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Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has created a team of digital champions to help improve tenants’ digital confidence levels. As part of SCVO’s ‘Digital Champions in Social Housing Project’, BHA staff can now support tenants to improve their digital skills, build their c

Work experience pupils from Inverclyde Academy in Greenock showed an impressive range of skills last week as they spent time with Home Fix Scotland (HFS) staff. The initiative is part of the HFS commitment to helping develop skills and experience of young people in the Inverclyde area. The training

A remarkable Bield resident from Melrose showed that age has no limits as she danced the night away during her 105th birthday celebrations. Georgina Paterson celebrated her incredible milestone birthday at Bield’s Priorwood Court, surrounded by friends and family.

Some of Scotland’s most experienced lawyers working in the field of EU citizens rights will be speaking at a seminar in Edinburgh next month. The seminar aims to provide essential training and updates about the rights that EU citizens in Scotland now have after Brexit.

Tenants’ union Living Rent is to protest a workshop planned by BBC One presenter Martin Roberts in Edinburgh tomorrow. The 'Making Money from Property with Martin Roberts' event promises to show would-be landlords how to “maximise profits”, which the tenants’ union has a

Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has expressed concern about the City of Edinburgh Council's proposed 2% rent increase and 4.79% council tax increase.

Fairer prices, clear and accurate billing and better support for people in vulnerable situations are at the heart of Citizen Advice Scotland’s (CAS) priorities for the energy market in Scotland, outlined in a new report today.

Developer Tucson Properties Ltd has lost its appeal over Glasgow City Council's refusal of an application to build 30 flats on the site of former Kelvinhaugh Primary School in Yorkhill.

Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has followed up on a £114 million investment deal with M&G Investments with the announcement of £35m of private investment to support a programme of house building and improvements. The housing association has agreed a 10-year revolvin

Shelter Scotland has rejected claims from a self-catering trade body that there is no link between Scotland’s housing crisis and the short-term letting industry. The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) said its new report ‘Short-Term Letting and The Housing Crisis’

New Gorbals Housing Association’s new office development has named among 35 of Scotland’s most impactful construction projects.

The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust has appointed Collective Architecture to work with the community to take forward plans for a new housing and hub development on the Isle of Gigha. Image credit: The Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust

Fife Council's community and housing services committee convener, Councillor Judy Hamilton, has marked the start of construction of new council houses in Dunfermline by performing the sod-cutting ceremony.

An event from the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) digital project which works with social housing providers was held last week during The Gathering.

A new community learning and support project run by Queens Cross Housing Association in northwest Glasgow is set to open up new opportunities for local people to help them improve their lives.