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Artist’s impression of a forthcoming development at James Watt Dock, Greenock A significant investment is to be made in the development programme at River Clyde Homes after the Association secured additional borrowing from its lenders.

Planning consent for the £8.9 million second phase of Kingdom Housing Association's regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing has been approved allowing the construction of 61 new homes. Thirty per cent of the new houses will be designed and built to meet suit the particular needs of tenants w

Refurbishment work commencing at Croft Avenue, Oban Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has gone on site with a £300k investment for external re-cladding on its eight family homes at Croft Avenue in Oban.

Councillor Mandy Morgan Glasgow City Council is to debate the use of pre-paid meters and the negative impact this can have on some consumers, especially vulnerable people.

Cairn Housing Association has been awarded with a four star Recognised for Excellence Award at the 2018 Scottish Awards for Business Excellence. At an event attended by over 250 professionals from across the public, private and third sectors, Cairn walked away with an award which marks the latest mi

The Positive Goals employability programme run by Morton in the Community and backed by River Clyde Homes is returning for a second year. The 2017 programme was a great success with 61% of participants that completed the six week project gaining work or a place in full time education, and of those,

Tenants at a retirement housing development in the Scottish Borders have had their kitchens given a new lease of life. Bield’s Turnbull Court in Duns has seen its tenants’ kitchens undergo a major revamp, turning dated designs into modern living spaces.

Cllr Mark Salmond As the first Scottish local authority to install sprinkler systems as standard in its new build housing, Angus Council welcomes the move by Scottish Government to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.

Thousands more long-term, privately-owned empty homes across Scotland are in the sights of an expanded team which aims to use all its powers to bring them back into use. A key aim of the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) – which has recently had its funding doubled by the Scottish Government

Lisa Peebles Tenant voice and landlord self-assurance were the focus of the Regulator’s opening session at the Tenant Information Service (TIS) national conference in Cumbernauld earlier this month.

Scott Kirkpatrick, Richard Murdoch and Moray Glennie from Kingdom with the Lintel Cup A team of golfers from Kingdom Housing Association are the Lintel Trust champions for 2018 after winning the Trust‘s 24th annual golf tournament.

A developer’s plans to deliver almost 300 flats and a public promenade at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry have been rejected by councillors.

The transformation of one of Glasgow’s key regeneration areas is to continue – after approval was granted for 137 new homes. Developer Urban Union has been given the green light by Glasgow City Council to build the new homes in Pollokshaws.

North Lanarkshire Council has hailed the region as an attractive place to live with businesses moving into the area and five new housing developments receiving planning permission this month. Plans for around 750 new homes in Harthill, Moodiesburn, Wishaw, Shotts and Cumbernauld were approved by the

The proposed homes for Phase 4, Maryhill Locks Developer Bigg Regeneration – a partnership between Scottish Canals and Places for People – has started work on the next phase of its 'Maryhill Locks' development in Glasgow.