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(from left) John Haliburton, Morgan Low, Max Fichera, Barry Johnston, Alan Brown and Carol Sweeney Pink wigs, leather jackets and a liberal application of hair gel was the dress code in Dundee on Saturday when a group of talented performers with various disabilities dazzled in a Grease-themed musica

Just one fifth of Scots claim to already live in their dream home as planning applications for home improvements slow to their lowest ebb in five year growth to stand at just 3%, new data has shown. According to Halifax Insurance, since 2012 just over 92,000 planning applications have been submitted

The Scottish Housing Regulator is to continue its engagement with Viewpoint Housing Association to addresses outstanding weaknesses identified in its performance reporting and governance. A medium level of engagement has been put in place for the financial year 2017/18 to allow the Regulator to get

Pitstops graduates new and old celebrated with guests Robert Tamburrini, CEO ng homes, Bob Doris MSP and Jack Lewars, COO School of Hard Knocks Seventeen graduates have celebrated completing the first all girls cohort of an ng homes project which uses rugby as a creative social engagement tool.

Sheltered housing support services across South Lanarkshire have received glowing reports following recent inspections by the Care Inspectorate. The council’s services were graded ‘Very Good’ across all three themes – Quality of care and support, Quality of staffing and Quality of management

Tenants in Scotland rent on average for 18 months, while the average length of rental tenancies across the UK is now almost two years, according to new data. Figures from estate agency network Your Move have revealed that the average tenancy length in the UK is now 20 months, up 18% from 2014.

The rights of disabled people to independent living are being continually eroded as health and social care budgets are slashed, the UK’s equality and human rights bodies have warned. As the United Nations (UN) prepares to examine the UK’s track record on disabled people’s rights today, new ana

A Glasgow charity which provides practical support for people who are homeless is to offer free sanitary products to combat ‘period poverty’ among the city’s growing number of female rough sleepers. The products are being added to the kit used by Simon Community Scotland’s street team, which

(from left) Councillors John Rebbeck and Dave Doogan, Springfield chairman Sandy Adam, leader of Perth and Kinross Council Ian Campbell and Bertha Park land owner Alistair Ritchie Springfield Properties has begun work on site for the 3,000 homes in the new village, Bertha Park, just off the Inveralm

The development St. Stephen's School in Blairgowrie Carling Property Group (CPG) has become the first private developer in the country to receive affordable housing grant aid from the Scottish Government.

John Gallacher at the Athletes' Village development in Dalmarnock John Gallacher champions the use of mixed tenure developments to create thriving and sustainable communities as he looks back on four decades spent in the housing industry.

(from left) SBHA CEO Julia Mulloy, home investment co-ordinator Drew Moore, Christine Grahame MSP, Paul Wheelhouse MSP and Kenny Lynn, director at contractor James Swinton and Co. MSPs Christine Grahame and Paul Wheelhouse paid a visit to a Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) project in Skir

A number of companies will be advertising work opportunities to visitors at Queens Cross Housing Association’s annual Gala Day on August 26. Housebuilding company Keepmoat and CAS Contract Cleaning will have career stalls at the event at the Firhill Sports Complex. They are looking to offer work e

A very sheltered housing development in Buckhaven has raised £145 after inviting the community to enjoy their beautiful orchard. The orchard at Bield’s Braehead Gardens was recently freshened up after tenant Frank Morrison introduced a beautiful water feature and new seating to liven it up and ma

Stuart Nicholson, loan investments director at Scottish Widows, LAR chairman Andrew Robertson, housing minister Kevin Stewart and Alan Brennan, relationship director at Bank of Scotland Commercial Real Estate LAR Housing Trust has secured £65 million of funding to boost its portfolio of mid-market