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Christine Macleod The Scottish Housing Regulator has given evidence to a Scottish Parliament committee which has been looking at issues facing Gypsy/Travellers.

Working households on Universal Credit are set to lose an average of £1,000 in 2020, rising to £1,300 for those with children, despite the welcome reversal of the main cuts to tax credits announced in the Spending Review. New analysis by the independent think-tank the Resolution Foundation has not

(left to right) Rohini Sharma Joshi, equality, diversity & inclusion manager at Trust, minister for housing and welfare Margaret Burgess MSP and Trust’s chief executive Rhona McLeod Trust Housing Association welcomed minister for housing and welfare Margaret Burgess MSP to a celebration markin

Eydent, the alliance of Ayrshire housing associations, is planning to use the feedback from its housing conference to ensure that future events are even better. A total of 112 delegates attended the conference at the Gailes Hotel, Ayrshire on Wednesday 18 November 2015 and heard keynote speakers Ray

Fanchea Kelly, chief executive at Blackwood A housing support service has been heavily praised by the Care Inspectorate after it received a six star review for some of its services.

Staff at the grand opening River Clyde Homes’ new main public access office in the town centre of Greenock is proving to be a great success with over 230 customers accessing services in its first week of opening.

Paul Bradley Our society is facing major challenges in responding to the consequences of a housing crisis with poor quality housing coupled with a serious lack of affordable housing damaging the health and life chances of thousands of people in Scotland.

Big Lottery Fund Scotland has opened a new five-year £250 million funding scheme with a focus on helping people and communities who are most in need. Between now and 2020 groups across the country can apply for grants from £10,000 to £1m to help finance projects which are community led or will im

A new website for all planning applications in Scotland will be launched in January. From 13 January 2016, anyone submitting a new planning application will be directed to the ePlanning.scot web site.

George Osborne Chancellor George Osborne has scrapped plans to save £4.4 billion by cutting tax credits following wide criticism and a rejection by the House of Lords.

Following extensive consultation with the local community, Fife Council and Kingdom Housing Association are delighted to confirm the first planning application has been submitted by 7N Architects for the Fraser Avenue/Gray Place regeneration project in Inverkeithing on 13th November. The application

John Alexander The number of homeless people in Dundee has fallen by almost half in the past six years, thanks to a massive drive to keep people in their own homes.

(from left) Andrew Bruce (JNEspace), Tina Luxton (Highland Council), Audrey Sinclair (Highland Council), John McHardy (Highland Council), Matt Stevenson (Carbon Dynamic) as the last stage of the roof is lowered into place Highland councillors paid a visit to Alness to watch the final block of apartm

Linda Docherty The number of first-time buyer loans in Scotland rose 4 per cent up on the previous quarter and 16 per cent up on Q3 2014, according to latest figures from the Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML).

David Blaney HHP outgoing chair, Alasdair Mackenzie HHP board member, apprentices Lewis Graham, John Alexander Maciver, Robert Gillies, Andrew Maciver, George Waddington, Steven Murray from Alex Murray Construction, George Lonie HHP chair, Angus Lamont HHP chief executive and Gordon Murray HHP board