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Angus Council has started work to transform the old Chapelpark School in Forfar into high quality affordable homes. Over the course of the next 16 months, the £5.6 million project will deliver 29 affordable council homes for social rent within the empty B-listed buildings, comprising 18 one-bedroom

Tracey Lee, regional operations director at Miller Homes with Martin Leach, managing director of Wates Developments Housebuilders Miller Homes and Wates Developments have joined forces to form a new joint venture which will increase business opportunities for both organisations.

Part of Bikem Korkuter’s work exploring urban sprawl How would a Manhattan-inspired block work beside the Edinburgh by-pass? How do we make homes energy-autonomous? How can urban sprawl and planning legislation be reconciled? What can be done to ensure the housing needs of vulnerable members of so

Stewart & Shields Ltd has become the latest contractor to be appointed to a framework agreement for eight housing associations based in Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire. The I-FLAIR consortium includes Arklet HA, Barrhead HA, Bridgewater HA, Cloch HA, Linstone HA, Oak Tree HA, Pais

Ardenglen Housing Association is sad to announce the sudden but peaceful death on 18th May 2016, of its friend and former colleague Tommy Gray. Tommy was maintenance manager at Ardenglen for eight years and previously worked for Oak Tree and Whiteinch & Scotstoun housing associations, as well as

The 10 year anniversary of housebuilding research body NHBC Foundation was celebrated by leading industry figures at an evening reception in London last week. The milestone event, hosted by NHBC Foundation chairman, Rt Hon Nick Raynsford, celebrated a decade of research. Set up in 2006, The Foundati

Staff at Orkney Housing Association have been dressing down once a month for a good cause. Colleagues donate money to wear their own choice of clothing rather than uniform on the last Friday of each month to help raise money for local charities, the money is collected and staff then decide which cha

Some of the cycle challenge entrants Cycling enthusiasts from across Scotland are set to descend on Kelso to take on the gruelling challenge of cycling either 50 or 100 miles to raise money to help homeless and badly housed people in Scotland.

STV has been announced as the home broadcaster of the 2016 Homeless World Cup which comes to Glasgow in July. As part of the television company’s coverage, its city channels, STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh will show live matches daily, direct from the city’s George Square. Viewers will also get t

(from left) Thomas Ross, Jenna McGhie, Amy Graham, Catherine Lavery, fundraiser for The Marie Trust, Lauren Sallows, Angela Robertson and Tom Fallon The Marie Trust has hailed the success of its first sleep rough night which raised £4,000 for vital Day Centre services with every penny used to help

More than two thirds of Scottish social housing landlords responding to a new survey expect the number of units they manage to increase over the next 12 months – but only one third anticipate that rising revenues within their organisation will exceed any rise in their organisation’s costs during

Nicola Barclay Trade body Homes for Scotland has set out its asks of the new Scottish Government at the country’s largest single gathering of senior home building industry representatives.

The latest step in the regeneration of a Glasgow community took place yesterday when a block of flats was demolished to make way for new homes. A 25-storey multi-storey at Rosemount Street, Roystonhill, in the north of the city was brought down in a controlled explosive demolition.

The winners of the 2016 Homes for Scotland Annual Awards Designed to showcase the sector’s achievements in building homes that meet a diverse set of needs and aspirations, trade body Homes for Scotland has announced the winners of its prestigious awards scheme at the organisation’s largest ever

Jimmy Black Fuel poverty and poor housing conditions in Dundee are among the key indicators of poverty in the city and beyond, according to a new report.