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The Mediation Clinic at the University of Strathclyde is extending invitations to observe a 'Mock Housing Mediation' next week. Mediation makes particular sense for housing matters. Cost-effective, efficient, and pragmatic, it is less damaging to relationships than formal action. The consensual

CALA Homes has bolstered its commitment to its newly launched Sustainability Strategy with the appointment of two sustainability analysts and a partnership with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC). The arrival of specialist analysts, Oliver Cooney and Ryan Menezies, is part of CALA&rs

Development manager Bankfoot APAM has unveiled plans to invest £500 million to overhaul Edinburgh’s Gyle Shopping Centre into a major "urban quarter". According to the Edinburgh Evening News, the centre and its surrounding car parks would be transformed over the next ten years. The

Artisan Real Estate has added to its management team as the developer moves forward with its £140 million investment plan focusing on low carbon city centre residential redevelopment across Edinburgh and Glasgow. Experienced property professional David Westwater will join Artisan this mon

The Economic and Social History Society of Scotland is to host a summer conference that will explore how land and natural resources have figured in the transformation of Scottish society throughout history.

Capital Credit Union is calling on the Scottish Government to appoint a financial wellbeing Tsar as part of a package of measures to help in the recovery from the Covid pandemic. The Edinburgh-based organisation says a three-pronged approach between credit unions, government and employers is needed

The City of Edinburgh Council is to pilot an initiative that will offer homeowners the chance to sell their homes back to the local authority if they are struggling to pay for shared repair responsibilities. The plan coincides with a programme of repairs works at mixed tenure blocks in Dumbryde

A joint project between Women's Aid East & Midlothian (WAEML), East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA) and East Lothian Council has received a two-year grant from the Scottish Government's Third Sector Homelessness Fund. The funding will create East Lothian’s very first Housing First

Given the public nature of many housing association offices, David Bookbinder suggests they should be subject to the same coronavirus restrictions as libraries and community centres. For any type of business or organisation, it goes without saying that navigating through the various ups and downs of

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has started work to deliver the first of 69 affordable homes for Home Group Scotland at its Calderwood development on land off Clifton Road in East Calder. This parcel of land within phase 4 of Taylor Wimpey’s Calderwood development will provide a mix of two and thr

Construction work to build new council homes at Eagle Brae, Livingston is now well under way.

Residents in the Canongate area of Edinburgh's Old Town will benefit from a range of conservation and energy efficiency improvements on track to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by over 50%.

A new pantry aiming to help people access healthy and affordable food has opened its doors to the community in Castlemilk. The Castlemilk Panty is the latest to spring up in Glasgow, is a much-needed boost for local families and has been driven forward by local housing associations.

Forgewood Housing Co-operative and Garrion People’s Housing Co-operative have spoken of their delight to be part of this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.  The theme of this year’s festival was ‘Normality’ and the inspiration for the event was a quote by

Ten days have now passed with thousands of asylum seekers, including several hundred in Glasgow, being left without working payment cards due to a Home Office contract changeover, writes Robina Qureshi.