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Scotland’s transition to the new Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was “operationally successful” but it is “too early to draw any definitive conclusions” on its impact on the property market, MSPs on a Holyrood committee have said. A report by the Scottish Parliament’s finance

Dail Na Mara West Highland Housing Association, working with Link Group, has been able to deliver 42 new homes in 2016 with a further 30 to be completed in 2017 and more in the programme for 2018 and beyond.

Gerry O’Sullivan The retiring chair of Edinburgh based housing and care charity Bield believes anyone with a connection to the sector can benefit from making time to bond with care-users, family and staff as the industry faces tough challenges.

Maureen Sim in her new home One of Cumbernauld’s oldest residents has her second brand new home in the town – more than 50 years after her first.

Thenue Housing is to improve over 100 properties in the Calton district of Glasgow three years earlier than planned. The cladding work to insulate the homes and enhance their appearance is being carried out after the Association secured some of the cost in grants.

Loreburn's modern apprentices with the Investors in People awards (from left to right) Robert Thomson, William Lee, Alex Patterson and Micky Mulholland Loreburn Housing Association is continuing its significant turnaround in fortunes by gaining three Investors in People accreditations for excellence

Professor Sean Smith A new research hub will use the “green gold” of Scotland’s forests to support the construction of sustainable housing in the UK.

Hart Builders, Dundee City Council, Hillcrest Housing Association, The Wise Group and Job Centre Plus join the eight candidates at the ‘end of course’ celebration event held at the Alexander Street development in Dundee’s Hilltown. The candidates are (from left to right): Thomas Malley, Jordan

Paisley-based Citygate Construction (CGC) is to launch a new initiative to help housing associations fight loneliness and isolation among their older tenants. Beginning in January, the ‘Afternoon Tea with CGC’ project will encourage Scottish housing associations and housing co-operatives to appl

Hibernian Football Club is opening its doors to people from across the Leith and North Edinburgh communities on Christmas Day who might not otherwise enjoy much of the festive cheer many take for granted. Hibernian Community Foundation, as part of the GameChanger Partnership with the club and NHS Lo

Lynn Wassell The Clyde Valley Group has appointed current Maryhill Housing Association chief executive Lynn Wassell as its new chief executive.

Ministers have been urged to take urgent action to tackle a “dire” shortage of accessible homes in Scotland. People who live with disabilities, and the organisations and charities which support them, have come together to demand immediate, multi-agency action towards creating new disabled-friend

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured detailed planning consent from South Lanarkshire Council for 486 new homes in East Kilbride. The 61 acre site on land off Shields Road at Benthall Farm is allocated for housing in the South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan, and will allow Taylor Wimpey West

COSLA president David O’Neill Up to 7,000 jobs have gone in local authorities over the past year with thousands more at risk if there are any further cuts to local government funding, Scotland’s councils have warned.

Ambitious targets to build a new generation of affordable homes to help meet existing needs have been agreed by South Ayrshire Council. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) paves the way for almost 600 new homes to be built in the next five years.