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Housing minister Kevin Stewart during a previous visit to Kingdom Housing Association's project in Kincardine The Scottish Government has delivered more action to increase the delivery of affordable housing with the announcement of a £15 million increase to its charitable bond investment programme.

Councillor Richard Moore A councillor in Angus has launched a scathing attack on people who he believes present themselves as homeless to receive a council house and then leave to another local authority without paying rent.

Diane Cooper The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations’ head of business development, Diane Cooper, is to leave the SFHA after more than 10 years with the federation.

Councillor Jenny Laing outside the new council housing at Manor Walk The first homes in an 80 property development of new Aberdeen City Council houses at Manor Walk have been handed over to tenants.

(from left) Lauren Newman, Heather McLaughlin, Tasmin Ross, Albert Henderson, Ryan Elder, Thomas Reid and Jamie Reilly River Clyde Homes’ commitment to the training and development of young people has been recognised with the award of the prestigious Investors in Young People (IIYP) Silver Accredi

Jacqueline Law, managing partner at Aberdein Considine An estate agent has bemoaned tax changes for second homeowners for “driving landlords out” of the private rented sector and triggering a sell-off by investors.

Jon Sparkes Jon Sparkes on the latest news from the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group, transforming temporary accommodation and gathering the views of hundreds of people with experience of homelessness.

The CIH Futures group is organising a bumper rounders tournament to support president Alison Inman’s 2018 chosen charity. The contest will see four heats take place across the UK In May and June before a grand final in July.

Kay Blair The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has named its new Boardroom in tribute to Kay Blair, its former chair who passed away in February.

Emily Wang and Sophie Rowan unveiling their winning design A unique creative partnership between The Glasgow School of Art (the GSA) and Shelter Scotland was officially launched yesterday to mark the charity's 50th anniversary in Scotland.

Headliners ‘MacBlondie’ starring Alasdair McKee Lintel Trust’s Great Big Lintel 70s and 80s Extravaganza event recently raised more than £2,000 for housing-related community projects across Scotland.

Image by Brandon Leon – Flickr: Day 25: Fire Sprinkler, CC BY-SA 2.0 All homes in Scotland will be required to have a minimum number of smoke alarms under changes being made in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

(from left) Billy Simpson & Danny McKibdens from Clark Contracts; pupils of St Martin’s and Renton primary schools; Barry Johnstone, Caledonia Housing Association area director; Cordale Housing Association Board members Martin Walker & Margaret McCallion; Mark Smith from Grant Murray Archi

Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey MP is to appear before the Scottish Parliament’s social security committee to discuss the ongoing problems with the roll out of Universal Credit and the devolution of welfare powers to Scotland. The committee’s meeting on April 16, which will

Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has embarked on its first major district heating contract for a new residential development located in Craigmillar, Edinburgh. Greendykes, located just south of Niddrie Mains Road, is being delivered on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council and will consist of 75 mixed-tenu