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Linstone Housing has praised the work of its dedicated and hardworking estates team during the coronavirus pandemic. Seven members of the association’s estates team stepped forward to carry on working throughout the health emergency – and in doing so kept Linstone’s communities loo

Social landlords will have the opportunity to participate in a new style of webinar this week thanks to the Smart Social Housing Knowledge Exchange.

Following the reopening of construction sites in Scotland, Sean McGinness believes the picture should start to become clearer for rural landowners who are in discussions with housebuilders and developers regarding potential new developments and land sales. Many individuals will have spent time durin

Charities may have to merge to survive the cash crisis caused by the pandemic, a lawyer has said. Alastair Keatinge, partner and head of charities at Lindsays, said the Scottish government must play a key role in reforming the third sector.

Deeside Thistle Cycling Club (DTCC) has raised more £2,000 for Aberdeen Cyrenians by organising a “first-of-its-kind” virtual race.

Taylor Wimpey has provided funding to Glasgow homeless charity Lights on G1.

Warnings about the adverse effect that placing asylum seekers in hotels and serviced apartments for long periods of time could have on their wellbeing were issued long before Mears moved hundreds of people from their homes in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Having successfully used short-term lets during the COVID-19 crisis to provide housing for people facing homelessness, the City of Edinburgh Council is now calling on the sector to help the city tackle homelessness long-term.

Renfrewshire Council is to install Internet of Things (IoT) technology in its social housing stock which measures temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide levels and provides early alerts on issues such as problems with ventilation and potential dampness. (from left) Dane Ralston, MD; Jack Slater, h

Following 12 weeks of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marshall Construction has now commenced work on the delivery of 54 new affordable homes in Alloa. Elm Grove will provide social and mid-market rented properties for Kingdom and Ochil View housing associations.

Queens Cross Housing Association has received a further £15,000 of funding from the Scottish Government's Wellbeing Fund to help more young people during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Ayrshire Housing has been recognised as a community anchor to help channel Scottish Government support to the voluntary sector during the coronavirus crisis. The Association has received funding of £12,000 from the Scottish Government's Supporting Communities Fund. With top-up fundin

Cloch Housing Association is delivering 150 activity packs to households with children aged under 5 years as part of a funding package received from the Scottish Government's Supporting Communities Fund. The funding means that Cloch can deliver one activity pack each month for the next three months

Moray Council has submitted plans to build 62 affordable homes on the site of the former Spynie Hospital in Elgin.

An 187-home development in Stanley has been approved by Perth & Kinross Council in a process which saw a councillor unable to cast his vote after his computer crashed.