(left to right) Georgia Boswell, tenant participation officer at Hillcrest Housing Association; Ilene Campbell, chief executive at TIS; Steve Kell, head of housing at Hillcrest Housing Association; Joy Watson, tenant services manager at Hillcrest Housing Association Hillcrest Housing Association has
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A dapper Oor Wullie was on hand to welcome the care and support teams and staff from across Scotland who attended a glamorous awards ceremony to Dundee last week. Now in its third year, the Gowrie Care Accolades brought together 50 members of staff from across all areas of Gowrie Care’s operation
Housing minister Kevin Stewart was in Dundee yesterday to see progress on an affordable housing development in the Hilltown area of the city. Dundee City Council and Hillcrest Housing Association have formed a partnership to build 81 social rented houses on land south/east of Alexander Street where
Plans have been submitted for up to 166 new homes on the site of the former Derby Street multis in Dundee. Brought forward by Collective Architecture and Robertson Partnership Homes, the scheme aims to recreate the street patterns of the Victorian era with the creation of two blocks of accommodation
(from left) Ilene Campbell, TIS chief executive; Yvonne Baulk, head of physical environment at North Ayrshire Council; Tracey Wilson, tenant participation manager at North Ayrshire Council and Elaine Byrne, Scotland’s Housing Network director North Ayrshire Council has achieved a Gold accreditatio
The team at Tayside MS Therapy Centre, and the people who benefit from the service, have spoken of their delight at the efforts of four Dundee businesses who cooked up a new kitchen for the centre earlier this month. Tayside MS Therapy Centre is a self-help, self-funding group of people affected by
Three leading figures within the Scottish social housing sector who piloted the TIS in partnership with Scotland’s Housing Network, Scrutiny Approved Accreditation framework will share their experiences of the process at a free launch event in Glasgow this autumn. Hosted at the Blythswood Square H
Support services organisation Cair Scotland has entered into formal discussions with a view to becoming part of the Hillcrest Group. Cair Scotland currently works in partnership with local authorities and NHS boards to offer intensive support programmes to some of Scotland’s most vulnerable young
After a chart topping twelve months, Hillcrest can now announce the release of its record of the year. An innovative take on the traditional annual report, the record of the year includes updates from the different companies, performance figures and key financial information.
Hillcrest Housing Association has vowed to “quickly resolve” any outstanding issues after the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) found that there was no anti-social behaviour policy in place for the association’s supported accommodation. The ombudsman investigated the housing associatio
An innovative new housing development is giving people in Dundee the chance to benefit from life enhancing and money saving features which could become common place in affordable housing in the near future. The 21 innovative homes, which offer free broadband and access to the UK’s first non-profit
Lynn Cunningham Craigowl Communities, part of the Hillcrest Group, has been shortlisted in the Care and Support Organisation category at the 24housing Awards.
Oaklands A project by Hillcrest Housing Association has been announced as one of Inside Housing’s Top 60 developments.
Saturday night was a successful night for Hillcrest Housing Association’s tenants when they walked away as winners at the Tenant Information Services (TIS) awards ceremony. A number of tenants volunteer their time to give feedback on services, suggestions on changes to policies and procedures and
Steve Kell Hillcrest Housing Association has appointed Steve Kell to the newly created post of head of housing on an 18 month contract.