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More than 30 new properties are being made available for social rent in Stonehaven and Laurencekirk following the completion of two new developments. In Stonehaven, four existing properties that were used as Aberdeenshire Council education offices at Cameron Street have been converted to form eight

Wheatley Group is to bring festive cheer to almost 17,000 vulnerable households across Scotland. The housing, care and property-management group will distribute through its six housing associations – GHA, Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership, Dunedin Canmore, Cube, Loretto Housing an

A visit from Santa Claus is perhaps the most exciting part of any child’s Christmas, and over eighty children from Ferguslie Park won’t miss out this year thanks to the kind-hearted team at the Tannahill Centre.

A developer has mounted a defence of its proposals for around 500 homes to the north of Summerston after a study found that developing the greenbelt land for housing would not be appropriate.

Plans have been submitted for 49 new homes in Paisley.

East Lothian Council colleagues were delighted to be part of this year’s East Lothian Tenants and Residents Panel (ELTRP) awards ceremony which, of course, had to be done a little differently. Instead of a traditional event, guests gathered on Zoom to hear about the achievements of the panel,

The staff of housing services provider Mears have been praised by a prominent leader in the Scottish asylum community after a year in which the company and staff helped fund goods and services worth more than £430,000 to a leading Scottish charity. As a result, more than 160 children from the

As 2020 comes to an end, Scottish Housing News reveals what caught the attention of our readers throughout the year. Audrey Johnstone, housing area manager, Gillian Whitehead, housing solutions manager and Catriona Arbuckle, empty homes development officer at North Lanarkshire Council

Merchant Homes has lodged its plans for a major residential development on a match-day car park owned by Rangers Football Club.

Work has started on 20 new affordable homes as Phase 3 of Kingdom Housing Association’s development on the outskirts of Rattray in Perthshire continues. Phase 3 is part of the Association’s first project in the Blairgowrie area at Glenalmond Road where a total of 50 new homes for social

Cloch Housing Association held a virtual Special General Meeting of members on Thursday 17th December 2020 using Zoom.

Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) has again achieved the prestigious Investors in Young People Gold Accreditation (IIYP), the only people management standard that focuses on an employer’s recruitment and retention of young people. This award represents a true commitment to the training and d

Residents and staff of Hanover’s housing association properties have not let the events of 2020 stop them from making a difference to their community and commitment to charity.

News that Almond Housing Association tenants could move in to their new homes in Piriebank, Ladywell, before Christmas has been warmly welcomed by everyone involved. A small, and socially distanced event, was held at the new Piriebank development, marking the handover of 12 social rented proper

A generous donation by local electrical firm Valley Group has helped the Tannahill Centre bring some festive cheer to families and individuals across Ferguslie Park this Christmas.