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The number of people aged over 50 living in rented accommodation has been on the rise over the last five years, according to new research. Figures from Saga Home Insurance among more than 13,700 people from across the UK found that nearly a third of people aged 50 and over currently rent, up from ju

Private landlords in North Ayrshire are being invited to hear about policy changes in the private housing sector. North Ayrshire Council’s Housing Services would like to hear the views of those interested in helping to improve conditions in the sector by joining a discussion event at Greenwood Con

The City of Edinburgh Council’s proposed Local Development Plan (LDP), which has scope for the provision of thousands of new affordable homes, should not be modified to include further housing land release at a strategic level, the Scottish Government has said. The feedback comes in a report t

Plans for Oakley Road Kingdom Housing Association has received approval from the Scottish Government for its latest project in Fife, where 55 new homes will be provided at Oakley Road in Saline.

Housing and care provider Bield has been awarded funding that will enable it to introduce and boost initiatives that directly improve the lives of older people across Scotland, particularly for those living with dementia. By successfully securing £75,000 from the Scottish Government’s People and

GHA residents Patricia Dooley (left) and Jessie Callaghan Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has opened a new digital learning centre in Toryglen to give social housing tenants access to free online access and support.

Members of the co-production pilot, join officers from North Lanarkshire Council for a look at the new development at the former Glencairn tower site. (front row, left to right) Gerry Murphy, Peter Murphy and Frank Caine. (back row, left to right) Alex Miller, development co-ordinator, North Lanarks

Major improvements have been made at South Ayrshire Council over the last two years since a critical audit voiced concerns about significant weaknesses in its management, the Accounts Commission has said. A new report by the watchdog charts how the local authority has responded to a Commission asses

A two year funding programme has been launched offering a total of £150k to local projects supporting homeless people or those at risk of homelessness to rent a home. The Crisis Help-to-Rent Programme is open to statutory and voluntary services working with people not normally eligible for help fro

Housebuilder Persimmon has said it remains too soon to judge the effect that the result of the EU Referendum will have on the UK new homes market as the firm reported strong first half trading. In a trading update to the city this morning the Group said that “market fundamentals remain strong, sup

Blue Triangle Housing Association, which exists to support, accommodate and assist vulnerable homeless people achieve better lives, is holding a fundraising football tournament. The idea for the event, which will take place on Friday August 19, 11am-4pm at the Toryglen Football Centre in Glasgow, co

Victorian social reformer Mary Lily Walker, known for improving the lives and living conditions of her fellow Dundonians, was commemorated yesterday with a plaque at the home in which she was born. Born in the 1860s, Mary was one of the first graduates of University College Dundee and one of the fir

Eleanor Fotheringham Eleanor Fotheringham, director of resources at Kingdom Housing Association, retired last week after 28 years at the Association.

A Largs letting agent has become the first in Scotland to be sanctioned for breaching rules that secure the deposits of their tenants. The landmark ruling against Colvin Houston Ltd at Kilmarnock Sherriff Court – which was triggered by North Ayrshire Council’s Trading Standards team – could no

Councillors in Aberdeen have unanimously backed plans to expand the city’s heat network into the Torry community – offering hundreds of homes savings on their energy bills. The Combined Heat and Power scheme is expected to deliver low cost, low carbon energy to at least 350 homes in Torry as wel