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Scottish councils spent £625 million on the day-to-day management and maintenance of council housing and £275m on loan charges in 2017-18, new statistics have revealed. Figures published by Scotland's Chief Statistician show that local authorities also invested £690m in capital housing projects i

Health experts from across the UK have called for Commissioners for Ageing to be introduced in England and Scotland to help place housing at the heart of service integration for older people. A new report led by researchers at the Universities of Dundee, Heriot-Watt and Stirling has found that the U

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for throughcare support to be expanded after it was revealed that thousands of people leaving prison have nowhere to live and are having to register with councils as homeless. Freedom of information requests by the party revealed that local authorities rece

Collective Architecture has submitted planning for the redevelopment of the former Lockerbie Academy site to provide 45 new affordable houses on behalf of Cunninghame Housing Association. Forming a key gateway to the town of Lockerbie, the proposals for the brownfield site consists of a mix of semi-

Seven new committee members have been elected at a well-attended AGM held by Shettleston Housing Association (SHA). Chairperson Gillian Johnstone delivered a report on a successful year’s work before handing over to CEO Tony Teasdale, attending his first AGM since joining the Association last Octo

Council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick West Lothian Council is looking to identify a further £5.2 million of savings over the next four years.

Glasgow’s Depute Lord Provost Bailie Philip Braat cuts the ribbon with Whiteinch & Scotsoun Housing Association chief exective Ian Morrison at 64 Curle Street Glasgow’s Depute Lord Provost, Bailie Philip Braat, has opened new premises for a new local social enterprise company set up by White

The David Stow Building at Jordanhill Park CALA Homes (West) has completed the purchase of the former Jordanhill Campus where the housebuilder is set to create more than 400 homes.

Angus Council has issued a call for entries as it launched a region-wide search to find the Building of the Decade in its Angus Design Awards 2018. The council wants to hear from building owners and designers about new developments, restoration or conversion work that has been completed between 2008

Building more co-living developments and micro-homes in urban areas top the list of people’s preferred solutions to the housing crisis according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), while building on the greenbelt is the least favoured solution. The FMB asked 2,000 home owne

Ian Brennan The Scottish Housing Regulator has ended its statutory intervention at Antonine Housing Association following its transfer to Caledonia Housing Association.

Cairn Housing Association and ANCHO in North Ayrshire have welcomed further strengthening of their respective Boards with new appointments during recent AGMs. John Clark, Lizzie Crawford and Nigel Chapman appointed by Cairn at its AGM earlier in September as part of its succession planning.

Martin Nadin Housing charity Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) has appointed Martin Nadin OBE as its new chief executive officer.

(from left) Back row: Lauren Miller, Lesley Wilkinson, Ed Cochrane and Aman Durrani. Front row: Ben Benjamin and Jill Stavert Wheatley Group joined forces with law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn to mark World Mental Health Day with a discussion on how workplaces can become more supportive and inclusiv

The results of customer satisfaction survey published this week have revealed 96% of the people supported by LinkLiving would recommend the social care charity to others. Other findings from LinkLiving’s 2018 customer satisfaction survey showed 99% felt their support worker was “knowledgeable, s