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Tenants at a retirement housing development in Bo’ness have seen their IT skills flourish thanks to the creation of an internet café by pupils at a local school. Eleven school pupils from Bo’ness Academy have been attending Bield’s Dean Court development to help share their computer skills wi

The number of new build homes completed by housing associations in Scotland has dropped by 19% since last year and by 43% in the last three months, according to new figures. The latest Quarterly Housing Statistics, released today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician, revealed that there were 386 housi

George Walker Scottish Housing Regulator chair, George Walker, says the Regulator’s discussions with stakeholders will inform what goes into the new Regulatory Framework which it plans to publish next year.

Kevin Stewart Communities across Scotland are to benefit from a share of £26 million as part of an initiative which supports projects that engage and involve local communities in disadvantaged areas, tackle inequality and support inclusive growth.

Contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd has commenced works on a new housing development in the centre of Perth. Located on Crieff Road, the development will comprise 24 two-bedroom flats and is being delivered on behalf of Perth & Kinross Council. The development is expected to be completed in February 2

Jane Bradley and Kevin Carr South Ayrshire Council has taken the next steps on its journey to transform how it delivers for people and places with the latest appointments to its strategic management team.

The Scottish Government has launched a procurement process for a £25 million project to address mobile ‘notspots’ across Scotland. The Scottish 4G Infill Programme will fund new mobile telephone masts in locations with no existing 4G mobile coverage to improve mobile connectivity for communitie

Legal & General Capital has taken full ownership of CALA Homes in a deal that values the housebuilder at £605 million.

Agnes Houston MBE The world’s first design school for people with dementia, which will see the attendees learn vital design skills from experts in dementia design, will take place in Birmingham’s Crowne Plaza Hotel today.

Parkhead Housing Association has launched the call for nominations for the 2018 Mary Barbour Award. Now in its third year, the Award was created to pay homage to Mary Barbour and to celebrate local women following in her footsteps.

Bill Banks, chief executive of Kingdom Housing Association, with Peter Bell, chairman of Campion Homes Campion Homes has marked the completion of its 1000th home for Kingdom Housing Association with the hand-over of a property at Kincardine.

Brenda Higgins The Scottish Housing Regulator has instructed Wishaw and District Housing Association (WDHA) to carry out a strategic review of the organisation as it decided to continue intervention at the Association for the next six months.

Independent credit ratings provider Standard & Poors (S&P) has awarded Link Group Ltd with an investment grade rating of A+. Link has responded to the Scottish Government’s target to deliver 50,000 affordable homes for rent by 2021 with an ambitious development programme to build more than

Richard Leonard Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has pledged to bring forward legislation at Holyrood to further reform the private rented sector and build more new council homes.

Councillors in Clackmannanshire have agreed spending on services for the year ahead as part of a budget setting process which seeks to protect priority services, while improving the financial sustainability of the council. At a Special Council Meeting last week, councillors approved the revenue budg