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Plans are in the pipeline to develop more than 300 affordable homes on a vacant site near Aberdeen Airport. The Evening Express has reported that First Endeavour LLP is to submit a proposal of application notice to Aberdeen City Council to build the homes near the BP garage site on Riverview Drive,

Pauline McNeill MSP Scottish Labour is maintaining its recent push for the cost of private renting to be controlled with new analysis which reveals that the cost of private rented accommodation in Scotland is rising faster than workers’ wages over the last five years.

Alan Brown Alan Brown has announced his intention to retire as chief executive at CALA Homes after 32 years at the company.

Peter McAninch laying the first bricks in Bertha Park Springfield Properties has laid the first-set of blocks for the initial phase of homes at its 3,000-home development at Bertha Park in Perth.

The UK’s first vending machine which gave out free food and clothes to homeless people has been removed following a trial. Launched in Nottingham last November by charity Action Hunger, the machine stocked items such as fruit, socks and toothpaste.

Arklet and Hanover (Scotland) Housing Associations have agreed to enter into detailed discussions about a potential formal partnership between the two organisations. Leading up to this, Arklet had undertaken a strategic options review which resulted in an invitation to housing organisations to explo

Minister Jeane Freeman and Wheatley Foundation Chair Sir Harry Burns with tenants who have benefited from My Great Start, staff and Wheatley Foundation Board Members A pioneering service run by Wheatley Group to support new tenants make the most of their new home has helped more than 1,500 people in

Residents have official moved into Angus Council's £2 million housing redevelopment at Viewmount.

Bield is calling on locals in West Lothian to help senior citizens get crafty by volunteering at its West Calder housing development. Stewart Court, a retirement housing development situated in the centre of town is seeking new volunteers to assist with social activities, helping to make a differenc

The Scottish Land Commission has announced a free day-long seminar on public interest-led development, bringing together developers, local authorities, architects, surveyors, investors and members of the public. The seminar, taking place in Glasgow on 25 April 2018, will consider:

The Glasgow Social Enterprise Network (GSEN) has published a pocket guide to social enterprises operating in or from Glasgow. The guide breaks down social enterprises by category and includes information on a number of housing companies, including Link, Cassiltoun Housing Association, Glen Oaks Hous

Tenants at a retirement housing development in Stenhousemuir have hosted a lunch to thank the installation team who fitted their new shower rooms.

A children's clothing drive organised by River Clyde Homes has raised £500 for local primary schools.

Pauline McNeill MSP Scottish Labour has accused the Scottish Government of "draining" £29 million from the housing budget by handing Help-to-Buy fees to other spending departments.

Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick The majority of local councils in England are struggling to find any stable housing for homeless people in their area, leaving them forced to place more and more people in unstable temporary accommodation, a new state-of-the-nation report from Crisis and the Joseph Rown