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Proposals for a new community adjacent to Heriot-Watt University at Riccarton have been lodged by livestock auctioneering business H&H Group plc. The proposal for Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for ‘Riccarton Mains Village’, will provide additional accommodation for both university

Kirsty Wells A report from the Scottish Housing Regulator highlighting how important it is for social landlords to consult with their tenants annually on rent levels has been welcomed by HouseMark Scotland.

(from left) Amanda Yellowley, Alison Anderson and Lorraine Usher Loreburn Housing Association is continuing its turnaround with three prestigious award nominations.

The prospect of strike action by Orkney Islands Council (OIC) staff has increased after GMB Scotland members overwhelmingly rejected plans to cut terms and conditions for frontline service staff. After a three week consultative ballot process, over 98 per cent of ballot papers returned opposed OICâ€

Scottish Borders Council has been awarded £225,000 from the Scottish Government to help improve the energy efficiency of social housing in the area. The funding is part of a £9 million allocation announced for councils and housing associations across the country.

Cruden Homes sales team welcome Nicola Barclay, chief executive of Homes for Scotland, and her team to the Baron's Vale development Homes for Scotland chief executive Nicola Barclay and members of her team visited Cruden Homes West’s latest developments in Glasgow last week to see first-hand how t

Over half of people in Scotland do not believe they do enough to save energy at home and are being hit in the pocket as a result, according to new research. Data gathered by independent energy supplier OVO energy has revealed the top bad habits when it comes to wasting energy – and money – in Sc

A manager of Bield’s very sheltered housing development at Glebe Court, Cumnock has raised over £1,100 during her final coffee morning in an annual tradition that has been running since 1994. Elizabeth Wilson bids farewell to her current role after banking over £12,000 in total for Macmillan Can

Dawn McNeil with her children and husband unveiling the memorial plaque BHA Enterprise, part of Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA), held a special Naming Ceremony to officially name the woods which are located at Woodlands, near Oldhamstocks.

Simon McManus Lanarkshire Housing Association has announced the appointment of Simon McManus as chief executive with immediate effect following the retirement of James Stevenson in May.

Andy Wightman Scottish Ministers have been urged to intervene in the proposed sell-off of Scottish defence sites to ensure the land is used to help tackle the country’s affordable housing shortage.

Alison Anderson (left) and Amanda Yellowley Graham Robertson (left) and Gary Alison

(from left) Graham Dickson, managing director at Westpoint Construction, Cllr Tommy Williams, and Craig Sanderson, Link Group chief executive Link Group Ltd’s new ‘retirement living’ development at Abbey Place, Paisley has been officially opened by Renfrewshire Council’s convener of housing

Social housing sector tenants who challenged the so called ‘bedroom tax’ have received a mixed outcome at the Supreme Court. Two families who claimed that the removal of the spare room subsidy was unfair won their appeals against the UK government but five other claimants had their challenges di

Scottish house prices have maintained their upward projection as the number of new properties on the market continued to fall, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have said. The organisation’s October RICS UK Residential Market Survey found that while the number of potential buyers