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Urban Union | Transformational regneration

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Urban Union | Transformational regneration

Urban Union was formed to help meet Scotland’s growing demand for affordable housing of the highest quali ...

Urban Union was formed to help meet Scotland’s growing demand for affordable housing of the highest quality. A partnership between McTaggart Construction and Robertson Group, it works with local counc ...

10 September, 2019
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Cairn Housing Association celebrates 10th anniversary of Handyperson service

|Date: 8 July, 2019

Cairn Housing Association celebrates 10th anniversary of Handyperson service

Cairn Housing Association in Scotland is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its handyperson scheme, whic ...

Cairn Housing Association in Scotland is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its handyperson scheme, which is estimated to have saved the NHS over £6m. Cairn Housing Association set up its Handyperson ...

8 July, 2019
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Supplementary Guidance | Housing First Know-How

|Date: 4 July, 2019

Supplementary Guidance | Housing First Know-How

‘Homelessness is a problem with a solution and the solution is housing.’ This is a statement from the fir ...

‘Homelessness is a problem with a solution and the solution is housing.’ This is a statement from the first in the Housing First Know-How series that has been carefully prepared for, and in consultati ...

4 July, 2019
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Scottish local authorities urged to protect supply chain retentions

|Date: 30 April, 2019

Scottish local authorities urged to protect supply chain retentions

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Scotland, representing the largest sector in Scottish ...

The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Scotland, representing the largest sector in Scottish construction by value, is calling on construction procurers in local authorities to protect re ...

30 April, 2019
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Project Profile | City of Edinburgh Council: putting housing first

|Date: 29 March, 2019

Project Profile | City of Edinburgh Council: putting housing first

Edinburgh may not be the biggest city in the UK, but Scotland’s capital is incredibly beautiful and diver ...

Edinburgh may not be the biggest city in the UK, but Scotland’s capital is incredibly beautiful and diverse. Alongside financial services and a booming tourist industry, Edinburgh is leading the way i ...

29 March, 2019
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Albyn Housing Society and Barratt Homes partnet in three-year build programme

|Date: 18 March, 2019

Albyn Housing Society and Barratt Homes partnet in three-year build programme

Albyn Housing Society has partnered with national housebuilder Barratt Homes to bring 95 quality homes to ...

Albyn Housing Society has partnered with national housebuilder Barratt Homes to bring 95 quality homes to the people of Inverness. The partnership will run until March 2020 and will concentrate on the ...

18 March, 2019
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SFHA calls for Fuel Poverty Bill to show greater ambition

|Date: 29 January, 2019

SFHA calls for Fuel Poverty Bill to show greater ambition

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) welcomes committee’s fuel poverty calls but says furth ...

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) welcomes committee’s fuel poverty calls but says further ambition is still required. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welco ...

29 January, 2019
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New DPS seeks fire safety contractors to help landlords meet updated obligations post-Grenfell

|Date: 28 January, 2019

New DPS seeks fire safety contractors to help landlords meet updated obligations post-Grenfell

Specialist fire safety and building compliance contractors across Scotland are being invited to apply to ...

Specialist fire safety and building compliance contractors across Scotland are being invited to apply to become ‘preferred contractors’, as part of a newly launched Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), de ...

28 January, 2019
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SFHA welcomes £826m for affordable housing in Scotland

|Date: 25 January, 2019

SFHA welcomes £826m for affordable housing in Scotland

Affordable housing funding welcome but government must commit to longer-term programme, says the Scottish ...

Affordable housing funding welcome but government must commit to longer-term programme, says the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations. Header image ©I-Wei Huang/AdobeStock The Scottish Federati ...

25 January, 2019
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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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