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Charing Cross Housing Association was ‘hands on’ at the first ever Garnethill Village Gaitherin’.

A Hanover (Scotland) sheltered housing complex in Clackmannanshire has held a party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the organisation and a major anniversary in the history of the site. Tenants and staff gathered to enjoy a special lunch to mark both Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association’

A second round of the Plugged-In Households Grant Fund has now opened, allowing more social housing providers, third sector and community organisations the chance to procure the services of electric vehicle car clubs. £500,000 is available for social housing providers and third sector organisa

Two housebuilders have together bought 46 acres of residential development land in Lasswade, Midlothian.

A formerly-empty building on Paisley High Street has been brought back to life as a new home for businesses and residents – in what is believed to be the first new residential development on the street in decades.

Edinburgh heritage body the Cockburn Association has launched a series of thought-pieces under the heading Our Unique City: Our Past, Our City, Our Future to generate a civic conversation that looks to address the many challenges facing the capital now and in the immediate future. Paper Four –

Kendoon Housing Association has announced it is to seek a formal partnership in the shape of a transfer of engagements to a larger Glasgow-based RSL. The Association, which owns and manages 318 homes within a three-street radius in the city’s Drumchapel area, is currently engaging with the Sco

Tollcross Housing Association’s new offices and a Highland Housing Alliance development in Inverness have been named among the very best of current Scottish architecture. The projects were recognised in Edinburgh last night as the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) announced

The City of Edinburgh Council is working with national homelessness charity Crisis in a new partnership to unlock access to the private rented sector for homeless people across the city.

The Scottish Government has published a new study of evidence to support the New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy 2018-2022. The study is intended to inform policy makers and people working with refugees and asylum seekers.

The Scottish Government will need to manage volatility in its Budget as the devolution of tax and spending powers becomes fully operational, according to the independent Scottish Fiscal Commission. The Commission published its official five-year economic, tax and social security forecasts today

Kingdom Housing Association's fifth annual Construction Academy gets under way this month to assist unemployed Fifers gain construction skills and gain employment. As part of Kingdom Housing Association’s affordable housing development programme, the Kingdom Works team are working in coll

Senior citizen tenants got their dancing shoes on this week to celebrate 40 years of Thenue Housing. A tea dance complete with swing band was laid on so over 80 seniors could celebrate the milestone.

Jimmy Black responds to a report produced by a team of researchers from the University of Dundee’s Dental Health Services Research Unit which uncovered a geographical disparity in support services available to those who find themselves homeless in the city.

Pre-construction and enabling works are under way at a Taylor Wimpey site in Linwood with work on a second site Edinburgh to officially start within the next few weeks.