Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have lost a judicial review challenge to the decisions of both the UK and Scottish governments.
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GRAHAM Investment Projects has secured planning consent from Glasgow City Council to deliver a landmark purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in the city’s Anderston area. Representing £70m investment, the new complex at 138 Hydepark Street will transform a disused brown
West Granton Housing Co-operative (WGHC) is the first social landlord in Scotland to partner with two RBS branch managers and have them deliver a free 'Financial Foundations- Cost of Living Workshop' for tenants.
Fife Council is inviting residents to share their views on short-term lets and the potential designation of Short-term Let Control Areas within Fife. This consultation aims to gather public opinion on the principle of implementing control areas within which short-term lets would need planning
Savills has formally submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council for the redevelopment of Centre West in East Kilbride Town Centre.
Loretto Housing Association has handed over the keys to 48 new homes in Paisley. The £9 million development in East Lane is made up of one and two-bedroom homes. The homes were built for Loretto on the site of a former car garage by The JR Group.
A new multi-million-pound care home has opened in Inverness, marking the first step in a vision to create a new care community for the city.
A repair café has proved an instant hit with people needing broken items fixed.
A major new UK Government initiative aims to transform the housing sector by creating a publicly-owned National Housing Bank, designed to accelerate housebuilding, support small and medium-sized developers, and unlock complex sites across England through targeted public and private investment.
Social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed that the Scottish Government will introduce a new payment to effectively nullify the UK Government’s two-child benefit limit in Scotland. The Two Child Limit Payment will open for applications from 2 March 2026.
Màiri McAllan has said she intends to build on the Scottish Government’s track record of delivering high-quality affordable homes as she conducts her first engagement as cabinet secretary for housing today. Ms McAllan's return to government from maternity leave saw housing given a cabin
Fife Council has approved a significant change to its housing allocations policy, enabling single applicants to be considered for two-bedroom homes. The decision, made by the cabinet committee in April, follows a key recommendation from a cross-party and partnership-led group established to review t
Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8% increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.
Plans to develop new student accommodation alongside a destination food hall and courtyard events space on the site of the former ABC music venue have been given the green light by Glasgow City Council’s Planning Committee.