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Strategic communication expert Aspect has exceeded its £100,000 target of support for its inaugural charity of the year, Aberdeen Cyrenians, since partnering with the Aberdeen-based charity in June 2023. Aberdeen Cyrenians has worked with vulnerable people in north-east Scotland ever since bei

Green-fingered residents living in Glasgow are taking part in a gardening showdown this summer. Keen gardeners aged 55 and over who live in Wheatley Homes Glasgow or Loretto Housing Association homes supported by the Livingwell Service are getting their hands dirty for a blooming great prize.

Springfield Properties has issued a trading update stating that it expects profit before tax to be slightly ahead of market expectations due to good profits being made from land sales of £28 million during the period. The update on trading for the year ended 31 May 2024 also revealed that the

Harbour Homes is proactively taking measures against the rising cost of living for its tenants. Since April, it has invested £30,000 to provide housing starter packs with high-quality used furniture for new tenants. Eligible tenants receive vouchers for up to £500 to choose and have furn

Tenants in St Ninians have received the keys to eight new homes following £2 million of investment in social housing by Stirling Council and the Scottish Government. The new homes, at the corner of Glasgow Road and Barnsdale Road, are a mix of one and two bedroom main door flats, constructed b

Barratt Developments has revealed it anticipates a further 7% drop in home completions for the 2024-25 financial year, despite "broadly flat" building costs. Revealed in the developer's latest trading update, the decline was attributed to high mortgage costs dampening demand. However, the company fo

Bield has awarded a £4.5 million multi-trade repairs contract to Lanarkshire-based Rodgers & Johnston Ltd (R&J). This four-year partnership covers responsive repairs, void property works, and out-of-hours emergency repairs across the West and Central areas of Scotland.

The economic and social benefit created by the delivery of mid-market rent (MMR) properties has been highlighted in a new report commissioned by not-for-profit developers HHA and Lar Housing Trust, and fund and asset manager for social housing Thriving Investments.

The Scottish Government should revisit its housebuilding plans in response to the new UK government to avoid "falling behind", a major business has said. In her first first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced the UK government’s new mandatory housebuilding targets for England as well

Fife Housing Group has presented a big cheque to Maggie’s Fife for a total of £3,972 – following a year of fundraising activities. Colleagues at Fife Housing Group chose Maggie’s as their charity of the year in recognition of the fantastic work they do to support those living

The Auchengeich Boxing Club has received an equipment donation worth £10,000 from Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland to upgrade their clubhouse. A Stepps-based boxing club has received a boost from Persimmon West Scotland and Sanctuary Scotland, with the partnership providing &poun

Modular housing developer Connect Modular has agreed a partnership with West Dunbartonshire Council to develop a small brownfield site at Gilmour Avenue, Clydebank which will deliver two three-bedroom houses for social rent.

A former tenant of a property in Aberdeen who was refused a wrongful termination order by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland without a hearing has won an appeal to the Upper Tribunal seeking a reconsideration of his application. Matthew Carrol, the appellant, argued that the FTS had made a final d

Albyn Housing Society has secured planning approval to change a disused care home staff accommodation block into homes that will allow people to live independently for longer. The social housing provider has exercised an option to purchase a staff accommodation block that was part of the former Mo D

HACT has launched its the built environment bank, which will revolutionise the way social value is measured in the built environment by calculating the social value to individuals, local businesses and the Exchequer. The built environment bank will enable housing associations, developers, contractor