News

New plans have been submitted on behalf of Hillcrest Housing Association for 18 flats at the site of a former Dundee hotel.

Kingdom Housing Association welcomed members, committee members and staff to the organisation’s first virtual Annual General Meeting on Monday evening. The event was immediately preceded by a Special General Meeting where members approved the proposed rule changes.

A hugely successful housing career is coming to an end for one half of Melville Housing Association’s award-winning welfare benefits advice team. Jacquie Mather, who has been with Melville since it was set up in 1995, has announced that she’ll be retiring at the end of the year having he

The current COVID-19 pandemic saw Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) members participate in its fourteenth AGM virtually via Skype. Chairman Jim Milne MBE’s report was followed by approval of the group’s annual accounts, the appointment of board members and the ap

The Hillcrest Energy Advice Team (HEAT) gave 1,000 struggling Dundee households a welcome boost, providing emergency top-ups for their energy meters during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 1,000 households, only 200 were Hillcrest Homes tenants, with the rest being a mixture of other housing assoc

Fife Council has welcomed the return to mainstream housing allocations after senior politicians agreed to the Allocations Recovery Plan to increase housing options for a range of tenants and applicants in need. The local authority has added an additional £150,000 this year to its Tra

Cat Browne, finance and asset management administrator at Orkney Housing Association, has completed a charity walking challenge. Ms Browne was set to take on the trip of a lifetime walking the foothills of the Himalaya to Everest Base Camp this October.

Repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland (HFS) is creating new opportunities for people in the construction industry.

Work has commenced on Glasgow's City Garden Apartments development as demolition begins at the site on St Georges Road.

Maryhill Housing is to take forward a number of improvement actions following the completion of its investigation into potential breaches of its code of conduct and the review of how it dealt with breach allegations.  The Association said in July it had commissioned an investigation into &ldquo

The UK Government's plans to ensure trade can be carried on unhindered in each of the four home nations once the UK severs its ties to the EU will weaken Scottish building standards designed to prevent Grenfell-like disasters, a leading architect has warned. Peter Drummond, a senior member of the Ro

Linstone Housing is doing all it can to help people cope with the coronavirus health emergency, its AGM has been told. Alongside other housing associations across the country, Linstone continues to combat the devastating effects of the pandemic on local lives. That was the positive message from Lins

Work is now under way on the latest new build council housing development planned for the site of the former Belhaven House care home in Wishaw.

Govan Housing Association is leading the way in helping deliver a digital future for one Glasgow community. The Association is spearheading an unprecedented community effort to equip people with digital skills and even lend them devices to get online.

The ground has been broken on South Lanarkshire Council’s latest new-build housing site in Cambuslang.