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Over forty Kingdom Housing Association tenants and their families travelled to Craigtoun Country Park, St Andrews last week to celebrate the association's third annual gathering in brilliant sunshine. Bill Banks, Kingdom's chief executive, opened the event by talking about the many ways in which cus

LinkLiving (part of the Link group of social enterprises) hosted the Google Digital Garage Bus at its Link Academy facility in Falkirk this week. As part of the free all-day event, over 30 local people received digital skills training from the experts at Google and enjoyed a BBQ in the Link Academy

Cloch Housing Association is hosting a Gala Day in Greenock today to celebrate 50 years in operation. Among the great things going on are craft stall, live music, a prize raffle and a chance to meet Bernie the T Rex.

Modern building materials used in energy efficient homes can make mobile phone signals weaker indoors by one million times, new research has found. A study commissioned by the telecoms regulator Comreg has concluded that the increased use of materials such as foil-layered insulation as well as alumi

Tammy Swift-Adams Scotland’s housebuilders have called for a bold plan for housing to be enacted to fully reap the benefits of the Edinburgh and South East City Region Deal.

A significant section of Leith Walk in Edinburgh is set to be transformed into a “vibrant” residential, student and visitor quarter following a major planning application submitted by Drum Property Group. The developer’s £50 million proposal for the 2.9-acre Stead’s Place site, near the foo

Calum Macaulay hands over the keys of their new house to Gordon and Charlotte Maclennan and their son Gordon with Gavin Brown of Compass Construction Albyn Housing Society has added another 28 units to its affordable homes portfolio after taking handover of a newly completed development from Compass

Falkirk joiners James McNally and Graham Waugh installing a new kitchen in a local Link property Link Group Ltd is celebrating following a successful year of kitchen and bathroom installations across its central belt housing stock by its in-house repairs and maintenance service, Link Property.

A protest held against Secro's lock change programme in Glasgow Housing provider Serco has said it will “pause” issuing lock-change orders to tenants refused asylum in the UK ahead of a court challenge following pressure from campaigners, charities and housing associations.

(from left) housing minister Kevin Stewart, Forths’ tenants and Gordon Mason, chairperson, Forth Housing Association Housing minister Kevin Stewart visited Forth Housing Association’s newest development to mark the completion of the Association’s 800th home built for rent.

Josh Littlejohn MBE launching last year's sleep out event Five projects that will aim to help hundreds of homeless people across five cities in Scotland off the streets and into a secure tenancy with support have been awarded the first wave of support from the Housing First Scotland Fund.

Link Group has committed to support people experiencing domestic abuse by signing the Make a Stand pledge. Joining the initiative in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Housing, Link has pledged to support residents and staff affected by domestic abuse.

Low-income households are losing out on hundreds of pounds a year because of a failure of the Universal Credit system to indentify how and when to pay claimants, a charity has warned. A report from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has identifies a range of problems arising from the rigid system

Anthony Aitken The Planning (Scotland) Bill, currently before the Scottish Parliament, risks harming the system it was designed to help as lobby groups seek to hijack the legislation for populist ends, planning experts from Colliers International have warned.

LinkLiving staff at last years Kiltwalk LinkLiving has called for 100 walkers to take part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk, which returns to the capital this September.