Melville Housing Association

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A pillar of the community who has played an immense but understated role in the life of local people has called time on one part of her stellar volunteering career after 20 years of service to social housing in Midlothian. Barbara Shearer, who lives in Mayfield on the outskirts of Dalkeith, has sat

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The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) marked its 49th Annual General Meeting yesterday which saw Grampian's Craig Stirrat and Melville's Caron Quinn elected to its board. Against the backdrop of Scottish Housing Day, the AGM had a focus on a theme that resonates with us al

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A green-fingered tenant from Woodburn, near Dalkeith, has been rewarded for her fantastic achievement in creating a magical outdoor space with this year’s ‘Baxter Keiller Award’ for outstanding Melville Housing Association garden.

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Lovell Partnerships has donated its building expertise to support two charities that serve Midlothian communities while building 39 new homes for Melville Housing Association near Dalkeith. The first of these new social rented homes are now being handed over to Melville at the Oakwood Edge developme

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Four hundred struggling households from across the Lothians, Edinburgh and Lanarkshire are £660,000 better off thanks to the hard work of a life-saving service. The housing support service, provided by Dalkeith-based Melville Housing Association, helped tenants claim grants and benefits w

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Eleven hardy volunteers have donated 44 hours of their valuable time to a fantastic charity that serves disadvantaged communities in a corner of Midlothian. The team, made up of staff from Melville Housing Association, housebuilder Lovell Partnerships and property and construction consultants Hardie

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From Monday 1 April, tenants of Melville Housing Association will have a new maintenance service designed to deliver improved levels of customer service.

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Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has completed the handover of 56 affordable homes and apartments for social rent in Bilston to Melville Housing Association. Located within Phase 2 of Taylor Wimpey’s Pentland Green development, the mix of two and three-bedroom homes, as well as one and two-bedroom

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With times tough as the country continues to battle the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Melville Housing Association has made donations totalling £4,500 to charities that help struggling households.

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Melville Housing Association celebrated Scottish Housing Day and its 28th annual general meeting by rewarding a tenant for her tireless work creating a stunning garden in the Midlothian town of Gorebridge.

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