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The official opening of Partick Housing Association’s new £6.5 million housing development at Broomhill Gate has been carried out by Councillor Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council. This 46 unit development in Glasgow’s West End includes 14 three-bedroom social rented town houses, 18

I’m delighted to support the first Scottish Housing Day and I want to congratulate all of those hard working organisations and individuals who have made this annual date possible. Scottish Housing Day is a great opportunity to let people know about the range of housing options available in Scotlan

A former children’s home in Perth which has been refurbished to provide new council flats was officially opened today to mark Scottish Housing Day. The property in Nimmo Place has been converted into four new flats by Perth & Kinross Council. The council built another two new flats as part of

By Aoife Deery, policy officer at Shelter Scotland The Scottish Government recently launched a consultation on what will be the new Scottish Social Security System which will deliver devolved benefits in Scotland. This development comes on the back of the Smith Commission which was set up after the

Viewpoint in Edinburgh is Scotland’s oldest housing association. Not only that but it is unique in that it has both care homes and sheltered housing. The three care homes are located in Edinburgh and housing within Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.

New Gorbals Housing Association’s newest homes in Laurieston have been named in the top 100 buildings of the century, and shortlisted for the Scotstyle architecture award. The Scotstyle list, which features buildings from 1916 right up to the present day, has been compiled by Royal Incorporation o

Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association has launched a new Facebook group for residents to share news, views and useful tips with friends and relatives and to ask any questions they may have about Hanover’s services. ‘Hanover Blether’ went live last month and was made a reality after a resident

Ms Dena MacLeod (HHP chief exec), Mr Iain MacMillan (HHP board chair), Mr Douglas Scott (Wylie & Bissett) Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) held its tenth Annual General Meeting this month in An Lanntair, Stornoway.

Link Housing Association Ltd recently visited tenants across Scotland as part of its first ‘Link on Tour’ event. The aim of the tour was to meet tenants to tell them about the variety of projects and services Link has to offer.

The team at Muirhouse Housing Association has decided to get on their feet and raise money for charity. Five members of staff will be walking 10,000 steps every day for the month of September, the equivalent of five miles each day.

Week beginning September 12, 2016

Damian Green The UK government has announced that its policy to cap Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for supported accommodation will be put on ice until 2019 when the funding for Scotland will then be transferred to Holyrood.

This year Albyn Housing Society has already delivered 37 homes in Alness Albyn Housing Society is set to embark on an ambitious plan to deliver up to 750 new affordable homes in the region by 2021, with the potential for even more.

Reducing the cost of living for tenants and building more affordable homes have been identified as the key elements to a new raft of objectives to improve housing in Edinburgh. A nine-point action plan for the next decade was approved for further consultation by the City of Edinburgh Council’s hea

An affordable housing development was opened in Banff this week by Aberdeenshire Provost Hamish Vernal as part of the Banff Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARs). The redevelopment of the gap site at Carmelite Street has been key in the wider regeneration of Banff town centre.