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Ewan Fraser, chief executive at Dunedin Canmore A Dunedin Canmore development of 31 new homes for over-55s in East Lothian is on schedule to be completed by July 2017.

Govanhill Community Development Trust, part of Govanhill Housing Association, has been awarded £478,565 to help Roma and Slovakian communities in Govanhill. The funding boost from The Big Lottery Fund Scotland will pay for family support programmes, literacy classes and integration projects.

Graham O'Neill Serco is set to assume control of a £221 million Home Office contract to provide homes for asylum seekers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, The Herald reports.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its factsheet about Significant Performance Failures (SPFs) to make it as helpful as possible for tenants. The factsheet explains to tenants how they can identify and report an SPF to the Regulator. It also includes a step by step guide on what the Regulato

Younger people are more willing to buy a home prone to safety, flood or crime risks in order to get on the housing ladder, new research from insurance giant Aviva reveals.

An Edinburgh restaurant described as the "next evolution of the Social Bite concept" is set to open its doors on Saturday. Home, located on Queensferry Street in the Scottish capital's West End, is the product of collaboration between Social Bite founder Josh Littlejohn and Dean Gassabi of Maison Bl

Mary Taylor After six years at the head of the organisation, Mary Taylor has announced that she will retire next year from her role as Chief Executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Matthew Busher Kingdom Housing Association has announced the appointment of Matthew Busher as its new Head of Housing.

Stephen Herriot Stephen Herriot recently took up his post as head of operations with Procurement for Housing (PfH) Scotland, the national procurement service for social landlords across Scotland.

Govanhill Housing Association has reached a milestone in its programme of purchasing homes for social rent. Association Vice Chairperson Annie Macfarlane, who lives in the target area of four tenement blocks in South-West Govanhill, said: “It’s really encouraging that the initiative has reached

Nicola Barclay Scotland’s growing population is pressurising the capacity of GP surgeries and not the construction of much needed new homes, according to builders.

Chris Bartter By Chris Bartter – Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland

Albert Henderson At Tuesday’s Annual General Meeting of River Clyde Homes, the membership of the Inverclyde-based housing association heard confirmation of plans for another low rent increase for 2017.

Ben Macpherson (centre) with 25 Rock Trust supporters The Rock Trust is calling for supporters to swap their beds for sleeping bags and take on a challenge faced by thousands of 16-25 year olds every night.

Dunedin Canmore staff Craig Stewart, Sandy Hazzard, David Baptie, Arron Tippet, Nadia Winnick and Mark Horeckyj involved in the Energy 2020 project celebrate with their award Dunedin Canmore has scooped a prestigious UK energy-efficiency award for work tackling fuel poverty in its Edinburgh communit