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Elspeth Millen, a long-standing servant of housing in the Govan community, has been presented with her British Empire Medal. Elspeth Millen received her BEM from Lord Provost Philip Braat at the City Chambers in Glasgow.

Homeless Project Scotland has revealed that it has helped more than 50 rough sleepers on the streets of Glasgow city centre in the last two weeks. A number of these individuals experiencing homelessness were recently released from prison and said there is an issue with men being released late in the

The Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust (TGDT) has secured £507,000 from Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to help build affordable housing on the site of the former Tomintoul Secondary School.

A new report by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and the Centre for Homelessness Impact highlights that money spent on housing support could be used more effectively. The report has suggested that The Exchequer could save £1.9 billion a year by moving recipients of Housing Benefit (HB)

Plans for thousands of affordable homes are likely to be dropped as billions of pounds are set aside to fix the building safety crisis, UK builders have warned. Clarion Housing Group, the UK’s largest provider of affordable housing, told The Guardian it is set to build 1,800 fewer affordable p

Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall Group plc will this week launch a technology platform that uses machine learning to provide social housing landlords and tenants with real-time, actionable insights to help them ensure their properties are healthy, legally compliant and more energy-

Kingdom Housing Association’s payroll team has won the coveted In-house Payroll Team of the Year award at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Annual Excellence Awards.

Wellhouse Housing Association announced has announced that a window replacement programme worth almost £250,000 is now underway.

Plans for a Scottish community to buy the UK's most remote pub have moved closer to completion after the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) granted funding to support the scheme. The Old Forge Community Benefit Society (CBS) has been awarded £508,000 to support the purchase and redevelopment of the pub,

Ariane Burgess MSP, convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Agenda, is urging Scottish residents to have their say on short-term lets legislation. Scotland has some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the world. It is no wonder that plac

Cruden Homes has submitted plans to build 52 new affordable flats in Livingston on the site of the former St Columba’s Church in Craigshill. If permission is granted, once completed, the one and two-bedroom homes will be given to a housing association.

Companies bidding to win Scottish Government contracts will have to pay the real Living Wage. This will ensure public sector contracts tackle in work poverty and promote fair work practices across the public, private and third sector where there is a risk of low pay.

The City of Edinburgh Council is reminding all city landlords and homeowners that every home in Scotland must comply with new fire safety legislation which will come into force early next year. By February 2022, all Scottish homes will need to be fitted with interlinked smoke and heat alarms that ta

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has announced the successful completion of Sealladh Beinn Dail, South Dell, Isle of Lewis by Alex Murray Construction. Work began in August 2020 to bring about the completion of six high-quality homes for affordable social rent.

Tenants of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) will benefit from cheaper energy bills thanks to a new ‘net zero’ renewable energy system.