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Increasing the speed of building new affordable homes across Shetland will be a difficult task according to the chief executive of Hjaltland Housing Association (HHA). Bryan Leask was speaking after the association’s new £6.25 million Berryview scheme, in Scalloway, was...

Robert Leask was elected as chairman of Shetland Charitable Trust at a meeting this morning (Thursday).

The impact of far higher levels of fuel poverty on the physical and mental health of people living in rural areas of Scotland is outlined in research published by Changeworks. Comparing three regions – Caithness and Sutherland, Highlands and Islands and remote rural areas – the analysis

A SENIOR councillor has talked up the idea of modular construction - where units are pre-made on the mainland - to realise Shetland’s house building ambitions. Depute leader Gary Robinson also questioned whether Shetland needs support from “big house builders from the...

  Voluntary Board Member Recruitment Closing Date 27th January 2023   Do you want to help improve the lives of others in Shetland? Hjaltland Housing Association is a registered Scottish Charity and social landlord which owns over 800 affordable, high quality, rented...

The value of the contract is now sitting at £19 million – with inflation playing its part in the increase

MEMBERS of the coastguard in Shetland have been recognised for “going above and beyond” during a rescue in Lerwick last year. The operation, at the Knab, was said to be “particularly difficult”. Local coastguard members from Lerwick, Walls and Sumburgh were recently...

A NEW children’s home in Tingwall will soon be ready to house young Shetlanders are part of a partnership between Hjaltland Trading and Shetland Islands Council (SIC). The new home, located within Hjaltland Housing Association’s Gaet-a-Gott site a few miles outside Lerwick,...

http://shet.news/oprwv Copied! MUCH has been made in the press over the last few months about the level of fuel poverty in Shetland. All fuel poverty is bad news but if, by the current definition, you’re living in extreme fuel poverty then you are deemed to be at least twice as badly off as someone who is officially categorised as ‘fuel poor’. 8 of 13Adverts The latest government stats (Scottish House Condition Survey) show that 31 per cent of all households in Shetland a...

  Hjaltland Housing Association Ltd. 2 Harbour Street, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0LR Telephone (01595) 694986 Email mail@hjaltland.org   www.hjaltland.org.­uk     Housing Administration Assistant – Full-time Permanent Position Salary £23,234 - £26,001...