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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits GHA tenant Marilyn Cunningham at her new home, alongside GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt (right) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited tenants of Glasgow’s latest affordable homes development as Wheatley Group announced it had secured a further £65 million of pr

A new report by Dundee City Council planners has identified a series of sites across the city to accommodate more than 5,200 new homes. Forming part of a major long-term planning strategy for the city, the report includes larger housing sites such as 400 properties at Dykes of Gray as part of the We

The Hillcrest Group has published a special birthday-themed annual report in celebration of Hillcrest Housing Association’s 50th anniversary. The social housing provider, parent of the Hillcrest Group of Companies, opened its doors in 1967 and has been providing affordable homes ever since.

Homes in Edinburgh's Old Town are incresingly popular on Airbnb Concerns have been raised that the rapid increase in Airbnb rented properties could harm residential communities in Scotland and impact on the country’s housing stock.

Tenants share their views with the SBHA team at Hawick Town Hall Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) tenants were out in force when the Association took to the road for a Summer Roadshow across the region.

(from left) Nile Istephan CEO Eildon HA, Angela Cox Principal of Borders College, Fiona Kimber Eildon HR officer, Deborah Taggart Eildon HR manager, Fraser Wight Head of ISLT , Borders College Eildon Housing Association is working in collaboration with Borders College to introduce a new online Learn

Cutting the ribbon (from left) Charles Young, chief executive of Greenock Medical Aid Society; Ian Halliday, Bagatelle Care Home resident/past chairman of Greenock Medical Aid Society and Agnes Little, Bagatelle Court manager Tenants and staff at an Inverclyde care home formally open a new patio gar

An Edinburgh housing development that will provide accommodation for up to 106 people has marked one year since breaking ground and beginning construction. The £4.9 million Fleming Place site, under construction by J Smart & Company in partnership with Bield Housing and Care, is on track to be

A generous donation of £2,000 will ensure that people living with dementia in Kinkintilloch can continue to enjoy dining out in a familiar setting. The staff and some care users from Bield’s Whitehill Court Day Care Centre were presented with the funds following The Annual Sportsman’s Dinner at

An organisation which was set up to explore new funding options for charities and social enterprises has reported a 15th consecutive year of growth. Social Investment Scotland (SIS) said total unrestricted income including lending operations, fees, transfers and grants had reached £1.46 million in

A £26 million housing-led regeneration in the Timmergreens area of Arbroath can begin in earnest after councillors gave the plan the green light. The five-year masterplan will see 140 properties demolished and replaced with around 128 new houses and “own door” flats of no more than two storeys.

Plans to create a new neighbourhood of 231 affordable homes in Turriff look set to be given final approval next week. Aberdeenshire Council planners have given their backing to the Springfield Properties development, which is located on an agricultural site at Meadowbank Road on the northern boundar

In the Broomhill area of Greenock, the £26 million regeneration programme is about more than just bricks and mortar. As part of the community development and support programme, River Clyde Homes has organised a jobs fair on Saturday 26 August that aims to help local residents get back into training

The first sheltered housing project to be delivered by construction and infrastructure-focused partnership hub South West on behalf of North Ayrshire Council is set to get under way following a ground-breaking ceremony. The £6 million project will deliver 36 new dwellings on the site of the former

Cyrenians chief executive Ewan Aitken reflects on new homelessness research from Crisis. The recent report from the excellent Heriot Watt University commissioned by Crisis as part of their 50th year anniversary predicting a 50% plus rise in homelessness is shocking, but it comes as no surprise for m