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On November 1, 2024, Provost Douglas Philand officially opened Cnoc Mor Place, a new affordable housing development in Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute, delivered by Fyne Homes Ltd. 

Wheatley Group has acquired new family homes in Glasgow in its efforts to increase the supply of quality affordable housing in the city.  Wheatley Homes Glasgow has bought four new-build properties from Cruden Homes at Drumchapel in the north-west of Glasgow.  

Cunninghame Housing Association has delivered winter warmer baskets to thirty of its older tenants (65+) across North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway. 

A foodbank in Inverness has been awarded £25,000 by the City of Inverness and Area Committee from the Inverness Common Good Fund Winter Payments budget.  Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown, said: “The rising demands on the Blythswood Foodbank from people, including c

The Hillcrest Foundation has awarded a total of £123,212 to 20 impactful organisations working to support individuals and families experiencing hardship throughout Scotland. The grants will help fund essential programs that provide direct relief from poverty, address social isolation, and offe

An artwork by one of Scotland’s most admired artists has come home to Calton. The piece by the late Andrew Hay depicts one of the bloodiest episodes in the history of this well-known east end of Glasgow community where Thenue Housing has its HQ.

Concerns about the fairness and consistency of grants awarded through the Scottish Welfare Fund (SWF) have been highlighted in a new report from the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO). The report highlights issues with the distribution of the Fund, which provides grants to those in crisis.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has distributed a total of £9.3 million to support 28 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales, deliver projects supporting vulnerable residents with energy bills and carbon reduction initiatives.

Representatives from Eildon Housing Association were delighted to receive the award for ‘Housing Organisation of the Year’ at the recent CIH Scotland Housing Awards hosted in Glasgow.

West Lothian Council is to buy a new block of flats in Winchburgh to add to its stock of social housing. Councillors approved the £3 million investment at this month’s meeting of the Executive.

Cala Homes (West) is progressing a detailed planning application for the creation of a new neighbourhood in Bo’ness, Falkirk.

The progress being made to deliver affordable homes as part of the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal has been revealed in an annual report. During 2023/24 a total of 48 homes were completed in projects in Dornoch, Dulnain Bridge, Kirkhill, Nairn and Rosemarkie, with another 78 development

Yorkhill Housing Association committee members and senior staff were delighted to host a visit from Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP who as well as being the MSP for Glasgow City Region is also the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. Senior staff gave a short presentation and discussion on the w

Capital Credit Union (CCU) is celebrating a significant milestone, having facilitated over £1 million in green loans to support eco-friendly home upgrades for Scottish households. Since the launch of the initiative in September, hundreds of homeowners have been able to invest in renewable ener

Kingdom Group has won the Excellence in Tenant Scrutiny Award at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Scotland Housing Awards, celebrating the best in housing across the country.