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Councillor Sandra Macdonald at the site of new affordable housing site at Lang Stracht Aberdeen City Council has awarded a grant of £645,100 to Castlehill Housing Association towards a new affordable housing development in the city.

The number of overcrowded households in the private rented sector has more than doubled since 2012, according to new analysis from Scottish Labour. A property is considered overcrowded if there are insufficient bedrooms to meet the occupants’ requirements.

River Clyde Homes has been awarded a Radio Clyde Cash for Kids Easter Holiday Grant of £1000 to support Easter Football Camps being run by Greenock Morton for its customers’ children. In its work with communities, the Inverclyde-based housing association recognised a gap for some fun during the E

Staff at Hjaltland Housing Association took part in ‘Wear A Hat Day’ on Thursday 29th March 2018 to raise money for Brain Tumour Research. Staff wore their hats throughout the day and raised money by selling squares for a raffle prize.

A developer has submitted detailed plans to transform a former textile factory in Aberdeen city centre into 460 homes and accommodation for 430 students. The Broadford Works ‘urban village’ will also include commercial office space, shops, restaurants and cafes set in a landscaped environment.

The developers of one of Europe’s largest regeneration projects have submitted a masterplan which aims to attract significant investment into the former Ravenscraig steelworks near Motherwell. Encouraged by North Lanarkshire Council’s announcement of a £190 million roads programme in the area,

ACHA on site providing 32 new homes at Castle Wood, Helensburgh Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has announced plans to invest £24.5 million in its existing stock and its new build programme during 2018/19.

The Board of Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has announced details of its spending plans for the coming year. Agreed during a meeting last month, the Borders’ largest housing association said views of tenants were high on the agenda.

Plans have been unveiled to transform former council office accommodation in Dalkeith into emergency temporary accommodation for the homeless. Midlothian Council is proposing to develop 20 individual rooms with shared facilities at Jarnac Court in the town, consisting of single person households wit

To celebrate reaching 30 years of providing homes and building communities in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, Prospect Community Housing is to open its Community Room at the Prospect Office. In response to the changes to welfare benefits, with the introduction of full service Universal Credit to Edinburgh

Link Group Ltd is holding an information session about the Scottish Government’s recently launched over 60s variants of the LIFT Open Market Shared Equity (OMSE) Scheme, the Help to Buy Affordable New Build Scheme, and the New Supply Shared Equity (NSSE) Scheme. The session is on Tuesday 25 April

Some of the Modern Apprentices who started with Wheatley Group in 2017 Time is running out to apply for an apprenticeship with Wheatley Group.

(from left) Pat Sedakat, Abertay lecturer, Alex Auld, 3rd Year student and Clare McNally, Gowrie Care fundraising and grants officer An Abertay University 3rd year BA (Hons) Management student has just completed a 10 week placement with Gowrie Care.

Generous staff at West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) gave it their all to raise £5,000 for Alzheimer Scotland and Strathcarron Hospice. The two charities were the nominated corporate charities for 2017 and were presented with their cheques at a celebratory event with WSHA staff.

Jim Strang CIH Scotland is delighted to offer members the opportunity to come and meet its vice president Jim Strang.