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Keith Anderson and Ash Denham MSP The largest development of affordable homes for social and mid-market rent in the Portobello area in over a decade was officially opened by Ash Denham SNP MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, and minister for community safety, last week.

First-time buyers will be helped to purchase their first home through a new tax relief which came into force at the weekend. Around 80% of first-time buyers will pay no tax as the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) First Time Buyer relief comes into effect. The change sees the zero-rated LBTT

Christine Macleod A report highlighting the importance of easy access to homelessness services information for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.

New staff members Brenda Whitelaw (left) and Erin Woods will drive forward the GO CONNECT project Communities in Glasgow are to benefit from a bumper £160,000 cash windfall which will be spent on bringing people together.

As part of its regular programme of learning exchanges, Cassiltoun Housing Association’s Regeneration and Stables Nursery team went out to visit staff, volunteers and projects in the Milbank area. The visit was led by Milbank Housing Association’s deputy director, Linda Sichi, who was an excelle

Hillhead Housing Association has been successful in obtaining funding towards a new canal side cycle path in East Dunbartonshire. The Forth and Clyde Canal Project aims to provide high quality, sustainable, walking and cycling facilities along the canal side of the Forth and Clyde canal, in the town

A very special cruise ship arrived in the Greenock sunshine last week, allowing residents at one River Clyde Homes sheltered housing complex to experience the thrill of the high seas whilst keeping their feet firmly on dry ground. The ‘Grand Cruise’ on the SS John Galt took place in the gardens

Michelle Reid with the prize winners Ayrshire Housing has supported Newton Primary School’s annual Scottish poetry competition for a third year.

John Scott An inquiry has been launched into proposed new regulations that aim to reduce the secrecy surrounding who owns what in Scotland.

Plans to build a major new housing development that will transform the old Tullis Russell Paper Mill site between Glenrothes and Markinch have been submitted to Fife Council. Town planners and designers Barton Willmore have submitted a Planning Permission in Principle (PPP) application on behalf of

National charities Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) and Housing Options Scotland (HOS) have been shortlisted for a community grant of up to £50,000 from Nationwide Building Society.

Scottish homeowners looking to sell their first property and buy their second property are less reliant on the Bank of Mum and Dad than those in the rest of the UK, according to a new report. Despite one in five Second Steppers in Scotland borrowing from family and friends in order to make their nex

Launch Foods, a not-for-profit enterprise that provides over 7,500 meals over the summer holidays and beyond to feed Glasgow’s primary school children in communities that need it most, is urgently appealing to the city’s business community to help sponsor or donate a vehicle that can tow its Air

Cairn Housing Association has secured a £50 million private placement deal with a US-based insurance company to support its enhanced development programme. The funding from the private placement will enable the building of 400 new affordable homes over five years and significant investment to Cairn

CCG and Cooper Cromar Architects have submitted plans for a new 136-home development in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh on behalf of Places for People. Consisting of one and two bedroom apartments spread across a series of five blocks, the new development will be constructed upon the site of the f