Renfrewshire Council is carrying out a compliance programme monitoring for the naturally occurring gas radon at some council buildings and council homes from this summer. Radon comes from rocks and soil in the ground and is present in the air everywhere. Outdoors, levels are low, but it can accumula
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A proposal has been submitted to demolish two existing buildings in Newington to make way for a new mixed-use development that will include 115 student beds and a commercial unit. Waugh Investments Limited lodged the application on May 1, seeking permission to redevelop 33-41 Ratcliffe Terrace. The
A major new partnership worth £24 billion between the Crown Estate and Lendlease has been agreed, which will unlock housing and science innovation hubs across the UK. The joint venture allows the Crown Estate to invest in Lendlease’s undeveloped UK land and land management portfolio, pro
Three exemplary Scottish projects, from Dundee, Hamilton and Glasgow, have made it into the shortlist for the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards 2025. The shortlisted projects, products, and initiatives show how far the UK’s construction industry is innovating in terms of addressing operati
A Scottish landlord fears his tenants could be left in the dark after repeated delays to replace an ageing meter ahead of a national switch-off. David Bateman, a retired schoolteacher from Edinburgh, has tried five times to get an obsolete Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter swapped for a smart dev
Work has started to deliver a new development on the site of a former bowling green for Parkhead Housing Association.
Plans to build 31 new affordable homes near Kingspark School in Dundee have been approved by Dundee City Council.
The proportion of households facing homelessness with physical ill health and disability needs in England has increased markedly over the past five years, new analysis has revealed. Studying the UK Government’s most recent statutory homelessness figures, Crisis has found that 62,040 households
Staff from Kingdom Support & Care gathered at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline this week for their annual conference.
As the Scottish Parliament moves to expand rent control legislation to include Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), an industry voice has raised serious concerns about the potential impact on investment and development in cities like Edinburgh. Earlier this month, the Parliament’s Local
Scotland has a clear opportunity to lead the way in decarbonising its economy and improving the lives of its people if it moves swiftly and decisively towards electric technologies, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), whose latest advice outlines new carbon budgets for Scotland through
The renewal period for secondary short-term let licences in Edinburgh is being extended from one to three years.
A new all-digital tenancy resource is making it even easier for West Dunbartonshire Council tenants to get their homes set up.
The budget for a programme that uses technology in housing to help older people remain independent for longer will more than double this year from £8.2 million to £20.9m, the Scottish Government said today.
Aberdeenshire Council has published summaries detailing the current operation of 17 sheltered housing schemes across the region, as part of a comprehensive review of its sheltered housing services. In recent weeks, the council has been engaging with tenants and local communities through public sessi