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Ruth McNeil Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA), which celebrated its 40th anniversary this month, has appointed two new board members and a vice chair.

Construction has started on a new £4.2 million development that will provide tenants in Newton Mearns with an affordable way to buy a new-build home. The rent-to-buy development is the first in Scotland for housing provider QSH, which is targeting £250 million from UK-based investors to deliver 2,

Re-elected chair, Gordon Edwards (left) welcomes Scotland’s housing minister, Margaret Burgess MSP and Doug McLeod, regional director for Scotland, Barratt Homes at the official opening of Grampian HA’s 3,000th property for social rent (Spencer Court, Aberdeen) Tenants and other members of Gramp

Eamonn Hogan One in five UK landlords will be out of business in the next two years due to tax break cuts announced by the government, according to a new study.

A Scottish firm approved by the UK government as green energy advisers has been handed a record fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for making millions of nuisance telephone calls. Cambuslang-based Home Energy & Lifestyle Management Ltd (HELM) received the penalty after makin

Claire receiving her prize with Kenny Gough (left) and Albert Henderson The recently launched River Clyde Homes phone app is proving to be a great success with over 370 customers uploading and using it.

(from left) Lorraine Kinloch, team administrator; Max Scott, tenant participation officer and Abbie Brockie, administrative assistant Big-hearted staff at Kingdom Housing Association have raised over £600 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the charity's annual 'World's biggest coffee mo

Corsehill P5 poster winner Hollie with Kathryn Morrison Irvine Housing Association (IHA) has visited pupils at Abbey Primary and Corsehill Primary to deliver interactive sessions on careers advice and energy efficiency to the Kilwinning youngsters.

(from left) Lovell business development manager Sarah Freel presents the donation to PRYDE project manager Theresa Potter with Irvine Housing Association development officer Leanne Lynch Community group Pennyburn Regeneration Youth Development Enterprise (PRYDE) which runs The Playz community centre

Full house… the busy AGM at Maryhill Housing associations are the anchor that holds communities together and encourages them to thrive, Maryhill Housing Association’s shareholding members were told this week.

Lindsay Lauder (Loreburn), Margaret Burgess MSP, Shaun McIntyre (tenant) and his mother Anne, John McNaught (LHA Convener) and Fiona Pennington (Loreburn) Loreburn Housing Association welcomed Scottish minister for housing & welfare, Margaret Burgess MSP to officially open its newly completed de

Social Investment Scotland chairman Nick Kuenssberg and chief executive Alastair Davis in their office on Broughton Place Increased third sector lending by Social Investment Scotland has supported the creation of hundreds of new jobs and an increase in trading income by its customers over the past y

Work on a £6 million affordable housing project in South Ayrshire is on target to finish in May 2016, the local authority has announced. Councillors were on site at the Lochside housing development to get an update on the project. Work is on schedule and has been progressing at a steady pace to ens

Robert Packham, Linda Dunion and Dave Doogan (far left) with other members of the Pathfinder Board ahead of their final meeting The integration of Health and Social Care services in Perth and Kinross reached a milestone when the final meeting of the Integration Pathfinder Board was held, to be repla

Cruden apprentices Cruden Building & Renewals Limited has taken on two apprentices thanks to sponsorship by Action for Children, Sanctuary Scotland and Wheatley Group.