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A new demonstration house which could make home life easier for those living with dementia was launched at the BRE Innovation Park in Ravenscraig yesterday.

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has received planning permission to convert the former Carnegie Library in Coatbridge into residential flats. With the help of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) funding, the Association will retain and develop the front part of the building in Academy Street

Councillor Roger Saxon Anyone who wants to rent a council or housing association house in Thurso now has greater choice as homes are now being allocated through ‘Choice Based Lettings’.

Tigh Na Croit A low energy home in the Highlands designed by HLM Architects has been announced as a finalist in the Rural category for the 2016 UK Passivhaus Awards.

North Lanarkshire Council is urging its residents to think about their household safety and help reduce the numbers of deaths and serious injuries involving unsafe electrical devices in the home. Every year, around 10 people in the UK are killed and about 750 seriously injured in accidents involving

Residents at a sheltered housing development in Moray have thanked engineers from the local Army barracks for their assistance in renovating their garden area. The residents’ association at Hanover Housing Association’s Burnside Court site in Buckpool has been awarded almost £10,000 from the Na

The New Gorbals Harriers New Gorbals Housing Association’s recently formed team of runners, The New Gorbals Harriers, took on and completed the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday to raise more than £4,300 for their two chosen charities.

The independent panel set up to carry out a “game-changing review” of Scotland’s planning system has made five recommendations to improve the delivery of more high quality homes. Publishing its report yesterday, the three person panel considered housing as one of six key issues which needed in

The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued its statutory appointment of a manager to Wellhouse Housing Association. The manager will continue to support Wellhouse to complete its governance and financial improvement plan.

Adam Lang New Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) statistics from the Scottish Government reveal the “shocking scale” of people struggling to pay housing costs, according to Shelter Scotland.

Taking up their posts are (from left) Lynne, Claire and Sharon Thenue Housing has announced three key appointments to its staff team.

Megan Morrison, 19, is a housing and administration apprentice at Fyne Homes and one of the 19 young people taking part in the SFHA’s Apprentice Challenge An ambitious national plan for apprenticeships has been announced today by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and Skills De

Trust Housing Association has continued to show its commitment to employees by being shortlisted as a finalist at the international Investors in People Awards. The shortlisting in the ‘Excellence in the Third Sector’ category follows Trust achieving the prestigious Gold status from Investors in

Cllr Judy Hamilton with Louise Sutherland (Fife Council service manager for area housing operations) and David Leaf (land manager, Bellway Homes Scotland) Work is progressing well on another phase of council housing at Leuchatsbeath in Cowdenbeath.

The young people warm up before the Games kick off Almost 1000 schoolkids from Glasgow’s East End were going for gold at this year’s FARE Legacy Games.