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Almost 150 new homes are set to be developed on top of existing apartment blocks in London thanks to a joint venture between a housing association and a developer.

Experienced site and project manager David Natusch has been appointed project director at Glasgow development company Calma Group. With a wealth of housing construction management experience and from running his own project management consultancy Staunch Projects since 1999, he joined Shawfield

Housing consultancy Arneil Johnston is celebrating having achieved the prestigious Investors in People Platinum accreditation. The award comes on the back of an unprecedented year for Arneil Johnston which, like all organisations, was faced with the consequences of the pandemic. In one of the m

Three-quarters of private rental landlords in Scotland say they would recommend buy-to-let as an investment, according to a new survey conducted by tenanted property sales specialists Portolio. The survey found that 78% of those questioned would urge others to buy homes for rent as a long-term inves

The charity StreetVet will be launching its outreach services to Aberdeen on April 27, working in partnership with Aberdeen Cyrenians to support its clients and their furry friends affected by homelessness. StreetVet currently provides free veterinary care to the pets of people experiencing homeless

Frank Boyle has joined Linstone Housing as its new director of property and assets. Mr Boyle joins the Association from Milnbank Housing Association in Glasgow’s East End where he held the role of asset manager.

Williamsburgh Housing Association has completed its new build development at Milliken Road in Kilbarchan.

The implementation of a new Local Development Plan for the Cairngorms National Park has paved the way for an increase in the number of affordable homes required in new developments within the communities that have the greatest need.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the audited financial statements for all registered social landlords (RSLs) for 2019/20.  The statistics are used by RSLs and other professionals to carry out their own analysis or benchmarking.

Doug Gibson has been involved in the adoption and scaling up of Housing First through his role as programme manager for the Housing First Pathfinder. As the approach extends across most council areas in Scotland from this week, he considers how it could help end large scale homelessness for good. Wh

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating after winning a top accolade at Energy Action Scotland’s Fuel Poverty Awards. Energy adviser Derek Smith received the 'Exceptional People, Exceptional Times' award at the Scottish Fuel Poverty Conference for his work supporting Kingdom’s tenant

A specialised cycle manufacturer has broken into international markets from its base in northwest Glasgow thanks to help from Queens Cross Workspace, part of the Queens Cross Group which also manages around 4500 houses in the area through its housing association. Kinetics builds high end tailor

The community purchase of the Lochinver Glebe from the Church of Scotland has now gone through with the Assynt Development Trust planning to use the land for affordable housing.

Dufftown and District Community Association (DDCA) has launched a period of consultation, scoping and design for future expansions to Dufftown’s housing stock. The housing will be affordable in nature with a targeted approach to attract future residents as defined by community consultation.

Two new members of staff have joined the team at Communities Housing Trust (CHT). Sarah Hobbs joined in December 2020 as marketing and communications assistant, supporting CHT and the communities it works with to share their experiences, and the ongoing need for and impact of its work.