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Housing minister Kevin Stewart during yesterday's event In advance of this weekend’s International Day of Older Persons, Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart has commended BRE for highlighting how assistive technology could help the older generation stay safely in their own homes for longer.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart saw for himself yesterday how a Glasgow community has been transformed. The first phase of North Toryglen has seen 100 new, spacious energy-efficient homes for GHA already complete, along with 55 for private sale by Cruden Homes.

Edinburgh residents, businesses, partners and stakeholders are being called upon to share their vision for the Capital’s future. The ‘2050 Edinburgh City Vision’ will encompass the diverse needs of the city, ensuring it continues to thrive as a great place to live, work and visit over the next

Councillor Willie Young Aberdeen City Council has agreed to add Highland Council as a partner in a major joint venture which could potentially save millions of pounds a year.

The Greater Easterhouse area of Glasgow is set to be transformed with 6,000 new homes and new nurseries and schools as part of a 20-year revamp plan. A Glasgow City Council report yesterday outlined how the regeneration of Easterhouse and the surrounding area will also include transport infrastructu

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) have responded to claims that they are resistant to housing associations being included within Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation. In a blog on Scottish Housing News

Two Fife housing associations are working in partnership to deliver badly needed new affordable homes for the older and disabled people in Methil. Twenty-three homes will be developed and built by Kingdom Housing Association and will then be transferred into the ownership of Glen Housing Association

Alex Cole-Hamilton Edinburgh politicians have entered the debate on whether planners should consider the impact of major housing developments on GP services by suggesting that housebuilders should pay for new doctor surgeries.

Andy Wightman Statistics showing that the Scottish private rented sector has almost tripled since Holyrood was established show how “dysfunctional” the country’s housing supply has become, according to the Scottish Greens housing spokesperson.

John Perry There is no doubt that the introduction of document checks has increased the incentive for landlords to discriminate. So what can be done? CIH policy adviser John Perry explains.

Plans for a major new Inverness development consisting of 60 new homes and a family restaurant have been granted approval by councillors. Aberdeen-based developer Kirkwood Homes and Tweed Estates applied to build the homes on land close to the city’s Asda supermarket at Slackbuie. A quarter of the

Staff and tenants past and present get together to celebrate BHA turning 21 Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), the first Large Scale Voluntary Transfer organisation in Scotland, turned 21 years old this month and celebrated with a garden party at its head office in Duns.

(from left) Back row: Trust staff members Amanda Meldrum and Elaine Cannon, Sean Batty, also Trust staff Sheila Hook and Ryan Dudgeon. Front row: Trust tenants Bernadette Graham and Irene Kerr Trust Housing Association held its second combined Tenants’ Conference and AGM on last week at the Macdon

Loreburn Housing Association has announced that its very first Breakfast Club commenced on earlier this month at Belmont Primary school in Stranraer and will run every Monday and Wednesday morning throughout the 2016/17 school term. Breakfast Clubs provide an ideal opportunity for children to have a

Workers at Wishaw & District Housing Association will begin a four day strike today in a dispute over holiday pay and an increased working week. Some 14 members of the Unite union will take part in the strike action, including housing officers, senior staff customer services assistants, cleaners