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The finished park set up for the opening ceremony Katherine Place Play Park in West Dunbartonshire has reopened to the public following a £10,000 refurbishment by Cordale Housing Association’s Community Environmental Fund.

Blochairn Housing Association director, Michael Carberry, joined 40 other volunteers to sleep rough last month to raise funds to help vulnerable, homeless people in Glasgow. Held by the Marie Trust, the ‘sleep rough night’ took place in Skypark’s car park with every penny raised helping to mai

Melville Housing Association has continued its support of the Arniston Rangers Cherokees, the under-eights team of Arniston Rangers Youth Football Club (ARYFC). The Midlothian landlord has given £500 to the Gorebridge-based club, allowing them to buy new equipment, including new strips, which will

Tammy Adams Scotland’s construction firms have said they have much to encourage them in their efforts to address the country’s chronic undersupply of housing following a review into Scotland’s planning system.

A local authority in England has been criticised for its policy of buying one-way train tickets for homeless people to move them out the area. Bournemouth Borough Council said it has spent £500 so far on train tickets for nine people to leave as part of a new £200,000 strategy using “assertive t

More than one million 18-44 year-olds in Scotland say housing problems are forcing them to stall life milestones such as a career, children and retirement, according to new research issued today. The research was part of a UK-wide study by Shelter, Shelter Scotland and YouGov which revealed how Brit

The vast majority of house builders have used or have considered using modern methods of construction (MMC) in the last three years, according to new research from the NHBC Foundation. The study found that one of the key attractions to MMC is the perceived ability to build more quickly and there is

(from left) Alan Taylor, Lovell regional director; Bobby Caldwell, Lovell project manager for the Whitburn development and Gil Lawrie, Lovell site manager for the Shettleston development with the awards Housing developer Lovell has been presented with two awards by the British Safety Council for its

Artist’s impression of the Queensferry Crossing from South Queensferry With six months to go until Scotland’s newest bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, is set to be opened, campaigners are calling for the country’s next big infrastructure project to be one that makes a difference to people’s

Councillor Mac Roberts Plans have been lodged for a housing development to be built on a 58 hectare site at Errol Airfield on the outskirts of Dundee.

Roddy MacDonald Housebuilder AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has announced the appointment of Roddy MacDonald as its new affordable housing director.

Councillor Tim Brett Empty properties owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Fife should be released to help tackle the region’s housing crisis, according to a local councillor.

Lanarkshire Housing Association Ltd (LHA) has announced that James Stevenson has retired as chief executive after more than 33 years’ service with the Association. Originally employed as a development officer in 1982, Jim was promoted to director in 1992 and finally re-designated as chief executiv

Launching North Lanarkshire Council’s Local Housing Strategy are (left to right) Elaine McHugh, head of housing solutions, NLC; Jim Leonard, vice chairperson and Anne McGhee, chairperson of North Lanarkshire Federation of Tenants and Residents; Councillor Kaye Harmon, vice convener of housing and

The UK government’s much-heralded change to the social security system contains a number of inherent flaws which are causing serious problems for people in need, according to a detailed new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). The new Universal Credit (UC) policy is a massive reform to soci