Almond Housing Association

Two campaign launches and a new chair ensured that this year’s Almond Housing Association AGM had a lot to share. Firstly, Adam Turner stepped down as chair after more than four years in the role, although he will be staying on as a member of the board.

Almond Housing Association’s community engagement officer Jane Deary used this week's Scottish Housing Day and its theme of ‘Everybody needs good neighbours’ as the perfect time to launch her BeeKind initiative. It was a couple of years ago when Jane read The Kindness Club on Maple

A seven-year partnership between Almond Housing Association and West Lothian Women’s Aid (WLWA) has provided crucial support to women and children affected by domestic abuse.

A unique Hawthorn tree in the Craigshill community, affectionately known as 'The Squinty Tree', has become the star of a new short animation, bringing together the local community for its premiere. The screening, held on Thursday, 19 June at Almond Housing Association's HQ, was attended by local cou

In the last couple of weeks, Almond Housing has welcomed a new customer care manager and a community engagement officer to the team. Both are replacement roles but represent a change in approach for the organisation, from a more old-fashioned housing support stance to one of customer support.

Following a successful procurement and recruitment process, Almond Housing Association now has a contractor and RAAC project team.  

Almond Housing Association has launched a community project as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations which it hopes will bear fruit for many years to come. A blue sky day greeted the enthusiastic gardeners gathered on the land adjacent to Hobart Street in Craigshill.

Board members, Almond employees and tenant associates were sad to learn of the recent passing of Anne Gault.

Almond Housing Association has appointed Frank Spratt to take on the role of project delivery manager to oversee the removal of RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) from 220 of its properties With a Masters in construction management and many years working in the industry, predominantly wit

Almond Housing Association is to develop a programme of repairs following the discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in some of its properties. In late December 2023, Almond discovered that RAAC roof panels had been used in the construction of 318 properties in the Craigshil

Almond Housing Association has delivered its annual winter check programme in record time this year. Every year Almond carries out checks for elderly and vulnerable customers to ensure its homes are ready for winter. This year, 239 visits were carried out between early October and mid-November.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with Almond Housing Association to turn an out-of-use care home in West Lothian into affordable housing for young people in the community at risk of and affected by homelessness.

West Lothian Council has been considering ways to deliver additional housing rapidly to meet local demand for homes for rent. Council officers have been looking at quick-build housing solutions to provide more homes for rent and reduce reliance on hotels and B&Bs, to see if they could work in We

Almond Housing Association is to deliver 16 homes for social rent in Winchburgh after agreeing a land acquisition from West Lothian Council. The council’s executive has approved the sale of land at Glendevon Park to the Association for just £1, subject to conditions.

The Almond Housing Association squad has been assembled for the Business Fives event in Edinburgh today. The team has raised just short of £1,000 so far (at time of publication) for Cancer Research UK.