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Care and housing provider Bield has appealed for volunteers to help at the Ochilview Court retirement housing development in West Lothian. The company is looking for volunteers to help with the development's weekly lunch club on Thursday afternoons, which sees tenants given the opportunity to chat a

Baillie Liz Cameron laid the first brick of a £6.5 million development by Partick Housing Association which will be completed next year.

Inverclyde-based housing association River Clyde Homes has been praised for its efforts in developing new customer involvement arrangements through a Scottish Government programme.

Angus Council has today issued a warning to tenants of the dangers of tampering with electricity or gas meters, saying that those who attempt to do it are “putting their own life at risk”. A council spokesperson said: “Over the last couple of years the number of tenants tampering with their ga

A leading housing, care and property management group's campaign has welcomed the support of cabinet secretary for social justice, communities and pensioners' rights, Alex Neil MSP.

House prices in Scotland were pushed upwards last month according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). 21 per cent more surveyors reported a rise in house prices in March and 27 per cent more surveyors expect prices to increase over the next three months - while demand

City of Edinburgh Council is set to become the first local authority in Scotland to become a private landlord if plans currently under consideration go ahead. The local authority is planning to create an arm's-length company called Edinburgh Homes, which will attract private investment to fund new h

Community councillors have called for a rejected planning application for a Traveller site to be reconsidered by Aberdeenshire Council. The council, which has recently decided to create four new halting sites across the region, turned down a planning application for a camp on land near the St Cyrus

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is hosting a hustings event tonight in the Edinburgh South constituency, where candidates will go head-to-head with housing perspectives on additional powers for Scotland. The debate will be chaired by The Scotsman's former political editor Hami

Aberdeenshire Council's proposed local development plan for Stonehaven and the surrounding area has been put out to consultation with the local community. The blueprints outlining future development - which could include up to 110 homes at Carron Den, up to 205 homes at Ury Estate East Lodge, and a

Trust Housing Association has released a new 'Personal Plan' video to communicate with staff and advise them on how to carry out their work.

A community clean-up and crackdown on fly-tipping in Maryhill was made possible after Maryhill Housing Association helped the community council apply for funding.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson (pictured) has launched a fierce defence of Right to Buy as prime minister David Cameron announced plans to "radically expand" the scheme in England. We reported yesterday that the Conservative manifesto includes a commitment to expand Right to Buy to more

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Local people will attend a public consultation event next week as Fife Council considers plans to create new homes for social rent in Leven. The local authority is planning to purchase completed units from a private developer and then make them available for social rent. Staff from Fife Council's Af