Tag: Housing

The City of Edinburgh Council will be carrying out innovative new studies to explore alternative routes of providing temporary accommodation for homeless people and funding for two feasibility studies is to be provided.The...

Support from the one of the country’s leading homebuilders is helping to fund a joint project between the Rotary Club of Currie and Balerno and The Balerno Village Trust.CALA Homes (East) has once again...

Earlier this week (Tue. 22nd Jan.) Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart visited the first homes to be delivered as part of 'Edinburgh Living', a new housing partnership between the City of Edinburgh Council and...

Brand new homes for social rent across Edinburgh have begun to be occupied by their new tenants. As part of a project to provide hundreds of affordable flats and houses, the homes are being...

The Chair of Bield, the charity which provides housing and care, says that people can look forward to benefitting from their high quality services for a long time yet.Susan Napier said Bield remains one...

MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT FASTER WITH THE FINAL FEW PROPERTIES AT HEARTLANDS PHASE TWO  Superb four bedroom detached Lomond villa is on offer at first phase price Allanwater Homes is offering a superb four bedroom detached...

If city house prices are preventing you from moving up then have a look at this new WEBSTER HOMES LUXURY DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL KINROSSDevelopment is minutes from M90 Webster Homes, an exciting new name...

At the building site on Pennywell Road they are celebrating their most recent award even before the houses are complete.  The development has received a silver award from The Considerate Constructors Scheme.The Pennywell Living development – which...

A £5.8m Merchants’ Court Liberton housing development which will boost independence and quality of life for Edinburgh’s frail and elderly will welcome new tenants later this month.The development of forty eight flats provides rented accommodation...

Craig Kidd has been appointed to the newly created role of Finance Director for the growing specialist regeneration company Urban Union. Taking up post this month, he brings over 15 years’ experience in the building...

 Dream Walking with Hares: an exhibition of gilded works on wood by Sally Bruce Richards (The Bruce Gallery, Isle of Mull). Open preview tonight 6-8pm, then 11am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday, The Gallery on the Corner, Northumberland Street....

 MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle warming and buggy parking facilities available. This...

Councillor Cammy Day is the Vice Convener of Health Social Care and Housing. The Edinburgh Reporter always seems to meet Councillor Day at the launch of a housing development and last week was no...

New homes being built in Pennywell will mean more than 60 new job opportunities, all part of a major job-creating partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council. Our main photo shows L-R Cllr Cammy Day,...

With house prices in Scotland continuing to rise, you might want to consider remortgaging or renovating. Checking your credit file first could ensure application success.Over the past year, the average house price in Scotland...

BUYERS ARE SNAPPING UP APARTMENTS AT MILLER HOMES’ VARCITY NORTH As analysts anticipate an increase in property values over the coming months, savvy buyers are snapping up city apartments for a variety of reasons, including investment...

 Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) Great Junction Street development has been named as one of Inside Housing’s top 50 affordable housing developments. The 32 affordable homes, made up of nine one bedroom and 23...

CALA OPENS STUNNING PENTHOUSE SHOWHOME AT TRINITY PARK, EDINBURGH CALA Homes has opened the door to a luxury penthouse showhome at Edinburgh’s Trinity Park, which was recently named Best Development at the What House? Awards. Trinity Park is...

House sales continue to rise in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife, but ESPC urges sellers to be realistic in its October house price report Latest figures from ESPC reveal that buyer activity in the property...

L-R: Mike Afshar, Chairman of The Merchant Company of Edinburgh’s Committee for the frail and elderly; City of Edinburgh Council Bailie, Elaine Aitken; Alasdair Ross, Director, J Smart & Co; Master of the Merchant Company...

The council has now approved Urban Union Ltd as the preferred bidder for the regeneration project planned for Pennywell. 700 affordable and private homes in the north of the city might now be built...

 The Capital Coalition who lead the City of Edinburgh Council have agreed that they will not evict council tenants for arrears caused by changes in the benefits system. They will also campaign to force...

Improving housing choices for older people in MorningsideLocal residents and community groups in Morningside have an opportunity to shape plans for a high quality Later Living development that will provide much needed specialised accommodation...

Irresponsible tenants who deliberately damage their homes may have to pay for repairs under proposals being considered by The City of Edinburgh Council. Introducing a Rechargeable Repairs Policy has received strong support from tenants with...

Contractors are starting to demolish three blocks of flats in the North Sighthill area of Edinburgh from today.The demolition of the flats, at Sighthill Wynd and Sighthill Green, is the latest phase of a...

A housing association has launched a new campaign to help young people and homeless adults in Edinburgh break cycle of unemployment and poverty - through sport.Dunedin Canmore Housing Association and Street Soccer Scotland have...

Council tenants are being given the opportunity to shape the future of Edinburgh’s housing services.The launch of the Tenant Participation Strategy 2012-2015 is being celebrated at a special event in the Capital tonight at 6.30p.m. in...

The development which includes Edinburgh’s first new Council homes for a generation has won a prestigious national housing award.The Gracemount site was given the accolade in the ‘Best Partnership in Affordable Housing Delivery’ category...

 Social landlord organisation, Link, is celebrating its 50th year and needs help in putting a photo archive together   The Link group of charitable registered social landlords, voluntary organisations and social enterprises launched the start of...

by Rosy Barnes of The Friends of Craighouse A recent sale of the land at Craighouse to a developer has resulted in the formation of a campaign group who want to preserve the green space...