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Two housing providers have launched a public consultation on a proposed merger to create a 12,700 home Greater Lincolnshire landlord. The proposals could see Shoreline Housing Partnership and Boston Mayflower combine in November 2017 if the plans are approved.

A three-year project involving the University of Stirling and local partners to boost communities for people living with dementia has received major backing from the Life Changes Trust. The £225,000 grant will fund a range of initiatives to empower people with dementia to create collaborative neigh

Housing minister Kevin Stewart during his visit to Lochaber Housing Association Plans to build at least 200 new affordable homes in Fort William are to progress following the award of a £1.2 million grant from the Scottish Government to Lochaber Housing Association.

Springfield Properties has submitted plans for its first 100% affordable housing project in the Scottish Borders. The housebuilder has lodged proposals for 74, one and two-bedroom cottage flats and two, three and four bedroom terraced homes in Berwickshire.

Miller Homes has already delivered a development of 76 homes in Winchburgh Up to £150 million of infrastructure investment will unlock around 5,000 new homes in Winchburgh, according to West Lothian Council.

Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has been selected as a finalist for Platinum Employer of the Year 2017 (2 – 49 staff category) meaning it is viewed as one of the top ten organisations in the UK to have achieved the Investors in People (IIP) Platinum Award. To identify Easthall Park’s position

Housing & communities committee vice convener, Cllr Harry Coates, and committee convener, Cllr Peter Barrett Around 450 blocks of flats owned by Perth & Kinross Council have been fitted with new secure door entry systems under an improvement programme.

Homeless people in Oxford who keep possessions in doorways have been warned they face fines of up to £2,500. Legal notices have been attached to the belongings of rough sleepers outside a city centre shop warning that prosecution could follow if the items were not removed.

Standing Stone on Ulva (Image: Rob Farrow) The sale of an island in the Inner Hebrides that was put on the market this month with a price tag of £4.25 million has been halted after last ditch plans for a community buyout emerged.

A Glenrothes care home has celebrated the opening of its dementia friendly garden with a traditional summer fete. Bield’s Finavon Court has worked on its outdoor space to provide a welcoming, relaxing and safe environment for service users and their families to enjoy free of stress.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart (right) with Kingdom Housing Association CEO Bill Banks at the Kincardine housing development in Fife where Kingdom is developing new affordable homes thanks to a development loan made through Allia's bond programme The Scottish Government has awarded a new contract to

View looking south from Harewood Road through north/south linear park Architects have submitted plans for the construction of 194 new homes at Craigmillar town centre on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council’s 21st Century Homes house building programme.

(from left) Kevin Stewart MSP; Matt Stevenson, managing director, Carbon Dynamic; Lucy Fraser, head of innovation, Albyn Housing Society and Professor Angus JM Watson, director of research, development at NHS Highland Modular housing pioneer Carbon Dynamic welcomed minister for local government and

Planning decision times for major housing developments in Scotland are more than four weeks slower than a year ago, though improvements have been made for smaller developments. Newly published planning performance figures for 2016/17 revealed that the average decision time for major housing developm

Perth & Kinross Council has been awarded over £1,350,000 by the Scottish Government to continue its programme of external wall insulation on local homes. The programme is aimed at homes with walls that are unsuitable to be fitted with cavity wall insulation. More than 1,100 privately owned hous