Hillcrest

GRAHAM has started construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes. The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever mixed-use residential development of its kind by Unite Students, one of the UK&rsqu

A platform that streamlines the process of finding properties for prospective tenants in the north east of Scotland has marked its first three years.

Hillcrest’s Tenancy Sustainment Service, one of the organisation’s tenant advice teams, has announced a significant change to its identity.

Scottish charity Hillcrest Futures has submitted a bid to establish a drug checking service in Dundee, aimed at addressing potential contamination of illegal drugs and reducing associated harms. The proposal to establish a drug checking facility is being worked on in partnership with Dundee Alcohol

The Prince’s Trust, a charity helping young people, has given grants to young workers at Hillcrest to boost their careers. The Development Awards are cash grants for people aged 16 to 30 and cover the cost of qualifications, equipment, clothing, travel expenses and more.

Councillors have unanimously granted planning permission to an application to deliver five blocks of affordable flats on the site of a former Perth hospital.

John Booth has this week taken up the role of director of Hillcrest Futures. A highly respected health and social care leader, John has over 16 years of experience at the forefront of the social care sector on a local and national level.

Plans to deliver affordable homes on the site of a former Dundee nightclub have been submitted for full planning.

Dundee firm George Martin Builders has submitted plans to build twenty new flats on vacant ground beside Arbroath’s Webster Theatre.

The Hillcrest Foundation has donated £5,000 to Scottish charity Help for Kids, which will go towards delivering much needed beds for eight families affected by the floods in Brechin last October.

Dave Boyle was elected as chair of Hillcrest at its recent AGM, formally beginning within the role last week. Mr Boyle’s appointment saw former chair Alan Russell stepping down after five years in the role, who has now been elected to a position on Hillcrest Futures’ board.

Hillcrest has cemented its social, environmental and corporate pledges in a special inaugural report that lays bare its responsibilities and commitments.

A new housing development with 163 homes allocated for affordable homes has been approved, subject to conditions, by councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee.

Hillcrest has scooped an award for its Upper Dens Mill development and a commendation for its Ellengowan regeneration at the highly regarded Dundee Civic Trust's 50th Anniversary Awards - the first to take place since 2019 after being halted by Covid.

The Hillcrest Foundation has given a valuable boost to local charities and community groups in Scotland, awarding £92,713 to 23 organisations working to improve communities and the lives of people experiencing various hardships or disadvantages. Just some of the beneficiaries included Feeling