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Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has received a Secure by Design Award by Police Scotland for its new build development at Castle Wood Court in Helensburgh. The new build comprises 32 units at a construction value of just under £5 million. Funding has come from the Scottish Governme

An affordable housing scheme in Nairn has welcomed its first residents after Albyn Housing Society took handover of the development. The 23 new build homes at Farnack Street have been allocated for affordable rent via the Highland Housing Register, providing much needed accommodation for local appli

Proposals by Angus Housing Association (AHA) to increase rents by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation only of 2.4% from April 2019 onwards has had a positive response from its tenants. The increase compares favourably with the recently announced higher than inflation increases of 3.5% in the An

The new housing project in Dundee is in doubt after developer McGill Homes followed its parent company into administration. The housing division of McGill & Co Limited, was placed into administration last week, days after administrators were appointed to the main company, making 374 of the compa

Council tax and housing rents in East Lothian are set to increase after the local authority’s 2019/20 budget plans were approved by elected members. As well as increasing council tax by 4.79%, East Lothian Council agreed further rises of 3% annually in the following two years and a 5% increase

Amera Sajid, the Gowrie Care money support worker who recently travelled to Lebanon to help Syrian refugees, has returned bringing with her stories and experiences - both heart-wrenching as well as warming. Amera returned from the Middle-Eastern country on January 29 following time in refugee camps

Glasgow’s George Square was an array of colour on February 10 as ng homes joined in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Also known as the Spring Festival, the event saw colourful dragons, pandas, dancers and a Scottish Pipe Band light up a special night in the city centre.

Seven Dunbar women have seen their creativity blossom thanks to a Valentine’s Day themed craft session. With help from local floral art expert Maureen Blair who donated her time and experience, tenants at Bield’s Southfield Court were shown how to arrange a variety of flowers into differ

It is widely recognised that there is a difference between being a manger and being a leader, that leaders can do more to inspire and innovate their teams, rather than just manage them. With this in mind, SHARE work closely with ilm to develop training that proves valuable in helping established or

A wave energy technology is being developed that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of houses. The device costs less than conventional designs, has fewer moving parts, and is made of durable materials. It is designed to be incorporated into existing ocean energy systems and can c

CityFibre has reached an agreement with infrastructure provider Amey to extend its 150km network in Edinburgh to homes and businesses across the city. On completion, the £100 million project will extend the state of the art communications infrastructure to over 2100km of network.

Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has signed an innovative, two-year partnership with the UK Charity of the Year to provide vital life skills and practical support to young people when they move into their own homes for the first time. The housebuilder has pledged to work alongside Who Car

After thirty six years working in the Scottish RSL sector, Graeme Russell is stepping down as CEO at Manor Estates Housing Association at the end of May. Graeme began his career as a housing assistant at the then Gorgie – Dalry Housing Association (later Canmore HA and then Dunedin Canmore).

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is working in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage, Architecture and Design Scotland and the Scottish Government to support more innovative, greener designs in the housing sector. Building on the social housing sector’s track record

A Scottish council is the first in Europe to give its employees who have suffered domestic abuse "safe leave". South Ayrshire Council's policy will give employees up to 10 days' paid leave to allow them to seek help and support.