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The Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) has produced a new practical guide to help improve collaboration between people working within the public health and housing fields. The ScotPHN, which is hosted by NHS Health Scotland and is accountable to the Directors of Public Health, believes that wh

South Ayrshire Council has announced that it will be investing £79 million in housing over the next five years. The significant investment will be used to build new properties, improve and expand play areas and upgrade existing housing stock, with the council carrying out internal improvements to o

Developers behind plans for a £100 million redevelopment of a former hospital site near Montrose have now submitted the proposals to Angus Council. The former Sunnyside Royal Hospital site in Hillside was acquired by Montrose-based Pert Bruce Construction Ltd and Edinburgh based FM Group from NHS T

David Cowans, Places for People’s group chief executive Places for People (PfP) has become the first housing association to establish a distinct fund management capability with the launch of its new PfP Capital business.

Manor Estates Housing Association has welcomed four new members to its management committee and announced the launch of its new website. Providing a wealth of experience the new co–optees will complement the knowledge of existing committee members and aid the association fulfil its ambitions to de

On a quiet Friday afternoon, the DWP laid draft regulations to end automatic entitlement to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds. Worryingly, these regulations are due to be implemented incredibly swiftly and will be in force from the beginning of April 2017, less than a month after the initial layin

The UK Parliament’s work and pensions and communities and local government committees will hear from housing associations and local authorities today on the UK government’s planned shake-up of supported housing funding. The sessions form part of the committees’ joint inquiry into the future of

Fife Council has completed 32 new council houses at the site of a former MFI warehouse and petrol station in Dunfermline. The Carnock Road site is part of Fife Council’s Affordable Housing Programme, and comprises a variety of one-, two-, three- and five-bedroomed properties ranging from one-bedro

Energy firm SSE has followed the majority of its ‘big six’ rivals in announcing inflation-busting hikes to its standard tariffs. The company said it was increasing its standard electricity tariff by 14.9% from 28 April but holding its gas prices for domestic customers.

Scotland’s potential ‘Mortgage Freedom Day’, the date when the average new borrower will have paid off their annual mortgage amount if all their earnings from January 1 are devoted to mortgage payments alone, is two days later than it was last year. Based on the average Scottish annual mortgag

People living in heritage properties in Aberdeen can find out how to maintain them at a free event tomorrow. Caring for our Common Heritage will be held at the Carmelite hotel in Stirling Street.

Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) has published this month’s edition of its Tenants Voice newsletter. The edition contains information about a very successful Human Rights Conference, a leadership training course involving ETF representatives, an update on ETF’s Tenant Led inspection work and m

Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson and communities secretary Angela Constance at Link's new development in Edinburgh The Scottish Government is to make over £590 million available for 2017/18 to increase the supply of affordable homes in Scotland.

Annie Mauger CIH Scotland has added its voice to growing concerns about the negative social impact and spiralling costs of implementing Universal Credit.

Keith Anderson Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) has confirmed plans to build 850 new homes over the next five years – an increase of 154 homes previously planned by 2020 and total of 370 more over the entire period.