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Jim Whiston, director of Ayrshire Housing and Gerry Lindsay, managing director at Hansel Social care provider Hansel and Ayrshire Housing have announced the transfer of ownership of a number of homes across the region into the housing association’s portfolio.

Bruce Forbes All housing associations and their subsidiary companies should commit to achieving Living Wage accreditation or risk losing their future receipt of public subsidy, according to Angus Housing Association director, Bruce Forbes.

The Scottish housebuilding sector is performing well despite the political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, according to independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew which has transacted nearly £148 million worth of new build plot sales in the last 12 months. Acting on behalf of th

Government changes to Universal Credit which will make it easier for direct payments to be made to landlords have been welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed to the trade body that landlords will no longer need tenants’ con

Greater action to encourage owners to repair and maintain the condition of tenement properties across Scotland, including stairwells, roofs, masonry and external walls, will be debated by MSPs at Holyrood today. SNP MSP Ben Macpherson is calling for the Scottish Government to review current legislat

A series of exhibitions showcasing future potential housing and business development across Moray will be launched next week. Nine events will be held in towns and villages, where members of local communities are welcome to come along and speak with planning officers about future possible developmen

Residents across West Dunbartonshire are being invited to have their say on how the council uses its resources in the year ahead. West Dunbartonshire Council's administration has prepared a draft budget for consultation with communities from a list of savings options identified by council officers t

Managers and staff from Cullross, Marshall Construction, JM Architects, Dunbritton and West Dunbartonshire Council on-site at Dumbarton Harbour Dunbritton Housing Association has announced the start of work on a new development that will deliver 150 high-quality affordable homes in Dumbarton town ce

The £315 million Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal was formally signed last January The multi-billion pound City Region Deals across Scotland are suffering from “confused and cluttered” priorities between the Scottish and UK governments and could see rural and remote areas lose out on inv

Christina McKelvie MSP An MSP is calling on Scotland’s biggest energy providers to work with foodbanks to extend a Quick Credit Voucher scheme to tackle fuel poverty.

An MSP has urged on the UK government to finally end the “Highland energy rip-off” which sees customers facing a 2p electricity surcharge despite the region facing some of the highest rates of fuel poverty in the country. Over half of all rural and remote households live in fuel poverty, with fu

Members of Osprey’s Colleague Council celebrate the new award The Osprey Housing Group has achieved the prestigious Investors in People Silver Accreditation, the most successful framework for business improvement through people in the UK.

The former Strathclyde Police headquarters in central Glasgow will be transformed into high-tech rental housing under plans submitted by build-to-rent specialist Moda. The company wants to redevelop the Pitt Street complex into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’, with co-working space for start-ups

Artist's impressions of the interior of a ‘FitHome’ Around £3 million of funding has been agreed for a ground-breaking Highland project that could transform the lives of people with complex health needs as part of the Inverness and Highland City Region Deal.

Angela Constance MSP Scotland’s social enterprise strategy has delivered more than £7 million of investment in its first year and a boost worth billions to the economy.