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Chik Collins Campaigns to improve the health of poor people fail to make an impact because they ignore the fundamental causes of inequality, new research suggests.

Craigowl Communities is looking for 30 seconds of your time to vote for the charity to win funding for one of its projects. The Dundee-based charity, part of the Hillcrest Group, provides learning opportunities, training, qualifications, guidance and support to people who want to improve their circu

Bield is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help reduce isolation and increase community involvement of tenants in Glasgow. The housing and care provider’s Lochar Lodge requires two volunteers to help devise and deliver weekly programs of social activities for the tenants, both in the developm

The UK government’s flagship energy-saving programme, the Green Deal, has not achieved value for money because it failed to persuade householders that energy efficiency measures are worth paying for, the National Audit Office has found. A report by the watchdog, published yesterday, revealed that

Baldoran Gate A development of 40 affordable homes launches this month in West Baldoran, Milton of Campsie.

Urban Union’s second phase plans for the Pennywell Living development The Pennywell regeneration project in Edinburgh has scooped another award after a successful outing at the RICS Scotland Awards 2016.

Panellists (from left) Jim Eadie, Scottish National Party; Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party; Jim Hume, Scottish Liberal Democrats; Alex Johnston, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and Ken Macintosh, Scottish Labour Party By James Battye, policy officer with Shelter Scotland

Housebuilder Persimmon has reported an 8 per cent increase in forward sales revenue to date this year with the average selling price up 5.8 per cent to circa £220,000. Reporting current trading, financial performance and the outlook for the current financial year ahead of its annual general meeting

The use of foodbanks in Scotland remains at record levels, figures published by The Trussell Trust have revealed. In the 2014/15 financial year, 133,726 emergency supply packages were given out to people in crisis by The Trussell Trust's 51 food banks - an increase of 13% on the previous year.

East Lothian Council has evicted a tenant from a property in Haddington following a catalogue of antisocial behaviour offences. The tenant was removed from a property at Hardgate for breaching his tenancy agreement after he was convicted of a number of drug offences committed in and around his tenan

Craig Hatton, executive director (place) at North Ayrshire Council formally opening the development Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA), working in partnership with North Ayrshire Council and the Scottish Government, has completed a new build development at Dippie Gardens, Waterside Street, Largs.

Five surveys relating to different housing issues in North Ayrshire have went live to provide tenants with an opportunity to shape the local service. The themes of the surveys will relate to issues affecting disabled people and the people who care for them. There will be questions relating to the ov

The revamped website for our sister publication Scottish Construction Now is proving more popular than ever with its readers after attracting a record 39,000 unique visitors last month. Page views for the site at www.scottishconstructionnow.com topped 75,000 over the same period, maintaining its con

A new bond finance deal for Paragon Housing Association has paved the way for greater opportunities for registered social landlords (RSLs) to fund investment in new stock and diversify their business models. HBJ Gateley’s banking and social housing teams and RSM’s corporate finance practice advi

Willie Rennie The Scottish Liberal Democrats have set out plans to increase in housing supply by expanding the Housing Fund for Scotland model and tackle youth homelessness through mediation.