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Care and Repair Edinburgh has continued to ramp up its activities by extending the services it provides to enable older people and the disabled in the Edinburgh area to continue to live independently and safely in their own homes. The charity has secured a new agreement to carry out free gas safety

Bellway’s Scotland land team (from left) David Leaf, land manager; Donald Gunn, land manager; Amanda Fleming, assistant land manager; Willie McDermott, land director and Paul Macari, land manager Bellway has unveiled its ambitions for Scotland for the next twelve months which will include the acqu

Alison Watson By Alison Watson at Shelter Scotland

Margaret Lynch The chief executive at Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has been suspended from her job, according to reports.

Energy specialist Lynda Stevenson (left) and resident Elaine Johnston A new scheme has been launched to help North Lanarkshire residents save on their gas and electricity bills by switching energy providers.

The sheltered housing warden service provided by East Renfrewshire Council has been given a top-class report from inspectors. The service won praise and a rating of ‘very good’ in all categories assessed.

Staff from Blackwood Housing and Care are licking their wounds after being put through their sporting paces by two of Scotland’s top wheelchair basketball teams. The housing and care provider representatives were trained by Lothian Phoenix – for whom they are the official sponsor - and Dundee Dr

Bryony Willett Maryhill Housing Association chief executive Lynn Wassell has announced two new senior appointments at the Association.

An emergency meeting is being held in Glasgow tomorrow for Scottish housing associations to agree a practical and immediate response to the refugee crisis in Europe. The meeting is being hosted by Positive Action in Housing, the homelessness refugee and migrant charity, which has been providing shel

Kingdom Housing Association is to showcase detailed plans of its proposed development of 49 affordable houses at Pitscottie Road in Cupar, as part of a further consultation exercise with the local community. Planning was approved in principle in April after Kingdom consulted with the community and s

The Shetland Islands may have to resort to using barges and ships as homes unless measures are taken to address a serious shortfall in workers’ accommodation, an official report has warned. A new report commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) forecasts that recent pressures on worke

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland is urging landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms in their properties ahead of a change in the law. New guidance just issued by the Scottish Government says that, from 1st December 2015, all privately rented properties with fuel-burning appliance

A very early artist’s impression of how the site might look Fifty new homes for social rent in Dumbarton are being planned by Cube Housing Association.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has launched a consultation to help inform the way it will approach and manage reviews about welfare fund decisions. The consultation sets out a draft statement of practice which explains how SPSO will approach decision-making in this new and different r

River Clyde Homes board member Ronnie Ahlfeld and Jenny Speck of the Broomhill Tenant and Residents’ Association River Clyde Homes is to take part in the Doors Open Day celebrations across Scotland during September for the first time.