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(from left) Eleanor Robertson, Paul McVey, Nick Jardine, Lisa Lees, Duncan Wilson, Liz Bowden, Hazel Aitken, Sam MacGregor The culmination of six month’s worth of art work by four local communities in Greenock has been displayed at an exhibition in Auchmountain Community Hall.

Trust Housing Association has worked with staff and tenants to get their thoughts and suggestions on how to improve its website. The feedback from these focus groups, coupled with best practice has transformed the website, with all the functionality that tenants and potential tenants need for a grea

River Clyde Homes staff have handed over donations of food and a cheque to the Inverclyde Foodbank, one of the four charities they chose to support with fundraising efforts over the last year. Ardgowan Hospice, Alzheimer Scotland and the British Heart Foundation will also each receive a cheque for Â

Staff and committee members at West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative are saddened by the news of the passing of Frank Gallagher, aged 94, on Saturday, 24th March 2018. Frank was WWHC’s original vice chair and was a stalwart of the voluntary housing movement, with a passionate commitment to social

The two tower blocks in Saltcoats A consultation on proposals to demolish all the high rise tower blocks in North Ayrshire is to will get underway next week.

Robin Mitchell As the third anniversary (April) of the introduction of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) approaches, Robin Mitchell offers a timely reminder of tenants’ responsibilities.

A three-day hackathon over last weekend saw seven teams comprising technical and entrepreneurial minds from across Scotland compete against each other to find new digital solutions to help improve private renting for everyone involved in the sector. Product Forge partnered with Shelter Scotland and

Ambitious investment plans totalling £50.9 million will deliver significant housing improvements to council homes across North Lanarkshire, benefitting tenants and helping make significant strides towards reducing the local authority’s carbon footprint. Replacing all kitchens and bathrooms by 202

(from left) Front: Robert Higgins, DGHP chairman and Marion Gracie, operations director with SERS. Back: April Devlin, quantity surveyor with DGHP; Hugh Carr, DGHP’s director of finance; Jane Urquhart, DGHP’s senior investment manager; Andrew Thompson, interim director of investment and regenera

(from left) Kingdom chief executive, Bill Banks; Lynne Dunn Fife Works manager and Kingdom head of HR, Andrew Latto Kingdom Housing Association has been recognised for its pioneering work in developing its young workforce.

A River Clyde Homes tenant has been evicted from his home in Greenock after tampering with his electricity meter. Patrick Condon was evicted from his home in Gael Street on March 20 after his meter was removed by ScottishPower for energy theft.

Tenants are making themselves at home after moving in to North Lanarkshire Council’s latest two newly completed housing developments in Cumbernauld. These new developments at Nursery Court, Kildrum and Cardowan Drive, Blackwood, are part of the council’s exciting new house building programme, NL

Projects from across Scotland are to share £160,000 to take forward self and custom build housing initiatives. The Self and Custom Build Challenge Fund will support seven pilot projects in Argyll and Bute, Perth and Kinross, Highland, Glasgow and Edinburgh that will look into the feasibility of cre

McTaggart Construction has handed over a cheque for £3,500 to extend the WiFi at Wyndford Hub in Maryhill and purchase more tablet computers. A Click & Connect free computer learning centre at the Hub – funded by Wheatley Group and Glasgow Kelvin College – helps 30-40 people per day access

Pupils from St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge visit the Robertson Partnership Homes site Blair Road development Pupils from Coatbridge have visited the site of their old school to take part in a construction challenge led by infrastructure firm Robertson Group.