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An official Open Day was held this week to celebrate Turning Point Scotland’s new Hera Grange housing in Dumfries, which provides care and support services to tenants enabling them to be part of the community. Hera Grange, which boasts 11 bungalows, a staff and resident activity hub as well as

David Wilson Homes is set to host a public consultation at Dyce Community Centre next week to allow residents to voice their opinions on plans to build up to 100 new homes on the site of the former Cordyce School in Dyce. While plans are still in the early stages, any feedback on the development cou

More than 72 per cent of Scots households will be pushed into fuel poverty by January 2023, according to a new report authored by academics. The University of York research predicts that, even with the £400 fuel rebate being offered by the UK Government, 58.5% of households will be plunged int

The Almond Housing Association squad has been assembled for the Business Fives event in Edinburgh today. The team has raised just short of £1,000 so far (at time of publication) for Cancer Research UK.

Govan Housing Association has excelled in a UK-wide drive to help young people get a flying start to their working lives. The much-praised Kickstart Scheme from the Department for Work and Pensions, giving young people six months of work with employers, has been a huge success.

Two new applications for housing developments have been proposed for Alyth in Perthshire, totalling more than 50 homes. The planning applications have been submitted for 34 houses on grazing land near Meethill Road and 20 homes on a field next to Losset Road.

Leeds City Council is leading a partnership of expert organisations in carrying out a feasibility study into the development of an innovative methodology for deploying domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities. In 2021, approximately 85% of UK domestic heating was provided throu

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has revealed that its clients in central Scotland who become homeless are being asked to move hundreds of miles to the Highlands or the north of England as Scotland’s local authorities run out of options to help. Local authorities say that they

The number of houses built in Dundee last year was at its highest level for more than a decade according to new official figures.

As the public continues to face an unrelenting cost of living crisis, Hillcrest has secured 300 SIM cards from Vodafone, preloaded with 20GB of data per month and unlimited calls and texts to help digitally excluded people get online and stay connected with friends and family. The SIM cards were sec

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has renewed its strategic partnership with Changeworks and Warmworks as part of a new three-year agreement. Coming at a critical time for the social housing sector, with housing associations and co-operatives supporting tenants through the cost

Charities in Scotland are urging the First Minister to treat the cost-of-living crisis as a top priority and take all actions necessary to help people on the lowest incomes through this national emergency. In a letter to the First Minister, organisations including Trussell Trust Scotland, Save the C

Advanced notice of proposals for housing development and a serviced school site as well as a proposed new 450-pupil primary school in Elgin were considered by councillors this week. Springfield Properties has lodged a Proposal of Application Notices (PAN) for phase 3 of a housing deve

An annual update on homelessness in Scotland has painted a mixed picture of success with rough sleeping falling to its lowest level in 20 years but a 17% increase in the number of children in temporary accommodation. Statistics covering 2021-22, released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician,

Governance in housing associations and co-operatives has transformed over the years and ensuring strong governance is one of the most important responsibilities of any committee or board. SHARE’s Governance Masterclass, which takes place over four sessions, is designed to equip all committee/b