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A wide range of recommendations published last week to tackle homelessness were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council yesterday. In a report to the local authority’s housing and economy committee the cross-party homelessness task force recommended a number of bold outcomes, which when impl

Pictured (l-r): Tenant Frances Young and Margaret Milne, Queens Cross’s Retirement Service Supervisor at the launch of the new Older People’s Service Queens Cross Housing Association has launched a new Older People’s Service to support tenants over 60 who need some extra help to live independe

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan SIS Ventures is launching its first £5 million fund to back Scotland’s high impact enterprises.

Bield is calling for volunteers in North Lanarkshire to partner up with local charity Befriend Motherwell to help tenants take part in a variety of social activities.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has welcomed the findings of independent stakeholder research about its communications. According to the report, almost all stakeholders think the amount of information and the frequency of publications are about right, and most think the quality of information is eith

River Clyde Homes has more than halved the average time taken to complete an emergency repair in a major performance turnaround over the past 12 months. The company's maintenance team's average time to complete an emergency repair has fallen by seven hours to just over three hours.

West Dunbartonshire Council has taken its "No Home for Domestic Abuse" campaign a step further by pledging even more support for victims. Last week, the groundbreaking campaign - the first of its kind in Scotland - introduced strict new tenancy rules to protect victims of domestic violence.

Pictured (l-r): Helen Dow, sales director; Rosann Knox, sales executive; Jacqui Wright, sales coordinator; Stephen Profili, regional managing director The Scottish division of Lovell Homes has been reconfirmed as an industry leader in customer satisfaction, scoring Gold in the latest independent sur

Photo: Tom Manley Wheatley Group has had four projects shortlisted for one of the country’s most prestigious housing awards.

Alastair McKie Alastair McKie looks at the details of major planning legislation wending its way through Holyrood.

Proposals to build 250 new family homes in west Edinburgh have been endorsed by City of Edinburgh Council planning officers. A quarter (62) of the homes will be affordable homes under the city's Affordable Housing Policy (AHP).

A new £10 million contract to deliver 80 homes for rent in Bishopton will bring an additional range of community benefits including new job and apprenticeship opportunities.

GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt and Councillor Kenny McLean join tenants and staff from GHA, Cernach Housing Association, Wheatley Group, Glasgow City Council and contractors McTaggart Construction at the start of work at Linkwood Drive Work has started on 134 new homes which will transform the heart of

Alasdair Hughes (land buyer for CALA Homes), Neil Edgar (development manager Melville Homes) and Bob Grey (site manager, CALA Homes) CALA Homes (East) has constructed 14 new high quality affordable homes which have been seamlessly incorporated into a popular Midlothian housing development.

Communities secretary Angela Constance Communities will be able to decide how best they can tackle poverty and inequalities in their own area backed by a £20 million fund.