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Work to develop a second set of Liveable Neighbourhoods in Glasgow will start soon after the appointment of two consultants to deliver early-stage work aimed at transforming communities into safer, more attractive spaces where everyday needs can be met locally. Funded by a Connecting Communities gra

River Clyde Homes (RCH) Group held its first ‘in-person’ AGM since 2019 at the Clyde View office on Tuesday 20th September. At the AGM, attendees heard about some of the achievements within the RCH Group in the past year including confirmation of completion of the RCH new build programme

Right There, a charity that supports people at risk of homelessness or being separated from their loved ones, welcomes Bob Cowie as its new chair of the Board of Trustees and Dave Anderson as a new trustee. Right There works with thousands of individuals and families across Scotland, supporting them

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to social landlords to provide advice relating to the developing policy position on rent increases. Last week the Scottish Government introduced emergency legislation to bring in a cap on increases in rents at 0% until the end of March 2023 for h

North Lanarkshire Council's new Housing Domestic Abuse Policy, developed with the Violence Against Women (VAW) Partnership, and shaped by women with lived experience of domestic abuse, puts victims and survivors at the heart of our service. The council is introducing a specific housing policy focuss

Lord Willie Haughey has said that his ambitious plans to spend more than £1 billion on building 11,000 affordable homes in Scotland are on hold due to increased construction costs and the new freeze on rents. The business tycoon unveiled his housing project last year after

Housebuilder Avant Homes will deliver 167 homes at a new £57 million development in Robroyston after receiving planning approval from Glasgow City Council. The 17-acre site is located just off Daffodil Place, which the housebuilder purchased in February 2022.

Places for People Scotland has appointed Pamela Scott as the new chair of its non-executive board of directors. Ms Scott replaces Graham Waddell on the board of Places for People Scotland.

Plans have been submitted for 17 new affordable homes on a brownfield site in Westquarter, Falkirk. Developer C&S Group and SB Architects have come forward with designs for 2 & 3-storey housing and 3-storey apartment blocks which they say "sympathetically infills a wasteland s

Hillhead Housing Association has been awarded the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation as part of a two-year investment programme in its ICT systems. Measured by an external assessor,  Hillhead met the requirements of the standard which applies across all of the Association’s ICT syst

A Highland care home operator has resubmitted plans for new affordable housing for key workers in Inverness. The project forms part of a multi-million-pound care hub in the city which comprises a 58-bed care home, currently under construction, which will then be followed by a later living village on

Link Group has donated 80 used laptops and tablets to award-winning environmental social enterprise The Edinburgh Remakery. All the devices had been previously used in Link’s Device Loan Scheme or in other digital inclusion projects.

On World Homeless Day (10 October 2022), people who play a role in their local community are being urged to ‘think global - act local’ to make sure everyone in Scotland has a safe place to call home. The call coincides with the launch of findings from a test-of-change programme exploring

The first free Angus cost of living roadshow was held on Wednesday 5 October to give advice to people concerned about the rising cost of living. Over 200 Angus residents attended to get professional advice on dealing with rising fuel and food costs, money savings and benefits as well as information

People and communities across Caithness are set to benefit from a new £3.75 million community fund created by ScottishPower Renewables’ Halsary windfarm. The 30MW, 15 turbine Halsary windfarm – which came into operation in July 2021 – generates enough clean energy for the equ