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The creation of 28 new affordable homes in Dundee took a step closer last week when Dundee City Council granted planning permission for Caledonia Housing Association’s £3.5 million development at the former Taybank Works site on Morgan Street. The approved plans for the redevelopment of the derel

Kingdom Housing Association is to press ahead with plans to develop 98 homes for rent across Fife after securing a £5 million bond issued as a loan by social investment charity Allia as part of the Scottish Government’s More Homes Scotland strategy. The new homes will be built at Inverkeithing, T

Construction firm CCG (Scotland) Ltd has completed a new residential development at Main Street in Stenhousemuir. Delivered on behalf of Falkirk Council, ‘The Old Police Station’ comprises 18 social rent flats on the site of the former Larbert Police Station, and the council’s Registry Office.

Jeane Freeman Families with children will be among those worst affected by a number of UK government changes which came into force yesterday, Scotland’s social security minister has said.

A report detailing the scale of the problem with “short-term lets” in Scotland’s capital has been published by a Green MSP. The publication by Andy Wightman MSP, the Scottish Greens’ housing spokesperson, shows there are more than 6200 properties available in Edinburgh for short term letting

Trust Housing Association’s Happy to Translate has been awarded the UK’s Most Innovative EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) Initiative of the Year 2017. The National Centre for Diversity held its prestigious Annual Grand Awards at the Queens Hotel, Leeds last month. It was night of celebr

(from left) Bertie Hunt (chair, Y People), Derek May (CEO, Brightwork) and Joe Connolly (CEO, Y People) One of Glasgow’s oldest charities has continued a period of development and growth with the addition of Derek May, CEO of Scotland-wide recruitment business Brightwork, to its board.

Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom specialists DMDesign donated a kitchen and appliances to help facilitate a range of courses for LinkLiving service users in Kircaldy including ‘cooking on a budget’, in partnership with Greener Kirkcaldy. Part of the Link Group, LinkLiving Ltd is a non-profit charit

Event winners Simple Energy Scotland The construction housing and property heat of Business Fours took place at Dundonald Links yesterday, the host of this year’s Scottish Open venue.

With just over four weeks until Scotland goes to the polls to elect councillors to the 32 local authorities, Shelter Scotland is urging candidates to be bold on housing or risk widening inequality. The charity has published its Local Manifesto for Homes which includes demands aimed at boosting the s

David Stewart The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for a planning system that enables the provision of more quality affordable housing and the creation of better places.

Bill Banks, Kingdom Group chief executive, Andrew Latto, Kingdom’s head of human resources and the four trainees from last year’s intake A pilot training scheme launched last year by the Kingdom Group to offer young people the chance to start their careers with a housing association has been so

Milltimber Grange A planning application has been lodged to extend a housing development in Aberdeen following high demand.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has approved plans to build new affordable homes in Dumfries town centre. The housing will be developed on Queens Street by the Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) and will be the first of their kind in Scotland.

A non-profit organisation which works with universities to study best practice has issued a call for evidence to housing associations, local authorities, housing charities or any other organisations for evaluations of housing interventions. What Works Centre for Wellbeing is carrying out a systemati