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The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed that its Local Development Plan should be moved on to be examined by the Reporter appointed by the Scottish Government, before the final plan is agreed. The long-awaited plan allocates land around the city for the next 10 years, and has been driven by Scottis

Judy Hamilton Fife Council’s executive committee has approved its Local Housing Strategy for the next five years.

Allan McGonigle Hillcrest Housing Association has announced the appointment of Allan McGonigle to the post of director of corporate services and Lindsey Dryden as director of finance and IT on a permanent basis.

(from left) Alastair MacGregor, ACHA chief executive, Gerald Cotton whose son is moving into St Oran’s Place, Mike Brown, ACHA’s chairman, John Finnie MSP, new resident Kelly MacColl with piper Angus MacColl and the Achaleven Primary School pupils Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has

Link Group Ltd has been recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces for the second time. The organisation was named by Great Place to Work as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in the Large category (organisations with 500+ employees) in its annual Best Workplaces list announced at a gala dinner

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) celebrated its 50th birthday this week with not one, but three top awards. The Association has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Gold Standard Accreditation, the same week as celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary. The award is assessed rigoro

A framework to ensure that tenants who are struggling to meet their rental costs are able to access fair and consistent financial assistance is to be introduced by the majority of Welsh local authorities. A total of 20 Welsh local authorities have been working in partnership with the Welsh Local Gov

TIS has received outstanding nominations for the six categories of the TIS National Excellence Awards, which are held in association with the Scottish Government and sponsored by Dundee City Council. New this year, the TIS National Excellence Awards are about recognising and celebrating truly outsta

Applications are now open for the 16th annual Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards and Scottish housing and regeneration businesses are encouraged to apply for their chance to join the country’s environmental elite. The awards scheme recognises and rewards businesses t

Key figures from the financial industry in Scotland today welcomed the arrival of a new Church-led player on the affordable credit landscape. At a breakfast meeting in Edinburgh ahead of tomorrow’s opening of the Kirk’s General Assembly, individuals within the financial sector, including chairma

Michael Cameron The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a new summary of its work plans for 2015/16.

David Zwirlein Hillcrest Housing Association has been given the go-ahead to build 18 new flats on a gap site in Dundee.

The Supreme Court has handed down a judgement that will change the way English local authorities determine who is vulnerable enough for help with their housing. The ruling means single homeless people will no longer have to prove they are more vulnerable than 'an ordinary street homeless person' in

Margaret Burgess More than 5,000 families and first time buyers have purchased their home through the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme, housing minister Margaret Burgess revealed yesterday.

Nicola Sturgeon and Grahame Smith sign the Memorandum of Understanding First minister Nicola Sturgeon has shared “serious concerns” with the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) over the impact on the people of Scotland of the UK government's commitment to continued austerity.