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The first of 51 new social houses have arrived on site in Glasgow’s south side as a new development being delivered by CCG (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) progresses. The development, which is situated at Tarfside Oval in South Cardonald, will consist of 21 storey fla

Renfrewshire is set to see a boost in the number of affordable homes available for residents after it was announced £14.7 million will be allocated to the area in 2018/19.

Nick Pollard Kingdom Group has teamed up with HR, payroll and talent experts MHR to prioritise its employee and wider business needs using a cloud-based solution.

Housing charity LAR has completed its second deal this year for a development in Edinburgh.

A group of Partick Housing Association employees have raised money for charity by walking thirteen miles from Clydebank to Balloch as part of the Glasgow Kiltwalk 2018. The group, made up of eleven members of staff, called themselves Calum’s Cheeky Chicks in tribute to the charity they were raisin

Housing minister Kevin Stewart is to visit an innovative project tomorrow which is providing locally manufactured solution to fuel poverty and climate change. Matilda’s Blanket is the brainchild of social entrepreneur David Evans MBE who is investing millions of pounds of his own money into Matild

The Cruickshank family are settling in to life in one of Moray Council’s newest homes. Lyndsey Cruickshank and her husband, Michael, moved in to their brand new four-bedroom council property at Linkwood in Elgin six weeks ago, with their children 10 year-old Tiegan, nine year-old Katie and two yea

Funding of £54.5 million to help tackle fuel poverty and reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Speaking at the All Energy conference in Glasgow, the First Minister launched the Route Map to an Energy Efficient Scotland, which outlines action to ensure

Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government and housing (front right) and Freya Lees, Kingdom Housing Association chair (front centre), join trainees and apprentices from Kingdom Housing Association and Campion Homes at the Pitscottie Road development in Cupar An independent report into the eco

Moving all homeless people out of unsuitable temporary accommodation after seven days could save Scottish councils £29 million this year alone, according to new research by Crisis. Undertaken by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the research has estimated that £29m in public funds would be saved this year i

Springfield Properties executive chairman Sandy Adam (left) and Dawn Homes chairman Alan Macdonald Springfield Properties has completed the acquisition of Glasgow-based housebuilder Dawn Homes for a consideration of up to £20.1 million.

New Gorbals Housing Association and Southside Housing Association have partnered with WorkingRite to support local unemployed young people access jobs and work experience. The new nine month pilot project will create a work based learning programme for unemployed and disengaged young people in Gorba

Members of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group outside Simon Community Scotland in Glasgow Jon Sparkes details the latest Scottish Government Action Group developments on transforming temporary accommodation for homeless people.

A new research report has highlighted the benefits, implications, and losses for public authorities and communities by extending permitted development rights. Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Extending Permitted Development Rights (PDR) in England looks at the implic

Men and women enter the Care Shelter on a cold winter’s night A Winter Care Shelter run by Bethany Christian Trust was used by 722 men and women this winter, the homelessness charity has revealed.