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Cube Housing Association has submitted plan to West Dunbartonshire Council for a block of nine new flats on currently vacant land in Alexandria. The plans, if approved, would see nine two-bedroom flats go up on vacant land at the corner of Miller Road and Carrochan Road, which was the site of a pub

Management and staff at Dunbritton Housing Association (DHA) are celebrating after winning one of Scotland’s most prestigious business awards at Quality Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Awards ceremony held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre last week. The Association gained a coveted �

Staff and partner organisations who have contributed to the Affordable Housing Programme’s success marked out the 2,700 target figure at Fife House Fife Council is on track to deliver on its commitment of 2,700 affordable homes by 2017 as it marks that all developments are now complete, or are und

Bryan Powell By Bryan Powell, private landlord support officer at Shelter Scotland

Stephanie Tweed is proud to represent Scotland When Stephanie Tweed steps out this weekend to represent her country in the Homeless World Cup, it will mark an incredible step on her journey to recovery from drug addiction.

International ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded its credit rating for Wheatley Group citing the “increasing political uncertainty” which has followed the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The credit agency, which upgraded Wheatley and its largest subsidiary Glasgow Hou

A planning application has been submitted by Cruden Homes to deliver 107 homes at Aberlady, 25 per cent of which will be affordable. Owned by Wemyss and March Estates, the proposed development site lies to the west of Aberlady, off Kirk Road. The application also includes associated infrastructure a

Residents from a newly completed housing development at Lochside in Ayr were proud to show off their new homes as part of celebrations to mark the finish of the £10 million project. The development, South Ayrshire Council's largest affordable housing project to date, sees a total of 102 council hou

Investors in People has named Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) as Gold Employer of the Year (Not for profit) at its annual event to recognise high performance in people management. The Awards, which received over 300 entries from organisations working in a variety of sectors and locations across th

(left to right) Host for the ceremony, comedienne Sally Phillips; Amanda Meldrum, training & development officer; Joyce Laing, head of human resources; Rhona McLeod, chief executive; Pam Russell, chair of the board; Paul Devoy, head of Investors in People Trust Housing Association has been crown

John Duncan & Jim Sanderson from Eildon Group receive the EFQM Award The Eildon Group has been successful in attaining the initial stage of recognition for its ‘Committed to Excellence’ model by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM).

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has been awarded two Crystal Marks on behalf of the Plain English Campaign for its Customer Engagement and Antisocial Behaviour leaflets. The Crystal Mark is the organisation’s approval for the clarity of a document and the only internationally recognised

(left to right) Cllr Jim Young, Cllr Judy Hamilton and Cllr David Graham at the development in Durie Street A former Fife Council car park in Methil is making way for more much needed council homes for the area as part of the local authority’s affordable housing programme.

The number of people aged over 50 living in rented accommodation has been on the rise over the last five years, according to new research. Figures from Saga Home Insurance among more than 13,700 people from across the UK found that nearly a third of people aged 50 and over currently rent, up from ju

Private landlords in North Ayrshire are being invited to hear about policy changes in the private housing sector. North Ayrshire Council’s Housing Services would like to hear the views of those interested in helping to improve conditions in the sector by joining a discussion event at Greenwood Con