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Langstane Housing Association has taken steps to drive up customer satisfaction levels with the launch of its Customer Care Standards. The North East-based Association, which won the TPAS Scotland Tenant Participation Champion of the Year Award 2106 for its work on improving tenant participation, an

Commissioners (from left) Megan MacInnes, Prof David Adams, Andrew Thin, Bob McIntosh, Dr Sally Reynolds and Lorne MacLeod The new Scottish Land Commission has been formally established and started its work.

Plans for a mixed-use development that will include around 600 residential new homes and a small neighbourhood retail centre in Holytown, North Lanarkshire are to go on show at a public consultation event early next month. Murray Estates Ltd has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) with Nor

A former admin officer who embezzled £55,000 from Abbeyfield Scotland has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Lesley Mathison, 49, from Bo’ness, pled guilty previously at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to embezzling the cash between May 2011 and September 2013.

Mary on her 100th birthday with her card from the Queen A World War Two nurse with a passion for poetry has celebrated turning 100 at a Dunfermline retirement housing development.

Homelessness, housing and anti-poverty groups have called for “real and urgent” action to better tackle and prevent the “human tragedy” of homelessness in Scotland In an open letter to cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance, twelve of Scotland lea

(from left) GHA chair, Bernadette Hewitt, Christopher Conn, apprentice joiner at City Building, City Building managing director, Graham Paterson, Nicole Woodburn, apprentice joiner at City Building, and Morag Johnston, executive director of financial services for Glasgow City Council A new £3.7 bil

A new report into life for disabled people across Great Britain by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has highlighted a decrease in the amount of wheelchair adapted local authority housing in Scotland. According to the report, up to 17,000 Scottish wheelchair users (15% of all wheelchai

The Scottish Government has made £30 million of funding available to help householders make their homes more energy efficient. The Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) scheme allows individual householders to apply for an interest-free loan of up to £15,000 (with a 25% cashback offer)

East Lothian Council has granted planning permission for 107 homes at Aberlady. The proposed development is to be delivered by Cruden Homes on land owned by Wemyss and March Estates.

Dr Beth Watts In the current political crisis-ridden, post-‘welfare reform’ context and given impressive changes to homelessness legislation elsewhere in the UK, Scotland’s claim to be a world-leader on homelessness may be weakening. Beth Watts identifies three areas where Scotland can raise i

Orkney Housing Association Limited (OHAL) has been working to provide quality, affordable housing in the county the past 32 years and last month marked a major development milestone. Minister for housing and local government, Kevin Stewart, was welcomed to the official opening of its 1000th home.

Clare Bird and Divisional Commander chief superintendent Brian McInulty West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) employee Clare Bird has been presented with a Greater Glasgow Police Division Recognition Award from Divisional Commander chief superintendent Brian McInulty, for her dedication to Pol

River Clyde Homes has produced a second edition of its financial advice magazine which has been distributed to all tenants to help them through what is proving to be a challenging time for those who receive benefits. Money Talks provides practical information and suggestions to help customers to dea

(from left) Megan Appleton, George Meechan, Raegan McKenna and Fiona Holt A Hillcrest Group project in Dundee has worked with three local people to produce a short stop motion animation film and blog aimed at breaking down stigma surrounding mental health.