Housing officers from Link brought festive cheer to six families across Edinburgh last week by submitting a successful application to Forth One’s Cash for Kids Mission Christmas campaign. The housing officers chose six families at random, all of whom were experiencing financial difficulties.
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A commission formed to tackle poverty in Edinburgh met for the first time yesterday to define the long-term responses needed to significantly reduce poverty in the city. The City of Edinburgh Council appointed Jim McCormick, associate director for Scotland with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, as ind
A Paisley tenant who was responsible for serious anti-social behaviour over a prolonged period has been evicted from his home. Link Housing Association pursued the court action following continual complaints from neighbours regarding the tenant’s conduct in and around the vicinity of his home, inc
Almost 500 staff from across the Link group of social enterprises gathered at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange last week to attend the organisation’s staff conference. During the ‘Improving Lives’ themed afternoon event, staff enjoyed video updates from across the group, a presentation from Scotlan
Brenda Higgins Three housing organisations have been shortlisted as potential partners to merge with Wishaw and District Housing Association (WDHA).
Jon Turner Link Group has named Jon Turner as its new chief executive officer with effect from January 2019.
Link Housing has been accredited to provide advice relating to welfare benefits and money and debt by the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP). Owned by the Scottish Government, SNSIAP is designed to encourage not-for-profit agencies to adopt a culture of continu
An ambitious five-year masterplan to build hundreds of new social houses in North Ayrshire has been unveiled. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) aims to deliver more than 1700 high-quality homes in neighbourhoods where people want to live.
Link Group Ltd is celebrating this week having been reaccredited Stage Two in the Investors in Diversity award. The reaccreditation has been awarded by the National Centre for Diversity, which aims to advance fairness for all in the workplace by helping organisations to embed best Equality, Diversit
Edinburgh is due to outstrip Glasgow within the next 15 years to become Scotland’s biggest city, the chief executive of the Scottish capital’s council has said. In the opening keynote presentation at a Built Environment Networking event, Andrew Kerr said that Edinburgh’s population is due to g
An Edinburgh housing support service for vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25 has received top marks from the Care Inspectorate in a report published this month. This is the second inspection in a row in which the Edinburgh Young Persons Service, which is managed by LinkLiving – part of the Link
https://vimeo.com/282478765 A fly-through has been released which showcases a development of 562 new homes next to the River Clyde by Link Group and Laurel Homes.
An artist's impression of the previously approved Dunbeg masterplan A major development of 300 affordable homes in Dunbeg has been approved by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning committee.
A designed for the successful integration of new families moving into Hawthorn Housing Co-operative homes Lintel Trust has approved £60,000 worth of funds from the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s (SPA) Community Benefit Fund for six local community projects.
Falkirk joiners James McNally and Graham Waugh installing a new kitchen in a local Link property Link Group Ltd is celebrating following a successful year of kitchen and bathroom installations across its central belt housing stock by its in-house repairs and maintenance service, Link Property.