Marilyn Clewes Tenants must get more involved with their housing association if they want a real say in how their communities take shape in the future, Queens Cross Housing Association said today as it lent its support to Scottish Housing Day.
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Roddy Kyle Housing and care provider Bield is supporting Scottish Housing Day by underlining how it endorses its own “year round ethos”.
(from left) Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Willie Rennie MSP; Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson MSP; Scottish National Party leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP; Scottish Green Party co-convener Patrick Harvie MSP; Scottish Labour shadow community minister Pauline McNeill MSP;
Combustible cladding has been found in some private high-rise properties in Glasgow but neither the owners, residents or the fire service have been informed, MSPs have been told. Glasgow City Council planning official, Raymond Barlow, told MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s local government and com
Partick Housing Association has started work on its latest project to provide much needed affordable homes in the heart of Partick, by transforming the site of the former St Peter’s Primary School. Iain Nicolson, chair of the Association’s investment committee, said: “There is a real shortage
GHA tenants join Councillor Kenny McLean, GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt, staff from GHA and Wheatley Group, elected members, as well as staff from the city council and others, at the opening of 47 new GHA homes in Pollokshaws New GHA homes in the south of Glasgow are providing modern spacious places t
(from left) Robert Kelso and Kevin Halpin of McTaggart Construction, Helen Graham and Mattie McGeouch of Hawthorn Housing Co-operative committee, Councillor Gary Gray and Peter Kelly of Hawthorn Hawthorn Housing Co-operative and McTaggart Construction have officially broken ground on their project t
John Mills, vice chair of ALACHO, and Fiona King, campaigns and public affairs manager at Shelter Scotland Scotland’s senior housing officers are backing a charity campaign calling for more action to prevent homelessness.
Chairman Bill Chapman The chairman of Osprey Housing is calling for the organisation’s partners to do everything they can to help ensure local people have warm, energy efficient affordable homes.
Albyn Housing Society’s ambitious plans to build 750 new affordable homes across the region by 2020 have made a concrete start according to its recent AGM report which recorded 130 completions across nine Highland communities during the past financial year. Announced in April, the new build progra
Cube staff celebrate achieving IIP Platinum status Cube Housing has achieved Investors in People’s prestigious Platinum accreditation.
Chair Bob McDougall (right) being handed the certificate from Alan Gebbie from Remarkable Scotland A positive process of working with business consulting service Remarkable has resulted in Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) being awarded Investors in People accreditation.
Midlothian Council is celebrating a milestone in its affordable housing programme by completing its 1000th new house. A total of 1,020 new council homes have now been delivered in Midlothian since the council embarked on its new build housing programme in 2006. The total number of new homes and subs
Over 200 empty homes across the Stirling Council area have been brought back into use since April 2013, equating to a massive £2.6 million generated in the region. On average, every empty home that becomes populated brings about £13,000 from workers contributing to tax revenue and increasing the t
A former empty home in Bellshill A scheme to tackle the scourge of empty homes across North Lanarkshire is continuing to go from strength to strength.