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Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has set up a new employability service to support people over the age of 16 living in Leith and North Edinburgh who are looking for work or seeking to develop their careers. From 1 August 2017, the Community Works service will provide a range of training opp

Planning permission is being sought for the development of 75 apartments, a quarter of which would be classed as affordable, on the site of a former office building in Edinburgh. Property developer Dandara wants to demolish the vacant Traquair House in the city’s Pinkhill area to make way for the

Urban Union, in partnership with Caledonia Housing Association and Fairfield Housing Co-operative, has launched its brand new show home at its Muirton Living development in Perth. The developer was appointed by Caledonia Housing Association in 2015 to deliver 203 affordable and private homes on the

Local charity Tayside Children with Cancer and Leukaemia is set to benefit from an exclusive one-off tour of Dundee that will never be seen again. In partnership with Hillcrest Housing Association, Dark Dundee will offer people the opportunity to visit an exclusive underground location that has neve

Sally Thomas The housing sector is facing a challenging time but can also look forward to new opportunities, according to the new Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) chief executive who was welcomed into the post last week.

Carl Sargeant The Welsh Government is to suspend the Right to Buy in Cardiff to ensure social housing is available for those who need it, communities and children secretary Carl Sargeant has announced.

The Glasgow branch of the Living Rent tenants’ union was officially launched on Saturday at the Pearce Institute in the city. Union members and the public gathered to give testimony of their experiences of renting, to take inspiration from other tenants’ rights groups and to discuss ambitions fo

The average house price in Edinburgh on a square metre basis his tripled in 20 years to reach £2,492, the most expensive in Scotland. New research from Bank of Scotland shows that the figure for Edinburgh is much higher than the Scottish average of £1,529 and is the only place in Scotland to have

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is renewing its commitment to Glasgow by growing its city centre presence. The Shelter Scotland Glasgow Community Hub moves to its new home at 116 Osborne Street today after 11 years at offices in Sauchiehall Street.

Up to £1.4 million is available for Orkney residents to help make their homes more energy efficient. The local authority has secured the HEEPS: ABS funding from the Scottish Government to assist home owners, private sector tenants and landlords to improve their properties' energy efficiency.

Architects in Ireland have raised €124,000 for homeless people by giving free consultations in exchange for donations. In one week, 191 members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) completed 1,366 one hour consultations with the public for a donation of €90, every cent of w

The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership has published its performance report for 2016/17. The report gives an update on progress of the delivery of the Partnership’s strategic objectives as laid out in the Strategic Plan and was developed following extensive engagement with officer

(from left) Isabel Hainey, Nigel Lack from Alzheimer’s Scotland and Mary Milton Bellsmyre Housing Association hosted an afternoon tea for 25 members of the local community at the Cutty Sark Centre to celebrate Bellsmyre’s 25th anniversary of working in the community.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart is writing to all commercial letting agents to highlight a new statutory Code of Practice and the need to comply by January 31 2018. The code sets out standards that must be met in how letting agents deliver services. It includes specific requirements on how clients’

More than €4 million has been awarded to Glasgow City Council to develop sustainable solutions tackling issues such as fuel poverty, ageing infrastructure and air quality on its new smart street district. The €4.1m EU Horizon 2020 programme grant will be used to develop initiatives, such as inte