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This week tenants begin moving in to brand new Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) homes in Galashiels, just in time for Christmas. Work has been completed on the new £1.8 million SBHA housing development at Rose Court in Langlee, which was handed over by Hart Builders and agents Eildon Hou

Jon Sparkes More than 24,000 people in Britain will spend Christmas sleeping rough, on public transport, or in tents – far more than there were five years ago, according to new figures.

John Blackwood Scotland’s largest membership body for private landlords has expressed concern that tax changes announced by the Scottish Government will reduce investment and exacerbate the country’s housing crisis.

Construction work is underway on the third phase of East Renfrewshire Council’s ambitious plans to provide 240 new homes for social rent over the next five years. Following the sites at Robertson Street and Fenwick Drive in Barrhead, where work commenced earlier this year, the project at the Black

Vikki Watt and Leigh Shearer at the drop off for the Cottage Family Centre Christmas Appeal Kingdom Housing Association staff have generously donated toys and gifts in support of the Cottage Family Centre’s Christmas Appeal.

Delighted residents of the Toryglen community were delivered a week full of Christmas events by their social landlord Thistle Housing Association. All generations came together in the south side of Glasgow to celebrate with five events over a seven-day period.

For the second year running, Clydesdale Housing Association has donated Christmas-themed food, gifts and treats to Clydesdale food bank. In addition, this year it also made a £200 donation to support the good cause.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart says the Scottish Government’s world leading Fuel Poverty Bill will continue to transform people’s lives.

Springfield Properties CEO Innes Smith Housebuilder Springfield Properties has said it continues to evaluate opportunities to acquire land for new developments to satisfy sustained demand from the private and affordable sectors.

As the High Court today begins a judicial review of the UK Government’s flagship Right to Rent scheme, new research from the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has found an increasing number of private landlords are less likely to rent to those without a British passport. Right to Rent began

Dundee City Council has joined forces with local trade unions to sign a 12-point charter committing them to fair work in the construction sector. The charter pledges to ensure that through the procurement and delivery of council-backed building projects there will be high standards of employment sta

A UK Muslim-faith based charity has distributed 5,252 items of winter clothing to homeless and vulnerable people across Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham as part of its Wrap Up 2018 campaign. Human Appeal asked members of the public across the three cities to donate unwanted coats for vulnerable pe

William Wallace's live was changed thanks to the Way Ahead programme A pioneering Wheatley Foundation project helping long-term unemployed into work has delivered more than £8 million of social value to Scotland’s largest city.

Project manager Neil Smith, land manager Robert Grant, land manager Stuart Morrison and senior design engineer Tim Simpson Springfield Properties has unveiled plans to build 85 new affordable homes in a Moray village.

Plans to build four blocks of flats on a derelict site on Leith waterfront, one of which will be entirely made up of affordable housing, have been given the green light. S1 Developments has secured planning permission to build 245 flats at a development branded ‘Skyliner’ at Ocean Drive on the e