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Affordable housing developer Swan Group has had planning consent granted for a 35-unit development at Avon House in Cumbernauld Town Centre. Initially divided into one bedroom flats providing bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living space, Avon House was later changed to offices but has been left unuse

In the past year, the sector has seen some organisations struggle to fill Senior Officer Posts and having to have two rounds of recruitment in some cases. Ongoing succession planning is key to the smooth operation of any organisation and an important feature of the SHR Regulatory Framework Review.

Cyrenians’ outreach service, ‘Homeless Navigator Project’, has been selected as an example of good practice for promoting the inclusion of people who are homeless and using alcohol and/or drugs. The East of Scotland-based homelessness charity developed the project to provide tailor

An annual industry survey has once again placed Persimmon among the UK’s worst major housebuilders, but there was better news for Barratt Scotland, Mactaggart & Mickel and Miller Homes. The nationwide survey from by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) awarded Persimmon just three stars out

Cumbernauld’s last two tower blocks are being reduced to rubble, making space for more than 130 new homes. The demolition of Stuart House and Elliot House in Burns Road by high-reach excavator marks the end of more than 50 years of high-rise living in the town.

Blackwood has been praised by the Scottish Government for its commitment to digital participation and empowerment. The response to CleverCogs – a digitally enhanced care and support system developed by Blackwood – has been overwhelmingly positive, in a report commissioned by the Scottish

Tenants of Queens Cross Housing Association affected by plans for the UK to leave the EU will be reassured at a special drop-in-session to explain the legalities of their post Brexit status. According to latest census figures there are 209,000 EU citizens living in Scotland almost 4% of the total po

Cordale Housing Association opened the doors of its new office in Renton last week to preview the modern, flexible working facilities to the staff, community and key partner organisations ahead of its move next month. The £1.6 million new office is based in the heart of Renton improving reside

Thirty new council homes are to be built in Mosstodloch. Councillors this morning approved the application for affordable housing on the 1.9 hectare site at Stynie Road, currently used as agricultural land.

Seven affordable housing providers across the Highlands are urging tenants claiming Universal Credit to update their claim this April 1 to ensure their entitlement covers their annual rent increase for the year ahead. Those who fail to do so will face a shortfall in their housing entitlement, p

Rents for tenants of council houses in Moray will be frozen for the next 12 months. In previous years rents were increased by between 4% and 5% a year to help fund the council’s new-build programme.

CALA Homes (West) has completed the acquisition of a brownfield site in Bishopbriggs and announced it is set to invest £150 million into East Dunbartonshire as part of a major long-term commitment. The Bishopbriggs development will deliver 135 new homes, including 34 affordable, on a 19-acre s

Scotland’s builders are concerned that Brexit could lead to an increase in timber import prices and see vital funding for major infrastructure projects disappear, according to construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson. In an interview in The Herald, partner Chris Narrowmore ou

A new chief officer has been appointed to take forward the development of the Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership. Annemargaret Black, who is currently the head of community health and care for the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, will take up the role i

Over 190 brave fundraisers took part in Bethany Christian Trust’s nationwide Big Sleep Out events in Glasgow and Edinburgh to raise support for homeless people in Scotland. Despite the wintry weather, sleepers of all ages camped out at the City Chambers in both Glasgow and Edinburgh (on March