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A highly accessible concept house for people with disability or mobility issues was showcased by Blackwood at its AGM in 2015. Image credit: Lewis & Hickey Ltd Creating more modified homes which encourage older people to keep mentally and physically fit for longer could help save the NHS and soc

A plumber has been fined £3000 for causing a gas explosion which blew up a pensioners’ bungalow and trapped its occupants beneath the rubble. Craig Hall left a gas pipe liable to come loose in Robin and Marion Cunningham’s home in Callander, Perthshire, by crucially failing to solder a vital 90

Almost a fifth of people who seek advice from Scottish CABs say they never use the internet, with more than half unable to apply for jobs or benefits online without help, according to new research published by Citizens Advice Scotland. The data is a concern because many social security and justice s

Older and disabled residents in North Lanarkshire will continue to receive help with small repairs and tasks around the home after the council extended the contract for its Care and Repair handyperson service until April 2019. Link Group Ltd, in association with its subsidiary, Horizon Housing Assoc

North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residents Associations is holding an open meeting on February 17 to look at North Lanarkshire Council's rent restructure and chairperson's meetings and estate walkabouts. The event will provide opportunities to:

A developer and operator of private rented housing has announced a major brownfield regeneration project right in the heart of Glasgow as its first development in Scotland. PLATFORM_, which already has 580 homes under management in the joint venture in key commuter towns and employment hubs across E

A trail-blazing community group which helps people in need to furnish their homes has launched its new website. Ruchill Furniture has been a huge success and been operating since 1992 by collecting and distributing unwanted furniture to families and individuals.

David Stewart The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called on the Planning (Scotland) Bill to put in place a system to deliver a longer-term increased supply of affordable housing – beyond the lifetime of the current parliament.

Kay Blair The Scottish Housing Regulator has announced the death of its former chair Kay Blair who passed away on Monday after an illness.

Five million households could now save £115 a year on their energy bills after energy watchdog Ofgem announced it is to extend its safeguard tariff to almost one million vulnerable customers. The tariff, which stops suppliers from charging customers too much and ensures any price increase is justif

Harriet Haire MBE It is with great regret that John Munro, chairperson of Trafalgar Housing Association, advises of the death of Harriet Haire MBE on Thursday, 25th January 2018, aged 87.

Link Group has ranked 46th in the National Centre for Diversity’s UK Top 100 Index 2018, moving up three places from last year. The Top 100 Index is determined by the results of surveys of staff and customers completed by organisations that have embarked on an accreditation journey with the Nation

Ian Campbell Perth and Kinross Council leader Ian Campbell has died suddenly at the age of 66, the local authority has confirmed.

Barbara Crichton with Elspeth Ahlfeld A new project has been launched to tackle long-term privately-owned empty homes in Inverclyde.

The current Bangour Village site A housing developer is set to take over the site of the former Bangour Village psychiatric hospital with plans to build 891 houses.