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The Hillcrest Energy Advice Team (HEAT) gave 1,000 struggling Dundee households a welcome boost, providing emergency top-ups for their energy meters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 1,000 households, only 200 were Hillcrest Homes tenants, with the rest being a mixture of other housing assoc

Hillcrest Maintenance had appointed Bruce Davidson to succeed Don Ridgway as its new chairperson. (from left) Bob Jack, head of Hillcrest Maintenance; Don Ridgway; Bruce Davidson and Mark Percival

Hillcrest Homes has completed the acquisition of 12 homes in Perth’s Muirton area, working with developer Urban Union against the odds of lockdown to deliver more affordable homes.

A huge mural that has been painted on the gable-end of a Hillcrest Homes tenement block in Dundee’s Stobswell is one of the city’s biggest and most colourful artworks. Hillcrest chief executive Angela Linton, deputy chief executive Fiona Morrison, housing officer Ben Gibson and tenant pa

Hillcrest Futures has marked Overdose Awareness Day, which aims to break down some of the stigma associated with substance use and raise awareness of what to do in an overdose situation. Hillcrest Futures' drug and alcohol service works in the local community to support young people and adults at ri

It is with real sadness that Hillcrest has to announce the death of Ken Birse, a well-loved colleague and committee member.

Hillcrest Homes’ £20.5 million redevelopment of Dundee’s Ellengowan Drive has resumed on-site following the pause due to lockdown.

Hillcrest Homes has secured a £50 million private finance deal at “extremely competitive rates” as it continues the largest development programme in its history. The Association worked with ATFS and Royal Bank of Scotland for the deal which it said will ensure that its rents can co

Hillcrest Futures played a role in the eradication of the Hepatitis C in Tayside, making it the first region in the world to effectively eliminate the deadly blood disease.

Dundee-based charity Hillcrest Futures launched its first-ever boutique charity shop Broughty Ferry last week.

Hillcrest Homes and Abertay Housing Association have been awarded £175k to help support the local communities along with key partners Dundee City Council through challenges that have arisen from the coronavirus pandemic. The money, which comes from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Co

A derelict site in Arbroath could be set for 20 new homes under plans submitted on behalf of Hillcrest Homes. Comprising five two-storey blocks, the application proposes a mix of affordable homes in the former grounds of Abbeybank House on Springfield Terrace.

Hillcrest has completed the purchase of 15 mid-market rent apartments in Broughty Ferry, securing long-term tenancies for the tenants who have been living in the apartments. Built five years ago, the apartments, which are located a stone’s throw from Broughty Ferry’s beachfront, were bui

Hillcrest's Energy Advice Team (HEAT) has launched a single-question survey to find out what Scottish households’ experience of energy use has been over lockdown to help understand the impacts the lockdown may have had. The survey, which is open to any household – not just Hillcrest tena

Hillcrest has hailed the work of its customer service team amidst the current coronavirus pandemic. The association said the team moved quickly to home working when lockdown began and has been successfully set up at home with no detriment to the service delivered to customers.