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Millions of households across the UK will start to receive a £299 Cost of Living Payment from yesterday until 22 February as part of the UK Government’s £104 billion Cost of Living support package.

Plans for a 267-bed purpose-built student accommodation building (PBSA) in Edinburgh brought forward by Vita Group have been approved.

Scotland’s first eco construction training centre is teaching students key skills to deliver net zero targets. Constructed by McTaggart Construction, the newly opened state-of-the-art facility at West Lothian College supports sustainable construction and energy efficiencies. It will provide tr

Hazel MacIver, Homeless Network Scotland’s new programme advisor shares her initial impressions of the Fair Way Scotland partnership and sets out how the determination and positivity of its partners, allied to the programme’s evidence-based approach, is achieving tangible results. Fair W

Angus Council has put forward plans for 21 new council houses on the site of razed blocks of Arbroath flats. The local authority said the Fraser Path site will become a high-quality development of flats and cottages, including sought-after one-bedroom homes.

Scotsman Developments Ltd has announced the next phase of its proposals for a mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus site on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews.

The Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is carrying out free gas safety checks for residents in the Baberton area of the city following the explosion which took the life of an elderly man. Initial findings of the Health and Safety Executive’s investigation into the tragedy, which also saw two peopl

Tenants in Wyndford are feeling more secure and better connected thanks to a new concierge station. The new premises, in the Gatehouse on Glenfinnan Road, is connected to each of the multi-storey blocks in the community, meaning tenants can contact the concierge team at any time direct from their ho

Block Nine Architects is seeking planning permission for a mixed-use residential and commercial development on Portobello High Street. The owner of two adjoining retail units, both in a state of disuse and disrepair, approached the practice to investigate how this corner gap site could be redevelope

Glasgow-based Ambassador Group has obtained planning permission to develop a 10-storey block of sustainable student apartments on a vacant site on the corner of Osborne Street and Old Wynd in the city centre.

Phoenix and the National Housing Federation (NHF) have partnered to create a new report that features revealing insights into the impact cyber attacks are having on the housing sector currently.

Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator PLATFORM_ has completed its new landmark development on Glasgow’s River Clyde waterfront.

Sales and lettings agents network Lomond has acquired two agencies in the central belt of Scotland. The firm, which has made nearly 50 acquisitions since 2021, has completed the acquisition of the lettings portfolio of Garden Stirling Burnet in North Berwick and Eve Brown Property Services in St And

Homelessness charity Social Bite has unveiled its new ‘Nest House’ prototype, as part of the launch of its fourth annual Festival of Kindness. Kicking off the campaign in Edinburgh, Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, unveiled the new Nest House design which will feature in two

A coalition of 15 national charities and organisations coordinated by Age Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to improve its plans for the new Pension Age Disability Payment by including extra mobility and travel support for recipients.