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WLHP Board member Maureen Finlay and Depute Leader of West Lothian Council Councillor Kirsteen Sullivan join staff from WLHP and Wheatley Group, local elected members as well as staff from West Lothian Council and Springfield Properties as work starts on new homes at Dixon Terrace, Whitburn West Lot

Richard Jennings Richard Jennings, managing director at Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association, writes on the link between placemaking and marketing.

Retired Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association tenants have celebrated the positive transformation of the Older Person's Forum for residents. David Grant, who took up the post of Forum chair a year ago, said meetings are now more positive and focus on promoting a positive lifestyle for those it rep

Roseanna Cunningham The first steps are being taken to create a public register of people who ultimately make decisions about how land is used and managed.

Council leader Joe Cullinane at the Fullarton High Flats in Irvine North Ayrshire Council has announced it will move forward with plans to demolish the overwhelming majority of tower blocks in North Ayrshire.

Clive Feeney The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) have announced plans to hold their first-ever awards ceremony this year to celebrate housing associations, local authorities and their supply chain partners throughout Scotland.

Victoria Hills Most local authorities across Scotland have relegated the planning function to lower positions in their corporate structure, according to a new survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

This week, Aberdeen FC teamed up with Scottish homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust to give people less fortunate the experience of a lifetime.

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has announced legislation to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing.

Mariangela Veronesi All housing organisations must implement a programme of training to enable a better understanding of the housing needs of LGBTQ+ people, according to a new report published today.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland, along with its development partner Caledonian Properties Ltd, will host a public exhibition of its proposals to deliver a residential development of new homes along with associated engineering and infrastructure works through the development of land at Auchinairn Road,

Pupils at Knowepark Primary School in Selkirk were given hands-on experience of the world when Scottish Borders Housing Association recently visited their school.

The Bield Improvement Group (BIG) has been recognised as Scotland's most inspiring tenant group at a recent awards ceremony.

Quay Community Initiatives, along with Changeworks, has transformed a former Barratt show flat in Lochend using second-hand furniture and soft furnishings as part of the Zero Waste Leith project.

New tenant Dylan Bogue Fourteen people have moved into a ground-breaking Albyn Housing Society development that unites the priorities of healthcare, housing provision and tenant welfare.