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CARE residents have been offered the chance to indulge in an immersive salon experience as part of an activities rota aimed at sparking joy and improving residents’ wellbeing. Cramond Residence has transformed one of its activity rooms into a purpose-built salon with a host of spa mornings pla

Scottish homelessness charity, Bethany Christian Trust, has asked festive shoppers to help people without a home this winter by purchasing a 'Caring Christmas Tree'. For the first time, this year, Bethany are also partnering with St Stephen’s Church in Comely Bank to put on a Christmas market

The Cruden Group has seen its turnover increase by 29 per cent to £247.7 million and profit before tax increase to £4.9 million, according to its latest financial results. The residential and construction business said it had delivered "a 23rd consecutive year of profitable trading with

Langstane Housing Association has been awarded £61,000 in funding to assist tenants struggling with spiralling energy costs in Aberdeen. The funds awarded will be used to uncap gas supplies, clear meters which are currently capped, fund help for tenants who are struggling with utility bil

UNISON has won a case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on behalf of a woman who was dismissed by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) after she told her former boss she wanted to stand for election to the UK Parliament. UNISON said the case of Polly Jones may open

Local Diane Laing outside her new Osprey home on the Kinneddar Meadows estate in Lossiemouth with son Kelvin and daughter April. Handing over the keys was Osprey housing officer Rhiannon Garbutt (left). Social landlord Osprey Housing has handed over the keys to six homes in the first phase of a flag

King Charles visited Aberdeen where he met families forced to flee their country because of conflict – and he thanked the city for providing a place of refuge and humanitarian aid. Aberdeen City Council has worked with the UK and Scottish Governments and partner organisations to provide accomm

An English housing association has been rapped by the Housing Ombudsman over failings in handling a resident’s complaint about damp and mould caused by rotten window frames and her request for compensation due to damaged belongings. The woman, a tenant of Onward Homes in Manchester, had been r

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has opened Glasgow’s latest housing development of 49 affordable homes in a multi-million pound boost for Govan. The stylish £10.2 million development at Cromdale Square by Linthouse Housing Association offers much-needed homes for affordable social rent.

Campion Homes Ltd has been recognised with an award for its recent-completed development of 45 new homes in Auchterderran, Fife. Checkmate, an insurer providing new home warranty insurance policies across the UK, awarded Campion its "Best Development" award for September 2022 as part of its Excellen

Aberdeen-based Cater Group has partnered with Hillcrest Homes to demolish and convert a former Aberdeen printworks into residential properties. Full planning permission for the redevelopment of the site of the former Scottaspress printworks on Maberly Street was granted last month following previous

Edinburgh based residential developer Whiteburn has purchased March Street Mill, Peebles from Moorbrook Textiles Limited. The 2.24 hectares site in the heart of the Borders town of Peebles is a former woollen mill which dates from around 1884. Moorbrook stopped production on the site in 2015 followi

Sustainability for Housing (SfH) has launched a consultation seeking feedback from adopters of the Social Housing Sustainability Reporting Standard (SRS) and the wider sector as it looks to shape the next iteration of the Standard to meet needs of the sector and its funders. The SRS was launched in

The National Housing and Dementia Forum has published a report that sets out recommendations for how the Scottish Government and partner organisations can better support people to live well with dementia. Over the past year, the Forum gathered evidence from a wide range of experts and people with li

Over 150 tenants, residents, and shared owners gathered at Kingdom Housing Association’s first Autumn gathering at The Scottish Deer Centre, by Cupar. Visitors came from across Perth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire, and Fife to enjoy the family-focused day out at one of Fife’s favourite vi