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Mears Group employee is recognised for Safer Homes community work

|Date: 6 August, 2021

Mears Group employee is recognised for Safer Homes community work

Mears Group’s Maggie Burns has been nominated for an award by Police Scotland in recognition for her and ...

Mears Group’s Maggie Burns has been nominated for an award by Police Scotland in recognition for her and her team’s support of vulnerable people living in North Lanarkshire communities. Maggie has spe ...

6 August, 2021
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Property manager’s heart of gold inspires kindness award from Bield

|Date: 5 August, 2021

Property manager’s heart of gold inspires kindness award from Bield

A Fife local has been recognised by a leading housing provider for his hard work and dedication throughou ...

A Fife local has been recognised by a leading housing provider for his hard work and dedication throughout the pandemic. Andrew Petrie, (50), has been presented the ‘You Are One Of A Kind’ award by Bi ...

5 August, 2021
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George Clarke launches exciting home design competition for young people in Scotland

|Date: 16 March, 2021

George Clarke launches exciting home design competition for young people in Scotland

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke today launches a national challenge for young people in Scotland ...

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke today launches a national challenge for young people in Scotland to design an extension to the Resource Efficient House in Glasgow. The challenge is being ru ...

16 March, 2021
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FireAngel | Andy Greenhorn Q&A on the Scottish Tolerable Standard

|Date: 21 December, 2020

FireAngel | Andy Greenhorn Q&A on the Scottish Tolerable Standard

Andy Greenhorn, FireAngel’s Specification Manager for Scotland and Ireland, shares his fire safety recomm ...

Andy Greenhorn, FireAngel’s Specification Manager for Scotland and Ireland, shares his fire safety recommendations on how to comply with latest regulations affecting all households in Scotland. Andy ...

21 December, 2020
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New tour to shine spotlight on Laurieston and Gorbals’ rich history

|Date: 16 December, 2020

New tour to shine spotlight on Laurieston and Gorbals’ rich history

A group of people with experience of homelessness are to lead a new walking tour which celebrates the ric ...

A group of people with experience of homelessness are to lead a new walking tour which celebrates the rich history of Glasgow’s Laurieston and Gorbals area. Urban Union, the developer behind Lauriesto ...

16 December, 2020
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Leading Scottish IoT innovator iOpt shortlisted for award

|Date: 5 November, 2020

Leading Scottish IoT innovator iOpt shortlisted for award

iOpt, which provides remote access monitoring services to social housing providers, has been shortlisted ...

iOpt, which provides remote access monitoring services to social housing providers, has been shortlisted for the IoT Global Awards 2020. One of just six companies shortlisted, iOpt is the only Scottis ...

5 November, 2020
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Housing Minister on Scotland’s affordable homes target

|Date: 6 April, 2020

Housing Minister on Scotland’s affordable homes target

Kevin Stewart SNP MSP, Minister for Local Government & Housing in Scotland, delivered a video on Twit ...

Kevin Stewart SNP MSP, Minister for Local Government & Housing in Scotland, delivered a video on Twitter on Friday 3rd April saying Scotland is unlikely to meet its affordable homes programme targ ...

6 April, 2020
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£5.4m affordable homes project completes in Fife

|Date: 2 March, 2020

£5.4m affordable homes project completes in Fife

Work has completed on a £5.4m transformative new community built on a greenfield site in the Newburgh are ...

Work has completed on a £5.4m transformative new community built on a greenfield site in the Newburgh area of Fife. A total of 40 high-quality affordable homes have been delivered at Banklands by Robe ...

2 March, 2020
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£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

|Date: 5 February, 2020

£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish ...

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable a build programme of 160 highly accessible home ...

5 February, 2020
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Urgent solution needed to budget delay to stop social housing crisis

|Date: 8 January, 2020

Urgent solution needed to budget delay to stop social housing crisis

The continuing uncertainty around Scottish Government investment in housing post-2021 is preventing the b ...

The continuing uncertainty around Scottish Government investment in housing post-2021 is preventing the building of desperately needed affordable homes, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing ...

8 January, 2020
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