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Loans of up to £175,000 are now available to help people build their own homes in the Highlands. The Scottish Government’s £4 million Highland Self-Build Loan Fund, which launched earlier this year, is extending opportunities for people to self and custom build homes across the region.

A benefits advice service, which has recently been joined by four local housing associations, has helped people with cancer in the Borders access over £11 million in benefits since its launch seven years ago. Developed in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, the Borders Macmillan Welfare Bene

(from left) Councillor Bill Grant, Councillor William Grant, Jim Whiston (Ayrshire Housing), Michael Hitchon (Fort, Seafield and Wallacetoun Community Council) and Matthew Hynes (Royal Burgh of Ayr Organist). Behind at the organ is guest organist Iain McGlinchey. Ayrshire Housing has half funded a p

Plans have been lodged for a student housing development in Glasgow which aims to help ease the pressure in the local private rented sector. If approved, the proposal will see an 185-bed student housing development on the site of the dilapidated Jumpin’ Jaks nightclub on Sauchiehall Street.

The amount of money borrowed by Scottish home buyers is 23 per cent higher than the previous quarter, according to figures by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Home buyers borrowed £2.2 billion for house purchases, which was up 23 per cent quarter-on-quarter but down 1 per cent year-on-year. T

Cornerstone’s new office at Centurion Court in Aberdeen Scottish social care charity Cornerstone has completed a move into a new riverfront office in Aberdeen following the closure of its previous workspace.

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has secured a new £35 million private funding facility to support its plans to build over 480 homes for social and mid-market rent in Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020. The deal, which is one of the first of its kind, combines a revolving credit facility (R

Duncan McEchran Irvine Housing Association welcomed Duncan McEachran as new chair of the Association at its 22nd AGM last week following the end of former chair Alan West’s five-year tenure.

Mary Taylor Housing associations are working hard to meet the challenges of helping to deliver the Scottish Government’s new affordable homes target though key issues could yet stand in the way, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) will say today.

Michael Hui Kingdom Housing Association has appointed Michael Hui as its new energy advice officer to help families cut their power bills.

A tenant group helped set up by Link Housing Association has been awarded £10,000 as part of the latest funding package from Awards for All. Growing Beardmore’s ‘Getting diggy with it’ project received the funds to help establish a community garden for residents of Beardmore (Dalmuir) and the

The sun was shining when Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) held its 9th Community Gala Day at Centre81, its regeneration centre in the heart of Whitecrook. The day was a huge success with over 500 local residents attending. There were bouncy castles, face painting, glitter tattoos, funfair rides a

A Happiness Index which quantifies how happy Scots are in the communities in which they live has found Fife to be the happiest region in Scotland. Knocking the Highlands in to second place, Fife made a marked improvement in the past twelve months, jumping from a happiness score of +35.56 in 2015 to

Kevin Stewart MSP (left) with Carnegie UK chief executive Martyn Evans The Carnegie UK Trust has become the first charitable organisation to sign up to a voluntary code which calls on signatories to make decisions that add to the vibrancy of town centres.

Mary and Jack A happily married couple have celebrated their golden anniversary after 50 loving years together after first meeting at their job driving forklifts.