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Henry McLeish Former First Minister and town planner Rt Hon Henry McLeish on the launch of the Scottish Alliance for People and Places.

(from left) Elaine Byrne, director, Scotland’s Housing Network; James Coutts, service development and support manager, East Lothian Council; Ilene Campbell, chief executive, TIS East Lothian Council has achieved a Gold accreditation for scrutiny from TIS in partnership with Scotland’s Housing Ne

Andrew McFarlane Andrew McFarlane makes the case for UK-wide regulation to make sprinklers mandatory in all new build houses.

The latest housing association stalwart to be named a Community Champion by Partick Thistle Football Club is a gentleman who first became involved in his local community more than 25 years ago. Alan Brown joined the board at Garngad Housing Association in Royston, signalling his first involvement in

A 32% increase in the number of anti-social behaviour enquiries made to North Lanarkshire Council’s team is being attributed to a rise in public confidence, wider knowledge of the service and a growing reputation for stopping anti-social behaviour. During 2016/17, the service received almost 10,00

The former Monteith Hotel will soon be new housing from Thenue An iconic Glasgow building is to be transformed into new homes for rent in a £9.3 million housing boost for the east end.

Tom Brown The chairperson of Ochil View Housing Association has announced the organisation’s intention to restart its suspended housing development programme having recently approved a business case to complete a development in Sauchie.

Bill Banks, chief executive, Kingdom Housing Association and Cllr Judy Hamilton, convener of community and housing services committee A formal agreement between Fife Council and the Fife Housing Association Alliance has been renewed for the next five years, allowing the partnership to continue to de

Thistle Housing Association has refused to make a £3.4 million payment to E.ON over incomplete environmental upgrade work in Toryglen. According to the Evening Times, the energy firm should have completed environmental upgrade work to 608 properties in the area within 12 weeks. E.ON was tasked with

Chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s housing and technical resources, Councillor Josh Wilson with executive director, Daniel Lowe, and head of housing services, Annette Finnan, with the council’s Local Housing Strategy 2017-2022 South Lanarkshire Council has published its Local Housing Strategy

Local residents are being offered the chance to find out more about proposals to build around 50 affordable homes in Kirkintilloch at two public events. Bield Housing and Care is working with East Dunbartonshire Council on proposals to build the housing on a site known locally as Cleddans Playing Fi

Jimmy Black Architect Malcolm Fraser did the impossible at the first Andrew Nicoll Lecture (September 22). He made some revolutionary ideas seem sensible.

Josh Littlejohn MBE launched world's largest ever sleep-out last month Over 2,000 people have signed up to sleep rough in Edinburgh this December as part of Sleep in the Park, raising £500,000 in just three weeks since launching the event on August 30.

Trudi Elliott CBE Sanctuary Group has appointed Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) chief executive Trudi Elliott CBE as a non-executive group Board member.

The number of tenants in East Dunbartonshire who are happy with the council as a landlord has increased, according to feedback from a recent tenant’s satisfaction survey. The main aim of the study was to research tenants' satisfaction in relation to a range of core services provided by East Dunbar