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Mary Taylor as Alice As East Lothian Housing Association’s (ELHA) journey Through the Looking Glass continues, who better to reflect on adventures past and present but Alice Herself, otherwise known as Dr Mary Taylor, former chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)

A new service has been launched that seeks to address a visible problem with rough sleeping in Edinburgh. The Homeless Navigator Project is a new Comic Relief and Essential Edinburgh funded service within Cyrenians that aims to offer an alternative opportunity for people who are experiencing homeles

Senior citizens spent a lovely afternoon ‘Remembering Rosyth’ at an afternoon tea hosted by Fife Housing Group last week, having been awarded funding from City Gate Construction as part of its ‘Afternoon Tea with CGC’ initiative. Over 60 guests enjoyed not only a range of sandwiches, cakes a

Residents and staff from Hillcrest Housing Association celebrated the 30th anniversary of a housing development forged on the site of a former textile mill at a special community event in Dundee. Attendees had the opportunity to catch up over BBQ and birthday cake, get souvenir photographs taken wit

Antonine Housing Association and Caledonia Housing Association have entered into talks on forming a partnership between the two organisations.

Sally Thomas The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has today outlined three key issues for its members ahead of the Programme for Government 2017–18 being unveiled.

Glasgow City Council has banned nine landlords in the Govanhill area from renting out homes following a string of failures and concerns over the condition of properties. One of the landlords had been letting a property with faulty electrics, no hot water, a broken toilet and holes in ceilings and fl

Blackwood has sacked a man from a Dundee care home after he was found to be lying about being struck off the nursing register. The Evening Telegraph reports that Derek Gordon was given a one-year conditions of practice order in June 2016 for a series of faults while working as a nurse at Lochleven C

Angus Council has announced plans to cut its workforce by up to 800 staff over the next three years. The local authority, which currently employs 5,042 people, equating to 4113 full-time equivalent (FTE) posts, had already reduced the number of FTE posts by more than 500 in the last six years.

Springfield Properties has submitted planning application notice to Glasgow City Council announcing its plans for 204 affordable homes along Dalmarnock Road. Situated opposite the Dalmarnock train station, the 2.3ha of land was previously used as a goods yard before closing in 1960. The pocket of la

Link Group Ltd’s development at Beinn Dubh View in Luss has been officially opened by Councillor Robin Currie, Argyll and Bute Council’s policy lead for communities, housing, islands and Gaelic. The £1.045 million construction of five homes for social rent commenced in September 2016, using £5

Scotland’s housing shortfall could be plugged by Build to Rent homes but opportunities as well as threats exist for the sector, says Dr John Boyle. Build to Rent (BTR), or institutional investment in the private rented sector (PRS), is now emerging as a major new way of providing housing acros

Almost 100 homes in Dundee could be in line for major upgrades if councillors approve a pair of tenders next week. Dundee City Council’s neighbourhood services committee will be asked to agree to £750,000 of work to kitchens, bathrooms, central heating and window replacement by the council’s co

Partick Housing Association’s new build development at Broomhill Gate has been shortlisted in the Affordable Housing Development of the Year category for the prestigious Herald Property Awards 2017. The mixed development on a brownfield site, designed by MAST Architects, consists of 14 three-bedro

The UK government has taken the first step in a £1 billion programme to give over 800,000 poorer households across England and Wales access to cheap solar electricity. International trade minister Greg Hands has welcomed £160 million of capital expenditure into UK renewable energy backed by Dutch