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After Wheatley Group chief executive Martin Armstrong outlined the advantages which can be gained if social landlords grow in size, Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations director David Bookbinder offers an alternative view. The housing association sector has always been a divers

Cunninghame Housing Association held an official opening ceremony last week to commemorate the completion of its new affordable housing development at Longpark in Kilmarnock.

Scotland accounted for 18% of the increase in public sector new housing output across Great Britain in 2019, according to official figures. The Housing in construction output statistics, Great Britain, 2010-2019, published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), found that growth in publi

New guidance has been published to reduce the risk from fire in specialised housing, such as sheltered and supported accommodation.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has lodged plans to develop 74 new affordable homes on the Isle of Lewis. The social landlord wants to expand the existing Blackwater development on the edge of Newmarket.

Dundee City Council has approved plans to build 14 new social housing flats in Lochee.

Home Group has been named Scotland’s best performing housing association in Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers Index for the second year running.

Ferguslie Park Housing Association’s charitable subsidiary, the Tannahill Centre, held a Multicultural Food Festival to celebrate Burns Night with more than 200 people attending and enjoying food and entertainment from all around the world.

River Clyde Homes Group's building, repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland has donated materials and tools to Inverclyde Community Shed, an organisation aimed at combating loneliness and isolation in the region.

A housing association in England has received a governance downgrade after it lost nearly £1 million as a result of a cyber scam.

A proposed 3% rent increase for 2020/21 was agreed by The Highland Council’s new housing and property committee yesterday. The change, which will increase the average weekly council house rent from £75.38 to £77.64 (£2.26 per week), will result in an increased repairs an

A new guide has been published detailing how organisations can take the public with them when planning new building developments or other activities.

Mary Black will lead a new-look board at ANCHO after the North Ayrshire-based housing association made a raft of new appointments. Steven Travers, Leanne Stirling, Kelly Arrol, Nigel Fortnum, Colin Love and Michael Donnelly are joining the ANCHO board and bring with them decades of collect

The continuing uncertainty around Scottish Government investment in housing post-2021 risks reversing the work being done to tackle homelessness, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned following the publication of new statistics. The latest homelessness figures from the Sc

Greenock town centre has replaced Ferguslie Park in Paisley as the most deprived area of Scotland, according to official figures. The latest update of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020 has been published which identifies the places in Scotland where people are experiencing disad