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Tenants up and down the country are being encouraged by their landlord to raise their voices on the important issues facing them. Bield, which serves 23 local authority areas around Scotland, said it aims to empower tenants by asking them to voice their thoughts and recommendations regarding both th

River Clyde Homes’ Easter Morton Football Camp has proven to be a hit with all those who attended. The youngsters, who were all children of the Association’s customers, were treated to a week of football fun delivered by fully qualified SFA Morton Community coaches.

Castlemilk youngsters learn how to spin plates A Spring family day helped bring the community together in Castlemilk at an event organised by Ardenglen Housing Association’s hard-working community committee.

The average price of a property in Scotland in February 2018 was £144,377 – an increase of 6.2% on February in the previous year and a decrease of 2.7% when compared to the previous month, according to Registers of Scotland’s latest monthly UK House Price Index. The figures compare to a UK aver

The Scottish Government has launched a call for applications to its Community And Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) with up to £5 million available. Administered and managed by Local Energy Scotland, CARES was established by the Scottish Government to encourage local and community ownership of renewa

Bill Crossan and Thomas Gillan Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched a new mission-led investment venture aimed at stimulating social entrepreneurship in Scotland.

A division of construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has reported a record year as the company completed over 1,800 jobs for clients across the country. With a workforce of over 120 operatives and supported by 21 apprentices, the Asset Management division offers a range of services, including heati

A new £800 million residential project in Aberdeen is to become the first town development to sign up to the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (NESBP). Stewart Milne Group, the developer behind the 3,000-home Countesswells development, has joined forces with NESBP on several wildlife pro

Golfing professionals from Scotland’s Construction, Housing & Property sector will take part for their chance to be crowned national business golf champions 2018. It won’t be just the fairways and trees getting smashed as demolition and industrial dismantling specialists, Kinetic Demolition

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has highlighted a number of difficulties surrounding plans to install sprinklers into all social housing residences and instead called for a holistic approach to be taken to fire safety. A consultation on a potential private members bill from High

Aberdeenshire Council’s latest new-build development has been completed with 16 affordable homes in Inverurie now ready for occupation. The development at North Street, a mix of one and two-bedroom flats for rent, was handed over to the council by contractor Bancon Homes, which designed and built

The latest batch of new affordable homes were opened in Stirling yesterday at the Royal Park View development in Raploch. Local councillors, tenants and invited guests attended the official ribbon cutting ceremony, following the completion of 20 new properties for Stirling Council tenants.

The Scottish Land Commission has begun work on developing proposals for new Compulsory Sale Order (CSO) power to make use of derelict and urban vacant land. CSOs would be a new legal mechanism available to local authorities to require abandoned buildings or small plots of land, that have been dereli

Attendees of the taster session Partick Housing Association has teamed up with construction firm City Building to offer a taster session for its Apprenticeship 2018 programme.

Kathie Pollard Scottish Land Commission policy officer, Kathie Pollard, looks at Compulsory Sale Orders.