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Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed plans to build 850 new homes over the next five years – an increase of 154 homes previously planned by 2020 and total of 370 more over the entire period.

The Women at Work group at Jameson Place A group of tenants from Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) sheltered housing units have come together to create a new book sharing personal stories from their working lives.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits PoLHA's Jameson Place Tenants of Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) Jameson Place development welcomed a special guest this week when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon paid a visit to the Generations Project for their Christmas festivities.

A training programme by Port of Leith Housing Association (POLHA) has supported 35 young people from across Edinburgh and East Lothian to complete an 18 week training programme with a local employer with 21 progressing to employment, apprenticeship or further education following their training. The

In partnership with our sister publication Scottish Financial News, Scottish Housing News is running a series of Just A Minute profiles of housing association finance directors. We kick off with Heather Kiteley, finance director at Port of Leith Housing Association. Heather Kiteley

(from left) Ainan Groat, housing services team leader, Lee McEwan, housing trainee and Susanne Connell, housing officer Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ as part of the Port of Leith TOiL (Training Opportunities in Lothian) programme at a ceremony at Edinb

Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) team of volunteers lent a hand at the Older Adults event at Meadowbank Sports Centre, hosted by Edinburgh Leisure’s Ageing Well project in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and Pilmeny Development Project. Following on from the success of

Keith Anderson, chief executive of Port of Leith Housing Association (blue suit) and Clare Halliday, business and community initiatives manager at Quay Community Improvements, join members of staff at Quay Community Improvements (from left) Charles Blues, Arkaduisz Chudak, Artur Lisieki, Patryk Kowa

Caitlin McCorry and Neil Stewart at the AGM At its 40th Annual General Meeting last week, Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed the appointed of its chair, vice chair and two new board members.

(from left) Taylor Cook, Claire Ironside, Heather Kiteley, Gordon Cameron and Lawrence Mayers At first glance letting a cat and mouse loose in a sports hall might seem like a very bad idea.

Port of Leith Housing Association has been recognised by the Living Wage Foundation as an Accredited Living Wage Employer. The Association committed to setting its basic starting salary level at the national Living Wage standard two years ago, which now sees all its employees over the age of 25 earn

Derek Hogg The Housing team at Scottish law firm Harper Macleod has now acted in the only three private placements by Scottish housing associations to take place to date, with a combined value of over £120 million.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has secured a new £35 million private funding facility to support its plans to build over 480 homes for social and mid-market rent in Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020. The deal, which is one of the first of its kind, combines a revolving credit facility (R

(from left) May Vanhagen, Michelle Vanhagen, Bertha Glancy, John Ross Two of Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) sheltered housing complexes have raised over £2,000 at their summer fayres.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has been awarded two Crystal Marks on behalf of the Plain English Campaign for its Customer Engagement and Antisocial Behaviour leaflets. The Crystal Mark is the organisation’s approval for the clarity of a document and the only internationally recognised