Decision Time has reached another major milestone as it continues to expand its presence in Scotland. The company, which provides governance software for managing meetings, risks and objectives, has secured a landmark contract with Link Group, making it the 20th housing association in Scotland to im
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Link Group has negotiated a new £60 million ten-year term loan facility with Royal Bank of Scotland just before the financial year end. This new medium-term borrowing will help support the delivery of Link’s sizable development programme and takes it overall funding with Royal Bank to &p
Construction firm The JR Group has reached significant milestones in the development of three of its affordable housing projects for Link Group. The trio of projects will see 158 new homes being delivered across Cambuslang, Paisley and Coatbridge, and with construction set to heat up over the coming
An overwhelming majority of Weslo Housing Management tenants voted Yes to transfer to Link Group. Weslo took the decision to transfer its homes and services last year when the board considered the findings of an in-depth independent strategic options appraisal. A stock condition survey carried
Link Group, in partnership with Govanhill Housing Association, has been awarded planning approval to build 121 apartments at the former site of Larkfield bus depot.
Link Housing Association is among 173 organisations to benefit from £1.79 million which has been allocated from the Scottish Government active travel budget.
Link Housing is to help 496 low income and digitally excluded households across central Scotland get online. The rollout has been made possible by Connecting Scotland, a Scottish Government initiative managed by SCVO, set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Link Group has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s First Home Fund evaluation which outlines the impact of the scheme in helping over 8,000 households into home ownership in Scotland.
Link Group's existing head of ICT&D, Ken Fox, has this week been named the housing and community organisation’s new director of digital services. In his new role, Mr Fox will bring his expertise to support Link’s future ambitions and to deliver on the organisation’s new digital
A new digital event aiming to move accessible housing up the national agenda is taking place in March, it was announced this week.
Despite ongoing national restrictions, Link Group has continued to work safely with its construction partners to build affordable homes for the people and families who need them most. In addition to providing over 8,000 homes and services to people and families across Scotland, the affordable housin
Scotland’s housing association charity Lintel Trust and the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) have officially joined forces following a successful four-year partnership. Lintel Trust - which has operated for more than 40 years, mainly to deliver vital projects in Scotland’s social
Link Group has become the first Scottish investor in HACT’s social value roadmap. Launched in September 2020, the social value roadmap was developed by the UK Social Value in Housing Taskforce, which was composed of 17 organisations including leading social housing organisations, the Regulator
Thirty-seven young people are to be provided jobs within Link Group as part of the UK Government’s £2 billion Kickstart scheme it was announced this week. By being one of the first Scottish organisations to take part in Kickstart, which will create hundreds of thousands of new and fully
Link Group has become the first housing association in Scotland to achieve an internationally recognised accreditation. The group has met the full requirements for attaining the ‘Certified Sustainable Housing Label’, awarded by RITTERWALD Consulting.