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Councillor Roddy McCuish, ACHA’s company secretary and Iona MacPhail, ACHA’s regional manager with the staff and children from Soroba Nursery at the launch of the lease extension Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has extended leases for five years to two community organisations in the

Queens Cross Housing Association’s chief executive, Shona Stephen, reflects on the links between housing and health. Medical professionals have been making links between the impact housing has on health since Victorian times.

(from left) Lisa-Marie Brown, Cordale housing officer; the P3 children from Renton Primary School and Cordale maintenance officer Alec Drain outside the site of the new Cordale office on their estate inspection Cordale Housing Association was delighted to welcome 16 Primary 3 pupils from Renton Prim

CCG (Scotland) Ltd is preparing for further growth after reporting a strong year with turnover exceeding £134 million – up 18% on 2016’s figures. Profit before taxation at the Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing group also significantly increased on the previous year to over £4.3m.

Barratt Homes has started work to deliver a new community on the site of the former Scottish Power headquarters in Cathcart, Glasgow. The Riverside @ Cathcart development is set to include apartments, homes and expansive green spaces.

McCarthy & Stone has secured planning permission for an assisted living development at Links Road in Prestwick. Designed by Holmes Miller, the four storey building contains 69 independent living flats with common facilities including dining and kitchen.

Garrion People’s Housing Co-operative has appointed CCG Asset Management to a window replacement contract for a further 40 properties throughout South Lanarkshire. The announcement follows the success of the first contract which saw CCG replace windows in 40 properties in Wishaw during the summer.

Money raised from the Sleep in the Park charity sleep-out next month is to go towards ensuring no one has to sleep rough in Edinburgh over the winter, according to organisers. Event organiser Social Bite has donated £25,000 of the funds already accumulated to Bethany Christian Trust's winter care s

A street name that disappeared when two Dundee multi storey blocks were built could be resurrected if councillors back the move next week. Russell Street was wiped from the map in the late 1960s to make way for Bucklemaker and Butterburn courts at the top of the Hilltown.

A new publication from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) explores the concept of Housing First and the principles behind it and looks at how it is being put into practice across the UK and Ireland as a one of a range of approaches to tackling homelessness. Housing First offers permanent accom

Cube launches the new-build development in Main Street, Bonhill Work has started on 75 new affordable homes on two sites in West Dunbartonshire.

Highland Council leader, Councillor Margaret Davidson cuts the turf at Drumnadrochit for new housing with (left to right) Calum Macaulay CEO Albyn Housing Society; Thom Macleod, Compass Construction director and Gail Matheson CEO Highland Housing Alliance Compass Construction has started work on the

(from left) Glenn Adcook, Osprey chief executive; Emma Bugden with Sophia; John Forsyth and housing minister Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart has officially opened the second phase of a popular Aberdeenshire development for Osprey Housing.

SNP MSP Clare Haughey has established a new Cross-Party Group (CPG) aimed at improving consumer protection in the energy market. The new Cross-Party Group on Consumer Protection for Home Energy Efficiency was established after getting the go-ahead from the Scottish Parliament’s Standards Committee

An official opening of North Lanarkshire Council’s latest development of new homes in Coltness took place, marking a significant milestone as the council welcomed its 400th tenant to move in to a council new build home. Coltness is the 18th council housing development completed as part of its NL H