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Scottish housing companies have been invited to nominate themselves in the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards.

Bill Banks Kingdom Housing Group has appointed six firms to its new three-year legal framework in a procurement process that highlighted the requirement of the successful firms to include community benefits in their tenders to deliver added value.

The £26 million regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing, that will include 189 new affordable homes in a village-style development, has been approved and demolition work could begin later this year. Kingdom Housing Association and Fife Council have welcomed the decision of West Fife Planning

Many different options are open to housing associations which want to help local people get online. That’s the key message from a new Digital Inclusion Toolkit for housing associations published by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

Universal Credit has “serious design flaws” and has “veered off track” because of cost-cutting, according to think tank the Resolution Foundation.

Construction apprentices showed a group of dignitaries progress on the site of a new £1.6 million amenity housing development in East Renfrewshire and told them more about their role in the construction to date. Hanover Scotland’s new development at Waterford Court, Giffnock, will feature 12 full

An independent report highlighting Eildon Group’s significant economic impact should give confidence and inspiration to the housing sector to continue to innovate and improve, writes Kirsty Wells, head of HouseMark Scotland. Dear Editor,

Experts from the housing and property sector in Glasgow met to take part in a round-table discussion at Grand Central Hotel last week. Hosted by Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA), the event explored housing issues and the local property

Argyll and Bute has the highest average rate of second homes in Scotland One in five properties in some parts of Scotland are now classed as second homes with around 28,400 properties lived in on a temporary basis, The Scotsman has reported.

Nearly a third of Scotland’s young people expect to work beyond retirement age to pay off their mortgage, according to a report. A study by Halifax found 30 per cent of people aged between 20 and 45 north of the Border believe they will have to keep working to clear off the loan after they have re

The number of new homes registered in Scotland fell during the first three months of this year, according to latest new home registration statistics from the National House Building Council (NHBC). A total of 2,910 new homes were registered north of the Border in the first quarter of 2016, down 9 pe

Debbie King, campaigns & public affairs officer at Shelter Scotland blogs on the charity’s recent #CoProWhereNow event with The Scottish Co-production Network. At our joint event on 20 April called ‘Housing and Homelessness: Where now for service user involvement?’ we wanted to:

From 3rd to 11th June a team from Castlehill Housing Association will climb the highest mountains in Wales, England & Scotland and cycle a route of 500 miles between the peaks. The team will climb Snowdon on June 3rd and then cycle about 200 miles in four days before ascending Scafell Pike on Mo

Milton of Leys FC collected the Cairn Cup from chief executive Jason MacGilp More than 300 young footballers competed in the 2016 Cairn Cup which was hosted for the third year running by Cradlehall Primary School in Inverness.

BHA tenant volunteers presenting BHS students with a cheque for £600 Berwickshire Housing Association’s tenant volunteer group has presented Berwickshire High School students with a cheque for £600.