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An additional 25 affordable homes delivered in Muirhouse

|Date: 3 January, 2018

An additional 25 affordable homes delivered in Muirhouse

Springfield Properties has completed a further 25 homes at its Muirhouse development, Edinburgh, in partn ...

Springfield Properties has completed a further 25 homes at its Muirhouse development, Edinburgh, in partnership with housing association Dunedin Canmore. A mix of one-bedroom cottage flats and two-bed ...

3 January, 2018
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SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

|Date: 13 November, 2017

SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

SFHA Head of Public Affairs Sarah Boyack, pictured above, responds to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Pove ...

SFHA Head of Public Affairs Sarah Boyack, pictured above, responds to the Scottish Government’s Fuel Poverty statement, giving a cautious welcome to proposals: We welcome the Scottish Government’s com ...

13 November, 2017
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Heating services procurement framework launched for Scottish social landlords

|Date: 9 November, 2017

Heating services procurement framework launched for Scottish social landlords

A new heating services procurement framework designed to meet the needs of the Scottish social housing se ...

A new heating services procurement framework designed to meet the needs of the Scottish social housing sector has been launched, offering participating social landlords the opportunity to achieve impr ...

9 November, 2017
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3,000 Kingdom Housing Association properties in Fife built to SBD standards have 87% fewer crimes, say Police Scotland  

|Date: 21 September, 2017

3,000 Kingdom Housing Association properties in Fife built to SBD standards have 87% fewer crimes, say Police Scotland  

A Police Scotland study has found that 3,000 homes built to nationally recognised police crime prevention ...

A Police Scotland study has found that 3,000 homes built to nationally recognised police crime prevention standards in more than 150 Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) developments in Fife experienced ...

21 September, 2017
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Scottish Housing Day: new poll shows mixed housing experience across Scotland

|Date: 21 September, 2017

Scottish Housing Day: new poll shows mixed housing experience across Scotland

83% of Scots are satisfied with their current housing situation while 16% are not, according to a new opi ...

83% of Scots are satisfied with their current housing situation while 16% are not, according to a new opinion poll commissioned to coincide with Scottish Housing Day, taking place today. The poll also ...

21 September, 2017
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Sod cutting marks the start of new council housing development on former school site in North Lanarkshire

|Date: 18 September, 2017

Sod cutting marks the start of new council housing development on former school site in North Lanarkshire

Construction is underway on the site of the former St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge to deliver anothe ...

Construction is underway on the site of the former St Ambrose High School in Coatbridge to deliver another exciting new council housing development for North Lanarkshire. The development sees North La ...

18 September, 2017
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SPIE UK awarded £8m M&E contract at East Ayrshire Council’s new William Mcllvanney Campus in Kilmarnock

|Date: 25 July, 2017

SPIE UK awarded £8m M&E contract at East Ayrshire Council’s new William Mcllvanney Campus in Kilmarnock

Named after the world-renowned author, who was born and educated in Kilmarnock, the £45.3m, 18,360m² camp ...

Named after the world-renowned author, who was born and educated in Kilmarnock, the £45.3m, 18,360m² campus will accommodate approximately 1,465 secondary, 383 primary and 160 early years pupils betwe ...

25 July, 2017
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Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

|Date: 25 November, 2016

Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

Housing associations and co-operatives across Scotland have shown an overwhelming act of solidarity and h ...

Housing associations and co-operatives across Scotland have shown an overwhelming act of solidarity and humanity as they pledge up to 350 homes for vulnerable families being relocated to the UK as par ...

25 November, 2016
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177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

|Date: 24 November, 2016

177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

Urban Union starts work on Phase 2 of Pennywell, adding 177 new apartments and houses to its regeneration ...

Urban Union starts work on Phase 2 of Pennywell, adding 177 new apartments and houses to its regeneration development in north Edinburgh. The Pennywell development is one of Scotland's largest housing ...

24 November, 2016
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A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities

|Date: 1 November, 2016

A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities

Rural and island communities must get a fair share of 50,000 affordable homes target. With the Scottish G ...

Rural and island communities must get a fair share of 50,000 affordable homes target. With the Scottish Government committing to building 50,000 affordable homes over the lifetime of the current parli ...

1 November, 2016
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Planning system failing those in greatest need, new TCPA report finds

Tackling the humidity risk threatening public sector built assets

Halton Housing unveils 41 new affordable rent homes in Runcorn

Gateshead Regeneration Partnership housing project shortlisted for RTPI planning award

Stonewater delivers new affordable rural homes for locals in Long Itchington

Affordable new apartments released in Bicester through Build! scheme

Wates Living Space brings mental health and wellbeing to Trellick Tower

Southampton Healthy Homes secures additional funds to help residents stay warm this winter

Theresa May announces government will abolish the council housebuilding borrowing cap, sector responds

UNION launches new ExiSAFE Panic Exit Device range

SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

SFHA welcomes commitment to end fuel poverty but calls for investment in home energy efficiency

3,000 Kingdom Housing Association properties in Fife built to SBD standards have 87% fewer crimes, say Police Scotland

3,000 Kingdom Housing Association properties in Fife built to SBD standards have 87% fewer crimes, say Police Scotland

Sod cutting marks the start of new council housing development on former school site in North Lanarkshire

Sod cutting marks the start of new council housing development on former school site in North Lanarkshire

SPIE UK awarded £8m M&E contract at East Ayrshire Council’s new William Mcllvanney Campus in Kilmarnock

SPIE UK awarded £8m M&E contract at East Ayrshire Council’s new William Mcllvanney Campus in Kilmarnock

Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities

A fair share of affordable housing for Scotland’s rural communities