The number of new homes registered to be built in Scotland topped 12,700 in 2015, a continued increase of 15 per cent on the previous year, new NHBC figures have revealed. In total, 12,755 new homes were registered by NHBC in 2015 compared to 11,138 in 2014.
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Dundee City Council’s sheltered housing warden’s service has been commended by national inspectors. The service was graded at the second highest level of five (very good) in all three categories inspected.
A survey is being carried out to invite tenants to share their views on the quality of services provided to them by the Highland Council’s housing service. An independent survey by market research company Progressive Partnerships will see postal surveys sent to all 13,799 council tenants.
An exhibition of stunning photographs by the locally acclaimed Dark Side o’ The Clyde project, that has over 3000 followers on Facebook, has opened at the River Clyde Homes Broomhill Project Office at 1 Broomhill Way, Greenock. The 10 pictures, in noir-inspired black and white, were a great succes
Growth in Scotland’s construction industry over the next five years will largely be driven by housebuilding as many of the national large-scale infrastructure come to an end, though more than 21,000 new workers will be needed to replace those leaving the workforce, according to new research. Today
Councillors in West Dunbartonshire will be asked to consider writing off historical debts from former council tenants at a meeting next week. Members of West Dunbartonshire Council’s housing and communities committee will decide on Wednesday 3 February whether to agree the removal of arrears total
Homes of the future will need to be properly hard-wired as technology plays a greater role in looking after the health and wellbeing of owners, new research by the NHBC Foundation has found. The ‘Connected Home’ report identifies and examines the benefits of smart technologies which are transfor
Frontline services for Edinburgh’s vulnerable, older and younger residents will be prioritised in the City of Edinburgh Council’s 2016/17 budget which was unveiled yesterday as the authority attempts to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. The £950m budget, the fir
Demand for services at a homeless charity in Aberdeen has doubled over the past year due to the oil industry crisis. More than 5,000 people have relied on help from Aberdeen Cyrenians across the Grampian region over the past 12 months, particularly for food donations.
Cloch Housing Association has announced that rents are to rise by 1.3 per cent for the financial year commencing 1st April 2016, following an extensive business planning and budget setting process. The Association said it has managed to arrange its finances so that it can maintain all current servic
The progression of a £16 million scheme to protect Stonehaven from future flooding is set to be approved by Aberdeenshire Council next week. The Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme is designed to reduce risk in the lower catchment of the River Carron, which has badly flooded nearby homes and busines
Scottish house prices look set to rise further in the first quarter of 2016 as supply continues to fail to meet demand, according to the latest survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS UK Residential Market Survey, December 2015, has shown rising demand and a slight in
Councillors in Dumfries and Galloway have agreed to add a number of new projects to the council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP). Previously, members agreed to deliver more than 840 new homes from 2016-2021.
An inspection of services for children and young people in the Western Isles has identified an increase in care leavers becoming homeless due to “limited collaboration” between the authorities. Led by the Care Inspectorate, working in partnership with Education Scotland, Healthcare Improvement S
Council houses across Aberdeenshire are to receive an energy efficiency boost with the installation of solar panels. Councillors on policy & resources committee have agreed to issue a tender for works to install the panels on 1,200 council houses.