to help the soaring numbers of pensioners living in fuel poverty. Around six in 10 single pensioner h

(from left) David Conway & Gillian Webster (Hillcrest), Graham McMonigle, Lindsay Wilson, Patrick Lamb, Lynsey Divers & Ross McLoughlin (VWS) In a move that will streamline their business and create new jobs, the Hillcrest Group of Companies has appointed fire, safety and security contractor

David Orr A number of organisations have appeared, calling themselves ‘housing associations’ but with business models completely contrary to the core values of housing associations – this is extremely dangerous, writes David Orr.

Construction work is getting underway on a new £7.66 million sheltered housing complex in Dalry. Provost Ian Clarkson officially marked the beginning of the construction phase of the development at a special ground-breaking ceremony held last week.

Charles Church is going on a charity trip to India where he will be part of a team helping build schools Charles Church, a land manager with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes in Glasgow, is heading to India in September to help build new homes for those in urgent need.

Social groups like Shelter Scotland’s Men’s Shed project in Paisley are crucial to tackling loneliness by providing an activity, a sense of purpose and companionship, writes Lisa Glass. “If you think about it isolation is used as torture…if you’ve gone a week and you’ve not spoken to ano

New Perth & Kinross Council tenants have been helped to save money on food bills thanks to a partnership between the local authority and local community groups. Last year the council’s waste services secured funding from Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd to deliver the household food waste reduct