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The vast majority of house builders have used or have considered using modern methods of construction (MMC) in the last three years, according to new research from the NHBC Foundation. The study found that one of the key attractions to MMC is the perceived ability to build more quickly and there is

(from left) Alan Taylor, Lovell regional director; Bobby Caldwell, Lovell project manager for the Whitburn development and Gil Lawrie, Lovell site manager for the Shettleston development with the awards Housing developer Lovell has been presented with two awards by the British Safety Council for its

Plans to build up to 1,350 homes as part of a £1 billion ‘Garden District’ to the west Edinburgh have cleared another planning hurdle. Developer Murray Estates’ plan is for the first phase of a 675-acre ‘Garden District’ on a 54-hectare site next to Royal Bank of Scotland’s Edinburgh he

Richard Lambert Almost half of private landlords in Scotland have had one of their properties abandoned by tenants, according to a UK landlord association.

The independent review which proposed a package of measures to change Scotland’s planning system has been welcomed by Fife Council. The local authority has long called for an overhaul of the system to enable communities to have a greater say and provide a more effective system and yesterday it sai

The WLHP team, including area housing manager, Alan Glasgow (centre-right), are presented with their Dementia Friendly Communities badge by Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisor for Bathgate, Cherie Raby (centre-left) A housing association based in Bathgate is going the extra mile to help vulnerable c

As part of its commitment to help tenants get online, Link Group Limited is the first housing association in the UK to sign up for a service which provides an affordable way for tenants to buy technology. Run by BT and Freedom Tech, the Tech4All scheme means tenants can purchase an Android tablet, W

Energy provider Extra Energy has delivered the worst performance of complaints ever recorded by Citizens Advice. The charity’s latest league table of energy company complaints, which measures how effectively customer complaints are dealt with by energy companies, show that Extra Energy has deliver

Paul Stewart Paul Stewart blogs about his experiences volunteering on Shelter Scotland’s Digital Advice Team.

The finished park set up for the opening ceremony Katherine Place Play Park in West Dunbartonshire has reopened to the public following a £10,000 refurbishment by Cordale Housing Association’s Community Environmental Fund.

Blochairn Housing Association director, Michael Carberry, joined 40 other volunteers to sleep rough last month to raise funds to help vulnerable, homeless people in Glasgow. Held by the Marie Trust, the ‘sleep rough night’ took place in Skypark’s car park with every penny raised helping to mai

Melville Housing Association has continued its support of the Arniston Rangers Cherokees, the under-eights team of Arniston Rangers Youth Football Club (ARYFC). The Midlothian landlord has given £500 to the Gorebridge-based club, allowing them to buy new equipment, including new strips, which will

Steve Kell Hillcrest Housing Association has appointed Steve Kell to the newly created post of head of housing on an 18 month contract.

A new demonstration house which could make home life easier for those living with dementia was launched at the BRE Innovation Park in Ravenscraig yesterday.

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has received planning permission to convert the former Carnegie Library in Coatbridge into residential flats. With the help of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) funding, the Association will retain and develop the front part of the building in Academy Street