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The first pods have arrived on site and been fastened to a special steel frame at a cutting edge £13 million Hillcrest development at Dundee’s Victoria Dock, which will also be Scotland’s largest modular construction project of affordable homes.

A pilot scheme by The Highland Council to develop housing provision that sits as a “stepping stone” between living entirely independently in the community, and living as a resident in the Telford Centre Care Home in Fort Augustus has picked up a top prize at the 2021 SURF Regeneration aw

Construction work is now underway on a new 44-home development for Shettleston Housing Association. Paisley based construction firm The JR Group has commenced site preparation and construction works on the former St Mark’s school site on the edge of Tollcross Park. Work is expected to be compl

Craig Sanderson retired after 44 years at the Link Group Ltd, 31 of those as CEO. TPAS chief executive Lesley Baird will step down soon after 25 years. On Episode 4 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, they cast their minds back to a time when modern housing associations were new and tenants s

Homeless Action Scotland has launched a survey to help ascertain whether there is currently a problem for people who are in paid employment accessing homeless accommodation and services.

Highland councillors have agreed an ambitious approach to developing a net zero strategy and action plan for the region that will maximise external funding to deliver its climate change targets.

The official opening for the recently refurbished Female Industrial School in Stornoway was held last week by Iain Macmillan, chair of Hebridean Housing Partnership. The Category B listed historic building was renamed Lady Matheson Court and has been converted to six residential flats which were com

Alastair MacGregor, the chief executive of the ACHA Group, which includes Argyll Community Housing Association and its maintenance subsidiary Argyll Homes for All, is to retire at the end of May 2022. During his 17 years as chief executive, Alastair led the housing stock transfer to ACHA from A

Fife Council has congratulated its very own head of housing services, John Mills, after he scooped the Excellence in Leadership Award at this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Awards for excellence in housing. The Scotland Housing Awards recognise the creativity, passion and

Hawthorn Housing Co-operative has unveiled Daniel Moodie as the winner of its Young Co-operator Award for 2021. The award was presented by Kevin Wallace who is chair of Hawthorn Community Action Group and a member of Hawthorn Housing Co-operative.

Work has started on three new council housing developments as part of Aberdeen City Council’s flagship 2,000 new council houses building programme. (from left) Councillor Marie Boulton (convener, capital programme committee), John McHardy (business development director, Robertson Con

Ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change, tackling inequalities and investing in the economy and public services were at the forefront of the 2022-2023 Scottish Budget yesterday though some in the housing sector believe it has fallen short in delivering on house building and energy eff

Tenants of Caledonia Housing Association have moved into new homes in Bonhill with AS Homes (Scotland) set to complete the final phase of homes in March 2022. Laura and Scott Dickson moved into a three-bedroom home at the development, which is on the site of the former High Dykes Primary School

The last tenant has completed their move to Rural Stirling Housing Association’s new 50 home development at Claish Farm, with the construction by Lovell now complete. Sarah and Joseph Thain receive their keys and welcome hamper from Sarah Freel (Lovell) and Mark Griffiths (RSHA) (Photo credit:

A forthcoming project that will better manage flood risk and improve greenspace in Cardonald in Glasgow has recently won the esteemed Building with Nature National Award at the Landscape Institute Awards 2021. The joint project between Southside Housing Association and Glasgow City Council through t