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John Cassie The Scottish regional chairman of UK housebuilder Persimmon says his business is ready to deliver more new homes for Scotland in 2016 on the back of a very busy 2015.

Council tenants in South Lanarkshire have taken the opportunity to give their views on the rent level options for the next financial year. Tenants attended local events, got involved in a scrutiny panel, completed an online questionnaire and attended a ‘Question Time’ event to conclude discussio

A Muslim community group in Aberdeen helped soften the blow of the freezing temperatures over the festive period by funding 1,000 meals which were handed out to the city’s homeless. Aberdeen Muslims, a community organisation representing those of the Islamic faith across the Granite City, managed

Glasgow City Council and Thistle Housing Association have signed up to an £8.5 million project to transform 700 homes in Toryglen, delivering reduced energy bills and improved building fabric between now and late 2016. The scheme is unique in Scotland with the council’s Affordable Warmth team bri

Up to 120 new homes on the site of former multi storey blocks in Dundee could come a step closer next week. Councillors will be asked to approve a contract under the Scape Framework that will sub contract the redevelopment at Derby Street to Robertson Group.

An annual staff study day that has become an integral part of Kingdom Housing Association's business planning and service improvement process was attended by over 150 enthusiastic staff. The event was facilitated by Gavin Oattes from the Tree of Knowledge, who introduced a fun at work approach to a

The DGHP offices following Storm Frank Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership’s main Dumfries office reopened yesterday following severe flooding brought in by the recent Storm Frank.

Alex Neil Disadvantaged communities across Scotland will benefit from more than £56 million of additional investment in regeneration projects from the Scottish Government bringing the total to more than £428m since 2007.

More than £2 million could be available to tenants in Dundee in the next financial year to offset reductions in their housing benefit caused by the ‘bedroom tax’. A Dundee City Council contribution of £150,000 and an updated policy on Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) will be discussed by

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging people in Scotland’s military community to make use of its specialist Armed Service Advice Project (ASAP) in 2016. Launched in 2010, ASAP identifies the most common areas of difficulty facing returning veterans which include low income, employment and housi

Josh Littlejohn in Lesbos A convoy of Social Bite vans came to the aid of tens of thousands of refugees living in desperate conditions across Europe with a delivery of donated food and warm clothing to camps in Calais, Serbia and the Greek island of Lesbos.

Scottish Housing News is to continue its special homeless series to highlight the important and innovative work carried out every day by charities across the country. The feature follows last year’s inaugural #HomelessSpotlight which highlighted homeless charities including Shelter Scotland, Homel

Scottish Labour’s pledge to give first time buyers £3,000 towards the purchase of a property have been welcomed by the home building industry while the SNP has warned it may push up house prices. Labour leader Kezia Dugdale set out plans to help people on to the property ladder in her first manif

Brian Logan The head of one of Scotland’s largest providers of housing, care and support services is encouraging staff and customers to help create a new five-year plan that will allow it to continue its fantastic success as it turns 50 years old.

An innovative scheme which places homeless youngsters in the public’s spare rooms is set to be expanded to Glasgow. Nightstop, run by charity Depaul, pairs homeless 16 to 25-year-olds with people who have offered their free bedrooms and is widely used in England, but currently has limited reach in