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(from left) Janet Lynch Gowrie Care chair, the winners from Bruntsfield and South Fort Street, and Damian McGowan Gowrie Care managing director Care and support teams from across Scotland gathered at a glamorous awards ceremony in Dundee last week.

Staff and board members from Maryhill Housing Association are all set to do their bit for their local community. Scores of them are heading out into the Maryhill and Ruchill communities for their first-ever “Wee Volunteer Project”.

Andrew Burns Business leaders throughout Edinburgh and the South East of Scotland are being urged to pledge their support for a proposal designed to accelerate growth in the region.

Councillor Jacqueline Henry An innovative Renfrewshire support programme has hit a major target of putting £1 million into the pockets of local families in support they didn’t know they were entitled to.

CALA Homes (North) has announced a £10,000 community bursary scheme as part of celebrations to mark its 140th anniversary in Aberdeen. The housebuilder is making the money available to north-east charities, community groups and organisations who are looking to help to fund projects which make a dif

Siddons Court (photo credit: Barnard Marcus) An ex-council flat in London has sold for £1.21 million, more than nine times its initial purchase price.

Nicola Sturgeon A group of academics, business leaders and professionals have written to first minister Nicola Sturgeon urging her to reject the UK government’s sudden U-turn over the long-established zero carbon homes policy.

West Dunbartonshire Council has defended its evictions approach saying the method is only ever used as a last resort. An increase in evictions by the local authority from eight last year to 34 this year has been described as “very worrying” by housing charity Shelter Scotland.

Glasgow City Council’s executive committee has approved a new and unique partnership mortgage guarantee scheme between the local authority and Glasgow Credit Union. The two-year pilot scheme will offer those prospective home owners who could afford to pay a mortgage, but have insufficient means of

A pilot scheme is to be carried out in a bid to deal more effectively with condensation in council houses in Moray. Councillors are being asked to agree to a programme of works in specific house types to develop a model specification for dealing with condensation and damp.

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The vital work that housing professionals and organisations carry out is to be celebrated at an annual awards ceremony. Nominations are now open for the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Excellence Awards.

(from left) Loretto chair Michael Burns, Lauryn (12), Lee Feeney, (holding Cobin, 6 months), Margaret Burgess, Blossom (8) and Finnlay (6). Nathanael (3) is in front. Housing minister Margaret Burgess visited a new Loretto housing development to hear how the 26 energy-efficient homes have improved p

New state-of-the-art amenity flats and a day care and resource centre in Largs were officially opened this week by Provost Joan Sturgeon. The modern facilities - located on the site of the former Stevenson Institute - were created as part of a pioneering initiative between North Ayrshire Council’s

Urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital has raised £20 million through a share placing to build its own portfolio in the private rented sector (PRS). The initiative follows the Edinburgh-based firm’s existing PRS joint venture agreements with Gatehouse Bank and Grainger.