Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar

Work to transform land adjacent to a Stornoway farm into a new care facility and affordable homes has began in earnest. View from Perceval Road

The chairman of the Uist Economic Taskforce Working Group, Councillor Iain Archie MacNeil, has called for a Housing Seminar to be held in Uist in early Autumn to begin to develop innovative solutions to address housing issues in Uist and Barra. The call follows the latest meeting of the Uist Economi

Four new affordable housing developments started in Lewis and Harris this spring under the Affordable Housing Programme in the Outer Hebrides. The programme is supported by Scottish Government and delivered via a successful partnership between Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Hebridean Housing Partnership

A homelessness prevention project is under way to investigate ways to improve the performance of section 11 notices in the north and islands of Scotland. Whenever a landlord raises proceedings to end a tenancy, by law they must serve to the relevant local authority a section 11 notice, to allow the

Aileen Campbell, cabinet secretary for communities and local government, officially opened a new Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) development during a visit to the Outer Hebrides last week. The 12 flats built by Lewis Builders on the site of the former Stag Bakeries in Stornoway are now named Lan

(from left) Iain Watson (housing services manager, CnES), Kenny John Macleod (local member for the An Taobh Siar Agus Nis ward and chair of the communities and housing committee), Dena Macleod (chief executive, HHP), Alasdair Allan MSP (SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Na h-Eileanan an Iar)

A site at Blackwater on the Isle of Lewis has been identified as potential space for new affordable housing. The site is located adjacent to the existing Gleann Dubh development.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, in partnership with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP), has approved its Affordable Housing Programme for 2018/19. Work is expected to begin later this year on two new housing developments in Harris.

Councillors on the Western Isles have backed in principal the introduction of a dedicated officer to help bring long-term, privately-owned empty homes back into use. The community and housing committee of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has recommended the council accept an offer of part-funding for the p

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) and Western Isles Council are preparing plans for a £20 million project to build a care home and 50 homes, according to reports. The Press & Journal has said that the proposed development will include a 52-bed care home and 50 housing units with extra care on

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has awarded the contract for the development of 10 new homes for affordable rent in Leurbost to Calmax Construction. Preparatory works are underway with a view to the building works commencing in January 2018 and keys being handed over to new tenants in November 2

Western Isles Foyer supports young people who are homeless, in housing need and/or are subject to other social disadvantages. The Foyer provides a drop-in service and support towards independent living skills. Four housing organisations which operate in the Outer Hebrides are supporting Scottish Hou

(from left) Matthew Hebditch, development officer Tighean Innse Gall; Norman M Macleod, HHP Board member; Alasdair Mackenzie, HHP Board member; Malcolm Burr, chief executive – Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar; Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing; Calum Mackay, HHP vice chair; Norman

(from left) Jamie Maclennan (Calmax), Caroline Mackay (Calmax), Matthew Hebditch (TIG), Domhnall Mackay (Calmax), John Norman Macleod (local councillor), Norman Macleod (HHP Board member), Alasdair Mackenzie (HHP Board member), Alasdair Maclennan (local councillor), Norma Murray (tenant) and Suzi Mo

Cath Johnstone Midlothian and Western Isles councils have become the first local authorities to announce a rise in council tax since 2006, following the Scottish Government’s decision to end the council tax freeze.