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Angus Housing Association chairman Elizabeth Whitson and Angus Council Provost Ronnie Proctor flanked by Mark and Robin Guild from developer Guild Homes Angus Council Provost, Ronnie Proctor, officially opened Angus Housing Association’s 20 house development at Restenneth Fields in Forfar last wee

Simon Community Scotland’s tenancy support team, Tracey Blair, Shona Redmond, Margaret Graham and Heather Montgomery Homeless charity Simon Community Scotland has been appointed to provide a tenancy support service on behalf of four housing associations.

Fanchea Kelly A recent report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland (EHRC) which calls on the Scottish Government to produce a strategy to ensure there’s an adequate supply of housing for people with disabilities is a positive call to action for accessible modern housing, with

Wellhouse Housing Association welcomed the National Housing Federations of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England last week to discuss tenant led boards and the possible impact of the full roll out of Universal Credit (UC) as part of a UK nations information sharing event. The Federations vis

Clackmannanshire Council is working with the Scottish Government and local partners to ensure that recent investment in delivering affordable housing for local people continues in the years ahead. In 2017-18, over £5 million was invested in Clackmannanshire which resulted in 76 new builds and 11 pr

Gowrie Care, part of the Hillcrest Group, was one of four charities recognised at the first Good Governance Awards ceremony during an event held in Dundee’s city chambers last week. Achieving the Good Governance accreditation highlights Gowrie’s commitment to continually reviewing policies and p

Stirling Tenants Assembly Stirling Council is working in partnership with tenants to develop its housing service into one of the best in the sector.

Briar Homes has been granted planning permission by North Lanarkshire Council for a new £5 million development of 17 private homes for sale at Station Road, Muirhead. Briar Homes is the new private homes arm of AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd - a family-run, Glasgow-based housebuilder with a successful 20-

A 75-year-old West Lothian pensioner has raised over £7,000 for local Alzheimer’s and dementia facilities by taking a dip in his local pool. An ex-military piper and formally of the 1st Royal Highland Fusiliers, John Thompson, who lives at Bield’s Craigengar Park in Livingston, successfully swa

Lintel Trust (part of the Link group of subsidiaries) is holding its 24th annual charity golf tournament at Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club on Friday 15 June. The tournament, sponsored by Cruden Homes and Sidey Ltd, will see participants take to the club’s 18-hole West Course to enjoy a round of g

Druidibeg. Image credit: SNH/Lorne Gill A proposal from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) for a South Uist community group to establish a new Nature Reserve within an active crofting estate has been approved by the Scottish Government.

A new Edinburgh housing development is to provide much needed affordable and modern accommodation for more than 100 people. Fleming Place, the newest addition to Bield’s Scotland-wide portfolio of specialist housing, features 40 apartments for social rent that comprise a mixture of one and two-bed

Irene Sparkes with Kenny Harrow Scottish Borders Housing Association said goodbye to one of its longest-serving neighbourhood housing officers last week, with the retirement of Irene Sparkes.

Image of the Grenfell Tower fire courtesy of Natalie Oxford via Twitter A review into UK building regulations in the wake of last year’s Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted the benefit of the pre-emptive system in Scotland, though ministers have vowed to ensure its recommendations are considered n

Quality Scotland is a charitable, membership organisation working with over 250 organisations across Scotland from the private, public and third sectors. Since 1991 it has been working towards making excellence a national characteristic of Scotland. Organisations are being encouraged to assess thems