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A group of 15 community-based housing associations in Glasgow are demanding that the Scottish Government carry out a root and branch review of its strategy for providing housing for sex offenders. The issues has been controversial since the current framework was established in 2007. The National Acc

Christine Macleod The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the first in a new series of information notes about how it works.

A campaign aimed at making Scotland’s growing private rented sector fit for families and fairer for all hits Edinburgh on Monday. Shelter Scotland’s Make Renting Right campaign aims to raise awareness of and build public support for reforming the outdated private tenancy regime which sees too ma

Aberdeenshire Council is to commit a further £2.2m to increase the supply of affordable housing, subject to ongoing discussions regarding the Scottish Government’s position in terms of additional funding. The additional funding, which was agreed by the council’s policy and resources committee,

Caledonia Housing Group has achieved the prestigious Committed to Excellence accreditation from Quality Scotland. The Committed to Excellence (C2E) award is a European-wide recognition scheme that has been developed by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). The EFQM framework enables

Link Group Ltd is celebrating being named as a finalist in the 2015 Scottish Charity Awards. Organised by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the awards celebrate the amazing work of charities, community groups and people across Scotland who dedicate themselves to making Scotland a

Forgewood Housing Co-op Ltd and Motherwell & Wishaw Citizens Advice Bureau welcomed visitors from the Czech Republic Ministry of Social Affairs and the country’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau to North Lanarkshire.

At the Legal Services Agency we run a variety of ground-breaking and essential legal seminars each year. Our seminars vary from our upcoming seminar on judicial review and the recent legal changes in Scotland to how to draft a will, legal aid and presentation skills. We work hard to assure that our

People are being encouraged to give their views on a new housing development which is being planned for Alexander Street in Dundee at an event on Thursday. Dundee City Council and Hillcrest Housing Association have formed a partnership to build social rented houses on land south/east of Alexander St

Charles Milne One of Scotland's leading housing associations has announced that it is planning to build up to 1,000 new homes over the next five years.

The worsening condition of many tenements is a blight on local communities and in some areas feels like a return to the 60s and 70s, a new report out today has warned. The report, from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF), is being launched at an event at Govanhill H

Housing minister Margaret Burgess with GHA tenant Clare Carvill and GHA chair Gordon Sloan at Clare’s new home in Marfield Street A new home has changed the life of a GHA tenant in Carntyne and is even helping two of her sons get on better.

One of the new tenants and special guest Sean Batty join staff from Trust and East Dunbartonshire Council Special guest TV weatherman Sean Batty was on hand this week to officially open Trust Housing Association and East Dunbartonshire Council’s new mid market rent development at Southbank Road, K

As part of its commitment to improve communication with customers Link Group Ltd has launched a brand new website. The new website will help Link engage more effectively with its customers, especially the growing number of them who want to access information online.

New research into UK housing trends has found that more people are living alone and more are renting a home for the long term. Of the 43 per cent of those taking part in the Housing Futures Survey by Strutt & Parker who are single and planning to move in the next five years, some 75 per cent exp