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The management board of Caledonia Housing Association has approved a rent increase of 1 per cent for the year 2016/17 following considerable deliberation and an extensive consultation exercise. The board was consciously aware that the current economic climate remains very challenging for the Associa

Aileen McLeod Two consultations have been launched on community right to buy for crofting and abandoned, neglected or detrimental land.

(from left) Glasgow City Mission’s chief executive Grant Campbell, GAP Giving Charitable Foundation's Catriona Dobson, Glasgow City Mission’s partnerships and communications manager Graham Steven, and GAP Giving Charitable Foundation's Willie Crawford GAP Hire Solutions has presented a donation

Cllrs Judy Hamilton & David Ross visit tenant Maria McKenzie The completion of a housing development in Thornton has signalled the halfway stage in Fife Council’s Affordable Housing Programme.

James Battye Shelter Scotland policy officer, James Battye, reflects on last week’s passing of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill.

Glasgow City Council has issued a tender for lead contractors to progress the ‘Blue-Green’ infrastructure works at its £250 million transformation of Sighthill. Comprising approximately 800 new homes, a new school campus and community facilities, as well as commercial units, the Sighthill regen

Gowrie Care staff and residents in Glasgow were delighted to host a visit from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon last week. Ms Sturgeon took the time to visit Gowrie’s homeless support project and find out more about the life changing work that the charity does.

A new “mini multis” community garden and play park has been created with support from Maryhill Housing Association. The grand opening saw a bumper turnout of around 250 people turn out to mark the occasion which brings play facilities and a community garden to this part of Maryhill for the first

David Cowans, group chief executive at Places for People and Jenny Laing, Aberdeen City Council leader Places for People has signed a pioneering partnership with Aberdeen City Council which will create 2,000 new homes in the city with the potential to build a further 1,000 properties.

Cllr Margaret Davidson with Keith Brown MSP (left) and Lord Dunlop Inverness is to benefit from a major increase in the city’s homes over the next 20 years following the award of a £315 million City Deal.

Keith Vaz MP A committee of MPs is to launch an inquiry into the Home Office’s outsourcing of asylum seeker housing to private companies across the UK.

Kezia Dugdale A new form of local government tax based on property value will replace the “unfair” council tax under new plans revealed by Scottish Labour.

The construction of an £800 million new community development in Aberdeen can begin next month after the UK government pledged funding for the project. The Westminster guarantee of £86m means Stewart Milne Group can now deliver new housing, schools, healthcare and parks at the Countesswells site.

Plans for a new £150 million mixed use development that will create a new town centre, with housing, retail, leisure and business facilities at Blackdog have been lodged with Aberdeenshire Council. If successful the development will create 600 new homes, including 150 affordable homes, to accommoda

(from left) Site manager Bill Anderson, David Zwirlein and John Alexander. Photo Credit: Evening Telegraph Funds available for new build council and housing association houses in Dundee are set to go up by over £4 million in the next financial year, the city council has confirmed.