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Elderpark Housing is providing a back to work boost which is helping keep its community look neat and tidy. The Association has provided jobs for two unemployed men as part of the hugely-successful Community Jobs Scotland initiative.

More homes need to be built on small sites and myths surrounding landbanking by housebuilders busted if the 80,000 homes deficit that has arisen over the last decade is to be addressed, MSPs will hear today. Industry trade body Homes for Scotland said there has been a near 40% reduction in the amoun

The first affordable homes in a charitable trust’s development in Perth are on track for completion later this year. The Gannochy Trust started work last May to deliver 48 houses within the existing Gannochy Estate in the city.

Rents in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) have continued to rise with an increasing number of families now living in privately rented homes. In its latest report, property letting portal Citylets said a 5% year-on-year increase during the final quarter of 2018 was underpinned by strong d

A new community of hundreds of homes has been proposed for a coastal Aberdeen suburb. Cognito Oak LLP has lodged a new application for between 500 and 600 new homes, including affordable units, a variety of different shops, community features, a recycling centre and new roads at land to the east of

The Highland Council, in partnership with Under One Roof Scotland, is inviting all private landlords to a special seminar specifically to look at issues surrounding  common repairs and building maintenance and how to deal with any problems that may arise. Under One Roof Scotland is an impartial

Work to ensure people get access to the health and social care services they need is progressing well but needs to happen faster, according to a joint report by the Scottish Government and COSLA. The document highlights evidence of good progress in some local areas but says some local partnerships a

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has revealed its disappointment in a funding freeze in housing adaptations to enable people to stay in their homes. Funding from the Scottish Government for adapting homes has effectively been frozen for the last seven years, according to the SF

Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of Jo Boaden and Bryan Duncan as new non-executive directors. Jo Boaden is a highly experienced senior housing professional whose contribution to the sector in the north of England was recognised with a CBE for services to housing in 2017. She was also th

Housing association-backed energy provider Our Power has formally gone into administration in a move that puts 68 jobs at risk. The appointment of Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG follows last month's announcement that the company had ceased trading.

Hundreds of workers have been made redundant after Dundee-based building contractor McGill & Co Limited went into administration. Established in 1981, McGill & Co provided services to clients in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors from its headquarters in Dundee and ancillary

New rules to reduce deaths in household fires will see improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in all homes in Scotland from 2021, the Scottish Government has announced. Under the regulations, every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and

Tenants of River Clyde Homes have been evicted for anti-social behaviour and a conviction for drug dealing. The housing association enforced the orders and recovered the tenancies after it obtained orders from Greenock Sheriff Court.

Lauren Moffat, a senior support worker with Kingdom Support and Care in Collydean, has been busy knitting Trauma Teddies to help police officers calm young children. Lauren, along with her Mother in-law Catherine Moffat and friends, have so far knitted over 30 of the cute bears, which are made to a

Housebuiler industry body Homes for Scotland has called for a “more meaningful and inclusive” approach to analysing the country’s planning performance. Director of planning Tammy Swift-Adams has questioned the focus of official planning performance statistics, the latest of which r