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(from left) Rhona McLeod, chief executive, Trust Housing Association; Christina McKelvie MSP, Hamilton, Larkhall, Stonehouse; Maureen Dowden, director of governance, Wheatley Group and chair of Happy to Translate Advisory Group Trust Housing Association has launched a new toolkit and website for its

Andrew Burns Former local councillor and City of Edinburgh Council leader Andrew Burns has been appointed as the new convener of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).

Lady Veronica Lucan, the wife of Lord Lucan who vanished more than 40 years ago, has left her fortune to homeless charity Shelter after reportedly cutting her children out of her will. The Dowager Countess of Lucan took her own life in September after being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. A

Bethany’s fundraising team celebrate ‘Suzanne’s night’ at the Edinburgh Care Shelter in Meadowbank The fundraising team from national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust has paid tribute to local charity advocate Suzanne O’Brien, who passed away in August 2015 after collapsing on

Gillian Ralph Perthshire law firm Macnabs is working in partnership with Churches Action for the Homeless (CATH), a local charity which supports, encourages and promotes the development and delivery of projects to relieve homelessness and poor housing in the Perth & Kinross area, to help them ra

David Cressey Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) has announced the appointment of David Cressey to succeed the long-standing chief executive Alastair Cameron on his retirement.

Nora Dillon - photogrpah provided courtesy of the Rutherglen Reformer Nora Dillon, a founding member of Rutherglen and Cambuslang Housing Association, has been awarded an MBE in the Queens New Year honours list.

Kingdom Housing Association has achieved the Investors in Young People (IIYP) Accreditation, the only people management standard that focuses on an employer’s recruitment and retention of young people.

The demolition of tenements and their high-rise replacement shown in an undated photograph from Hutchesontown which is adjacent to the Gorbals district in Glasgow. Image provided courtesy of Nick Hedges The storm that hit Glasgow in January 1968 leaving 21 people dead and more than 2,000 people home

Jim Shovlin It is with great sadness that Hillhead Housing Association reports the untimely passing away of Jim Shovlin, past chair of the Association between 2010 and 2016.

CALA's Ravelrig Heights development in Balerno A housebuilder is offering homebuyers in the east of Scotland the chance to buy a home without having to pay the full Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).

A new national housing agency has been launched in England to replace the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and help boost Westminster’s efforts to deliver the homes the country needs. Housing secretary Sajid Javid said the rebranded Homes England will drive forward change and help deliver an ave

Residents Andy Fairbairn and Anne Murdock A celebratory lunch was organised for the residents of a Hanover Scotland sheltered housing complex in Fife to mark a major anniversary in the history of the site.

A day care centre in East Dunbartonshire ensured that people living with dementia didn’t miss out on the Christmas festivities over December, as it hosted its biggest dinner party to date. Staff at Oakburn Park Day Care in Milngavie, run by housing and care provider Bield, established a restaurant

Properties previously delivered by Ambassador Homes Private equity and property manager Maven Property has raised £4.6 million to fund the development of two residential property sites in Renfrew and Clackmannan in conjunction with Ambassador Homes.