(from left) Kingdom chief executive Bill Banks, Gordon Saunders of Marshall Construction, Councillor Les Sharp, Ahsan Khan Clackammanshire Council’s head of housing, Kingdom chairman Charles Milne and Gary Bushnell, chief executive at hub East Central Scotland A partnership between Clackmannanshir
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John Blackwood New legislation designed to modernise the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland could make it harder for landlords to tackle anti-social behaviour in their properties, according to a group of over 50 letting agents from across the country.
David Mundell New welfare legislation will bring about big changes for Scotland that can make a difference to the lives of people in Scotland, Scottish secretary David Mundell said yesterday.
As part of its 40th Anniversary celebrations, Partick Housing Association (PHA) hosted the People of Partick Awards Dinner in the wonderful setting of Oran Mor in the west end of Glasgow. Local people were asked to nominate individuals or groups who make a real difference to the area. Often behind t
The Starting Out team A trail-blazing community project from Glen Oaks Housing Association aimed at helping people is proving a big success.
Katrina Anderson River Clyde Homes has commissioned an independent research company to assist in its commitment to involve customers in the monitoring and improvement of its services.
Developer Lovell is trialling a new tool which measures the economic impact of an affordable housing project on the local community. The Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) enables the company to see how much investment a housing scheme brings to an area by analysing where the project income is spent and re-sp
Aileen McLeod The benefits of the Land Reform Bill will be “potentially life-changing for individuals and communities across Scotland”, environment minister Dr Aileen McLeod said yesterday.
Alex Neil Communities in Ayrshire will be able to access affordable food through an innovative scheme aimed at tackling food poverty.
A Zombie doctor on his rounds assisted by the Devil and Batgirl Monstrous fun was had by all when Hallowe’en came to Ruchill and Maryhill on Saturday.
Kingdom Housing Association has installed a new ‘web kiosk’ at its James Bank office in Dunfermline to help tenants and other customers who do not have access at home to the internet. If successful, more kiosks could be opened at Kingdom offices across Fife.
Alison Watson More than 100,000 children in Britain will wake up homeless on Christmas Day with almost 5,000 of them in Scotland, housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has warned today.
Patrick Harvie The Scottish Greens are urging ministers to dramatically increase investment in energy efficient housing to help the near-one million families unable to keep their homes warm.
Link Group Ltd has launched a new electronic newsletter to provide information on the Help to Adapt initiative. Help to Adapt, a pilot Scottish Government initiative, encourages homeowners, aged 60 or over, to be proactive in adapting their homes to enable their long term independence and quality of
Eildon Housing Association is continuing with its ‘Makes a Difference’ volunteering programme with six members of staff volunteering to support local charity Fresh Start Borders. As part of a commitment to being ‘connected’ to the local communities that it serves, Eildon staff have identifie