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With just under a month to go until Scottish Housing Day, the organisers behind the event are encouraging as many housing organisations as possible to get involved and consider hosting an event to raise public awareness of housing options and the great work people in housing do. Building on the succ

Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn outside the new village project The Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Integration Team describe their visit to the prototype home which is set to take its place in the Social Bite Village in Edinburgh.

(from left) Kevin Nixon, Barry Johnstone, Joe Dewar, Claire McKay, Nancy Robertson, Nikita Watson, Eugene Nugent, Lucie Elliott, Stephen McDowell, James O’Brien, David Turner, Maura Elliott, Jackie Baillie, Violet Smith Bellsmyre Housing Association hosted a fantastic Fun Day on August 26 as part

(from left) Mrs Clayton receiving her flowers with Cordale Housing Association chairperson Margaret McCallion and housing officer Geraldine McKenzie Cordale Housing Association chairperson Margaret McCallion and housing officer Geraldine McKenzie have presented tenant Mrs Clayton with a bouquet of f

Glasgow City Council has been granted additional powers to tackle problems in the private rented sector (PRS) in Govanhill. The local authority became the first in Scotland to be granted powers to designate an Enhanced Enforcement Area (EEA) under Section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 two ye

Jeremy Hewer The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has accused the Social Security (Scotland) Bill of saying little about the powers the Scottish Government could exercise that would assist tenants who need help to sustain their tenancy.

Bob Doris and Maryhill resident George More than 5,000 households have saved an average of more than £400 on their energy bills in the last year thanks to the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme.

CVHA chairperson Campbell Boyd (3rd right) is joined by other staff members and minister for local government and housing, Kevin Stewart MSP (2nd right). Also present was Gail Galbraith, McTaggart Construction (3rd left), Linda Fabiani MSP (far left), and South Lanarkshire Council’s director of ho

Lorain celebrates her success Maryhill Housing vice chair Lorain Mackinnon has been honoured in this year’s Mary Barbour Award event.

David Orr If there is to be any good coming from the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, it’s that politicians, policy makers and public alike agree that we need a clear affordable housing offer for everyone, writes David Orr.

Image provided courtesy of Galson Estate Trust Shaz Morton and Andrew Prendergast from think tank and advocacy group Common Weal describe the key aspects of community-led housing and look at two initiatives in the Highlands & Islands that are putting the principles into practise.

Douglas Spowart, relationship director, social housing & commercial real estate, Bank of Scotland and Margaret Turner, chairperson of Forth Housing Association Forth Housing Association (FHA) has announced a £13 million, three-year plan to build 130 new homes, with support from the Scottish Gov

The history of social housing in Britain is being revealed in a new ten-part series by Radio 4. Broadcast every weekday over this week and next, Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing sees academic and cultural commentator Lynsey Hanley examine the idea of Victorian-era model villages and explor

An Edinburgh charity has received support from the Big Lottery Fund to run a series of creative writing and performance workshops for people in the city with experience of homelessness. Set up in 2013, Raised Voices believes that through providing a platform where people can create, collaborate and

Scotland's Homeless World Cup players Steven Kelly and Colleen McCudden from Glasgow with Sir Alex Ferguson Scotland’s men’s and women’s squads have received words of encouragement from the most successful Scottish football manager in history ahead of the Homeless World Cup in Oslo.