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It was all change on the Abertay Housing Association committee last week as the Association held its twenty first AGM at Fintry Parish Church in Dundee. Following the formal business of the report from chair Dorothy Taylor and a presentation of annual accounts, the event saw five committee members s

Gill Henry, head of business development at The Cruden Group and project director of the Social Bite Village In February of this year, Gill Henry, head of business development at The Cruden Group, agreed to take on the role of project director for the Social Bite Village in Edinburgh.

Provost of North Lanarkshire, Councillor Jean Jones, officially opens the latest completed housing development at Oakdene Avenue, Tannochside The official opening of the new council housing development in Tannochside, the eighteenth development delivered by North Lanarkshire Council, was marked with

Tenants have recently moved into brand new Perth & Kinross Council homes at Glenearn Road in Perth. The new modern blocks, which contain four one-bedroom flats and four two-bedroom flats, welcomed their first occupants this week.

An alliance of ten organisations from the planning and placemaking sector in Scotland has launched a new campaign to help influence new planning guidelines ahead of the upcoming Planning Bill. The Scottish Alliance for People and Places, which includes COSLA and the Scottish Federation of Housing As

Henry McLeish Former First Minister and town planner Rt Hon Henry McLeish on the launch of the Scottish Alliance for People and Places.

(from left) Elaine Byrne, director, Scotland’s Housing Network; James Coutts, service development and support manager, East Lothian Council; Ilene Campbell, chief executive, TIS East Lothian Council has achieved a Gold accreditation for scrutiny from TIS in partnership with Scotland’s Housing Ne

Andrew McFarlane Andrew McFarlane makes the case for UK-wide regulation to make sprinklers mandatory in all new build houses.

The latest housing association stalwart to be named a Community Champion by Partick Thistle Football Club is a gentleman who first became involved in his local community more than 25 years ago. Alan Brown joined the board at Garngad Housing Association in Royston, signalling his first involvement in

A 32% increase in the number of anti-social behaviour enquiries made to North Lanarkshire Council’s team is being attributed to a rise in public confidence, wider knowledge of the service and a growing reputation for stopping anti-social behaviour. During 2016/17, the service received almost 10,00

The former Monteith Hotel will soon be new housing from Thenue An iconic Glasgow building is to be transformed into new homes for rent in a £9.3 million housing boost for the east end.

Tom Brown The chairperson of Ochil View Housing Association has announced the organisation’s intention to restart its suspended housing development programme having recently approved a business case to complete a development in Sauchie.

Bill Banks, chief executive, Kingdom Housing Association and Cllr Judy Hamilton, convener of community and housing services committee A formal agreement between Fife Council and the Fife Housing Association Alliance has been renewed for the next five years, allowing the partnership to continue to de

Thistle Housing Association has refused to make a £3.4 million payment to E.ON over incomplete environmental upgrade work in Toryglen. According to the Evening Times, the energy firm should have completed environmental upgrade work to 608 properties in the area within 12 weeks. E.ON was tasked with

Chair of South Lanarkshire Council’s housing and technical resources, Councillor Josh Wilson with executive director, Daniel Lowe, and head of housing services, Annette Finnan, with the council’s Local Housing Strategy 2017-2022 South Lanarkshire Council has published its Local Housing Strategy