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Prospect Community Housing is consulting its tenants for their views on proposals to increase rents by 1.6 per cent from April 2017. One of the Association’s objectives is to have inflation only rent increases, something it has achieved for the last two years.

Terrie Alafat Providing Gypsy and Traveller sites should be made a central part of tackling the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new report.

Christopher Woolard The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a market study to consider whether competition in the mortgage sector can be improved to benefit consumers.

(from left) Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty, Parkhead Housing Association tenant and local veteran John Noble, who has been involved in the project, and Parkhead Housing Association chief executive Jim Strang Glasgow’s first Veterans’ Garden is to be created in the east end of the city thank

Hundreds of disadvantaged children will wake up to presents at Christmas thanks to a benevolent donation from the Board of Management and staff of Cunninghame Housing Association. More than £700 worth of toys and gifts were presented to Lesley McNee from Barnardo’s North Ayrshire Families Service

Residents at a sheltered and owner occupied housing complex in Edinburgh were treated to a special lunch to celebrate a major anniversary in the history of the site. To celebrate 30 years since the site at Carlyle Court was opened in 1986, resident and chair of the residents committee, 82 year old M

(from left) Peter Barry, strategic lead for housing; Councillor David McBride, convener of housing; housing manager John Kerr and tenant Liam Cavan West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled an ambitious housing masterplan which will see 1000 new homes developed for rent in the area over the next five

Gary Dalziel Elderpark Housing Association has appointed Gary Dalziel as its new chief executive.

Plans have been submitted for 138 affordable urban homes in four blocks of flats at St Machar Road in Aberdeen. The proposals have been put forward by Robertson Partnership Homes and Grampian Housing Association.

(from left) Gillian Whitehead, area manager; Robert Leitch, project manager; Brian Lafferty, head of business, (all North Lanarkshire Council); Local member, Councillor Agnes Coyle; convener of housing, Councillor Barry McCulloch; Local member, Councillor Tom Curley; Local member Councillor Michael

Trainee Graeme Reid, director of horticulture for the RBGE Kevin Reid, Dunedin Canmore managing director Hazel Young and trainee Jordan Creelie in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Young people from some of Edinburgh’s poorest communities are learning how to be plant and landscaping experts thank

Scottish Borders Council’s Administration will propose a three per cent increase in Council Tax in February, following a nine year freeze. It is estimated that such an increase will raise £1.5 million towards the cost of funding council services and would result in Band D Council Tax rising by £

Energy company SSE has submitted a series of proposals to the Scottish Government as ministers begin to draw up Scotland's new 'Energy Strategy'. The initiative aims to help Scotland maximise benefits from innovation, cost reductions and new technologies, as well as de-carbonise energy systems and p

Cruden Homes was named Home Builder of the Year in 2016 Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) is inviting entries from across a variety of categories for its 2017 awards scheme.

Homeless people are increasingly being forced out of public spaces by hostile measures such as spikes, curved or segregated benches and deliberate noise pollution, a study has revealed. In new research conducted by Crisis, over 450 people were surveyed in homelessness services across England and Wal