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The fast-moving financial environment, driven by national and international events, has forced a re-think of Dundee City Council’s capital investment plans. Councillors will be asked to revise the £382 million of investment in the five-year Capital Plan for 2023-2028 agreed at the start

Prolonged exposure to mould in a home belonging to a housing association in England caused the death of a two-year-old boy, a coroner has ruled.

A new initiative aimed at helping EVH members make a small dent into the impact the cost of living crisis may be having upon local communities has been allocated £50,000. The intent is to lever in small support grants of £2,500 to fund all/part of the cost of any local initiatives t

More than 2,000 new affordable homes were either built, started, refurbishment or given approval in Glasgow during the 2021/22 financial year, a council report on its allocation of Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) funds has revealed.

Langstane Housing Association has welcome GREC (Grampian Regional Equality Council) to share its office space at their main premises located on King Street, Aberdeen.

The family of Alasdair McKee have paid tribute to his life and work as a response to the outpouring of affection and sorrow following his death. They have taken the opportunity to say thank you for the many messages of condolences received by the family – every one of which has been read and d

The UK Government is being urged to lift children across the UK from poverty this winter by making three key changes to the social security system.

Members of staff, committee and tenants of Tollcross Housing Association remain in shock at losing two of its close colleagues and friends recently. Linda Miller (65) passed away on Tuesday, 27th September 2022 and Karen Ritchie (56) shortly afterwards on Monday, 24th October 2022.

Two of its recent new build projects by Hjaltland Housing Association have received awards recognising their contribution to the communities of Shetland. The association's head of investment & asset management Paul Leask recently accepted the Development of the Year award for its Houlland Lea pr

Wheatley Homes South’s environmental teams got top marks from a leading charity – just a year after they started working. Neighbourhood Environmental Teams (NETs) were introduced by Wheatley Homes South last summer to help keep communities in Dumfries and Galloway clean and safe through

The first large-scale affordable modular housing development in Scotland has been completed within budget and one month ahead of schedule. The ground-breaking £9.8 million project was successfully delivered by Riverside Scotland and Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group, and will provid

Tenants' union Living Rent has launched a petition in response to the City of Edinburgh Council’s consultation on holiday lets in Edinburgh calling on the council’s Planning Committee to massively reduce the number of homes converted into short-term lets. The tenants union said that the

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all social landlords to confirm that there will be no change to ARC (Annual Return on the Charter) indicators following the publication of the updated Scottish Social Housing Charter by the Scottish Government. Last week, the Scottish Governme

Reidvale Housing Association’s decision to seek a larger association to take it over is a matter of deep regret and one that will be a betrayal of the local community, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). The Forum says it has had serious concerns

Lochay Homes has submitted plans to Fife Council to build 59 new homes in Dunfermline on land near Kent Street, located between the northern edge of the city and Townhill. Around 15 units, or 25% of the homes, would be affordable with hopes to deliver the full development within the next four years.