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A third attempt to bring a former independent school in Glasgow into residential use has won the favour of councillors. Designs by Wellwood Leslie Architects, submitted last winter, will see the former villas at the Craigholme campus on Hamilton Avenue at St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields co

A new development of up to 1,200 new homes, a neighbourhood centre and a primary school is being proposed at Hatton Mains in Edinburgh. Urban design consultancy Pegasus has filed a proposal of application notice for the plan on behalf of Inverdunning (Hatton Mains) Ltd and landowner W&S Crawford

Glasgow City Council has approved the beginning of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for three flats and a mid-terrace house in three different areas in the city which have been long-term empty homes, which would then be transferred to housing associations for use as affordable housing. The homes -

The work carried out by the Scottish Housing Regulator over the past year has been outlined in a new report published today. The annual report and accounts for 2021/22 highlights the work the Regulator did during the past 12 months to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants, people who a

The community-led development of 15 affordable homes, flats and self-build plots was granted full planning permission at the end of September. The project above Kirkton Gardens was initiated by Lochcarron Community Development Company (LCDC) based on strong local need, and is being taken forward by

A veterans support fund is now open to help improve the lives of former service personnel and their families. A key priority for this year’s Scottish Veterans Fund is to make sure veterans and their families are supported in response to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has awarded £12.7 million in grants to 36 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in its latest funding round. These are for projects which are supporting vulnerable households at risk from cold homes and high energy bills to reduce t

Edinburgh letting agent Clan Gordon has secured two awards from EA Masters and Scottish Enterprise. The EA Masters gold rating recognises the Edinburgh lettings agency as one of the top in the country while Clan Gordon was also named as Letting Agency Of The Year for Edinburgh in the Scottish Enterp

Scotland Excel’s Energy Efficiency Contractors framework is designed to support its members with their journey towards Net Zero by 2045. In this article, Kirsty Brown, head of business development for Union Technical spoke with Kelly Nugent, senior procurement specialist at Scotland Excel

North Ayrshire Council has been awarded funding through the Scottish Government’s Ukraine Longer-Term Resettlement Fund to refurbish properties to be used on an interim basis by people who have fled the conflict in Ukraine. Through the fund, up to £50 million has been made available to c

A new housing development that provides homes for let to young, local, working families at affordable rents of around 40% less than the open market has been recognised at the Helping It Happen Awards 2022, run by Scottish Land & Estates. Recognising the dearth of affordable housing in North

Stirling Council’s Advice Services & Welfare Reform Team has secured more than £2 million in additional income for 950 people since April this year as the cost of living crisis deepens in communities. The figure, which works out at an average of £2,105 per client, was revealed

A 0.69-acre residential building plot with full planning permission and building warrant for the erection of a one-and-a-half-storey 4-bedroom home at The Old Mill, Bleachfield, Huntly AB54 4QX, is being marketed by Baird Lumsden, the rural property arm of DM Hall at offers over £90,000. The p

Scottish Borders Council has approved the outline business case initial assessment for the development of a new care village facility in Hawick. Approval was also given at the meeting held on 29 September for shortlisting of the potential options for the care village in Hawick prior to the developme

Letting agent Riccardo Giovanacci argues that private landlords are under assault from a government which has no intention of listening to their concerns. It is a fundamental principle of a functioning democracy that parties, when in power, should pay at least lip service to the concept of balancing