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Appointments and company awards figure prominently in our first segment of the 30 most read stories of 2016. Here, in reverse order of number of times viewed, are numbers 30-21. 30. Nation’s best housebuilders honoured at Scottish Home Awards

Karen McIntosh Concluding our series of Just A Minute profiles of housing association finance directors, run in partnership with our sister publication Scottish Financial News, is Karen McIntosh, director of strategic finance at Hanover Scotland.

Maureen Cope The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) must reconsider its plans to close eight of the sixteen Jobcentres in Glasgow, according to the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF).

A planning application has been lodged by Buccleuch Property for a residential-led mixed-use development as an extension to Salter’s Park in Dalkeith. The development, which can be brought forward without undue delay, will comprise up to 400 homes (included 25 per cent affordable housing), as well

Plans for King Harald Street Hjaltland Housing Association has appointed DITT Construction to deliver two new housing projects in Lerwick on the Shetland Islands.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s new Local Development Plan provides a clear framework to manage the capital's growth, says Councillor Ian Perry. Edinburgh is a hugely successful city which is expected to grow by about 10 per cent in the next decade.

Confidence amongst Scottish construction employers has been rated positive for the second consecutive quarter, though the vast majority have called for the skills test element of construction apprenticeships to be retained. A quarterly survey of the membership of industry trade association the Scott

Nick Walkley Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Sir Edward Lister, has announced the appointment of Nick Walkley as the chief executive and accounting officer of the agency.

McTaggart Construction has successfully facilitated the delivery of over 300 jobs, training and education support events during 2016. Delivered as part of community benefit programme on behalf of Wheatley Group, Parkhead Housing Association and Link Housing, McTaggart Construction delivered 148 work

Tenants enjoy the 'bauble swap' Tenants at a Bield very sheltered housing development in Linlithgow welcomed family and friends as they created the ultimate early Christmas present - raising a whopping £800.

Staff within the Housing and Education services at East Renfrewshire Council have been co-ordinating an ambitious present appeal that will ensure no child in East Renfrewshire goes without presents on Christmas Day. Drop off points have been inundated with staff donations and the appeal is slowly re

The Scottish Housing Regulator has moved Muirhouse Housing Association (MHA) out of high engagement following a sustained period of improvement at the Association. An updated regulation plan published by the Regulator acknowledges the efforts made by MHA in tackling problems within the organisation

An increase in central housing investment has allowed Midlothian Council to announce plans to step up its affordable home projections. Councillors yesterday approved plans to deliver 1,441 new affordable homes through the Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2017/18-2021/22 (SHIP), a significant increa

Lynn Wassell Three major Glasgow housing associations have called for a change of heart after plans were announced to close Maryhill Job Centre.

A plan setting out how to tackle the shortage of affordable housing within Scotland’s first National Park has been given the go ahead. Named ‘LIVE Park’, the Plan outlines an ambitious vision for making Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park an attractive and viable place for young peop