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As ten new Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) homes on the Isle of Lewis near completion, the project’s contractor has made a donation to the local library. Calmax Construction Ltd donated £500 to the Sgoil nan Loch library project as part of HHP’s community benefit requirements.

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland has grown by more than 50% in a decade, according to research. Figures from the Bank of Scotland show there were 34,519 in 2018, compared with 22,100 in 2008.

More than 40 local projects are celebrating after being awarded a share of West Dunbartonshire Council’s Community Budgeting fund. From community orchards to building improvements a vast array of groups and community projects will be supported by the fund.

Wheatley Group is given more school leavers the opportunity to get their career off to a flying start with plan to recruit 31 young people to its award-winning Modern Apprenticeship programme. Wheatley has 25 Business Administration and six Environmental Apprenticeships up for grabs for people aged

The keys to Berwickshire Housing Association’s latest modern affordable homes at Acredale in Eyemouth have been given to the tenants moving in to their new homes. The new form the third phase of BHA’s new house building at Acredale, providing 30 new homes and contributing to the much nee

Hot on the heels of placing 42nd in the Sunday Times’ 100 Best UK Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For List, Port of Leith Housing Association has received two additional accolades.

People who are homeless in Edinburgh face an 18-month wait for permanent accommodation, new statistics have shown. New figures obtained from a Freedom of Information request, and reported by the Edinburgh Evening News, found that the average single adult who declares themselves homeless in the capit

New research into the levels of destitution experienced by people seeking asylum has identified an urgent need for a national action plan to tackle asylum and migrant destitution in Scotland. The research, coordinated by the Destitute Asylum Seeker Service, a Glasgow-based project coordinated by the

Southside Housing Association (SHA) has struck a £30 million deal with Handelsbanken plc to help finance new build properties and a comprehensive programme of housing improvements. The Glasgow landlord will use the loan facility from the Swedish bank to support the finance of upgrades to exist

A fast-track modern apprenticeship programme to attract people of all ages to pursue a rewarding career in the housebuilding sector will be piloted from today to mark the start of Scotland’s Apprenticeship Week. Housebuilder and offsite construction solutions provider Stewart Milne Group has l

Tenants at a retirement housing development in Dundee have seen their health and wellbeing flourish thanks to regular martial arts classes. A group of tenants at Bield’s Shiell Court have been taking part in Tai Chi sessions in a bid to improve their balance and strength.

Tenancy deposit protection scheme SafeDeposits Scotland has announced a programme of nine new landlord and letting agent educational workshops taking place across the country in April. The workshops will offer two courses; a ‘Basic Workshop’, and a more advanced ‘Making the Case fo

A Highland landlord has been fined £4,000 for operating a house in multiple occupation (HMO) without a licence. Following concerns that several flats within Cruickshank Court in Dingwall were being occupied as unlicensed HMOs, Highland Council’s environmental health team led a joint inve

The 2018 calendar year saw an increase in the average price of a residential property but a decrease in the volume of sales compared with the previous year, according to figures released today by Registers of Scotland. Overall, the market value of Scottish property sales increased in 2018, continuin

Proposals to create new council housing on sites at Summerhill, Kincorth, Torry, Dyce and Greenferns are among those to have moved forward as part of ambitious plans to significantly increase the supply of social housing in Aberdeen. The plans were at the heart of the Housing Revenue Account budget