The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the publication of Scotland’s first ever integrated energy roadmap by the Scottish Government but has called for the strategy to include greater emphasis on increasing the energy efficiency of homes. Published yesterday, the draft
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Information on a £5.12 million improvement programme for almost 200 homes in Priesthill was presented to a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday. The council was asked to intervene after concerns had been raised by residents and elected members about the condition of the homes, known locally as
Artist's impressions of the interior of a ‘FIT Home’ A ground breaking new project which aims to develop an effective falls prediction system that can be installed in peoples’ homes has secured almost £100,000 in new funding.
DGHP staff who received awards at the recent DGHP awards ceremony, along with managers, Board members, directors and DGHP’s chief executive Zoe Forster and chairman David McMillan (front centre) Staff from Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) have been congratulated for their hard work
In a guest blog for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), Shelter Scotland’s Aoife Deery says there are big questions regarding the future affordability of social housing. Four years ago, when the first wave of welfare cuts was breaking, Shelter Scotland ran a high profile campa
A Highland developer in the self-build home sector has gone into administration with the loss of 17 jobs. Inverness-based Roy Homes Ltd, and its sister company Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd, ceased trading this week amid “serious cash flow problems”.
Douglas McLeod Barratt Developments has announced plans to build 2,480 new homes across 14 new sites throughout Scotland during the course of the year.
A £9.5 million District Heating Network which would provide lower-cost heating for residents in Aberdeen took a step forward at a council committee yesterday. The Torry project’s Phase One was given the go-ahead by councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s communities, housing and infrastructure c
Ways in which Scottish public services can help asylum seekers facing destitution are to be investigated by MSPs on Holyrood’s equalities and human rights committee. A person is legally defined as destitute if (a) they do not have adequate accommodation or any means of obtaining it (whether or not
A housing group in the North West of England has agreed terms for one of its member organisations to cut loose and become an independent business. Symphony Housing Group, which currently consists of six housing associations across the region, and Cobalt Housing have agreed the conditions for the lat
Time for a cuppa…two of CGC’s staff get ready for tea City Gate Construction’s afternoon tea initiative for housing providers closes for entries next Tuesday (January 31).
Alan Glasgow Dunedin Canmore has appointed Alan Glasgow as its new housing director.
Jeremy Blackburn Older homeowners looking to downsize should not have to pay the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on their purchase in a bid to free up homes for younger buyers and re-energise the country’s flagging property market, housing experts have claimed.
Detailed plans for a brownfield development of 125 homes at Gullane’s former Fire College have been submitted by CALA Management Ltd. Central to the proposals is the sensitive renovation of the landmark Henderson House, as well as on-site provision of 31 high-quality affordable homes which will be
A new housing development is planned for a Glasgow brownfield site which has been lying derelict for years. According to the Evening Times, the scheme could include hundreds of individually designed homes and flats, shops, a pub, restaurant, a hotel, leisure uses and open space.