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Scottish homeowners looking to sell their first property and buy their second property are less reliant on the Bank of Mum and Dad than those in the rest of the UK, according to a new report. Despite one in five Second Steppers in Scotland borrowing from family and friends in order to make their nex

Launch Foods, a not-for-profit enterprise that provides over 7,500 meals over the summer holidays and beyond to feed Glasgow’s primary school children in communities that need it most, is urgently appealing to the city’s business community to help sponsor or donate a vehicle that can tow its Air

Cairn Housing Association has secured a £50 million private placement deal with a US-based insurance company to support its enhanced development programme. The funding from the private placement will enable the building of 400 new affordable homes over five years and significant investment to Cairn

CCG and Cooper Cromar Architects have submitted plans for a new 136-home development in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh on behalf of Places for People. Consisting of one and two bedroom apartments spread across a series of five blocks, the new development will be constructed upon the site of the f

Marian Reid Osprey Housing Group has strengthened its Board with the appointment of a vastly experienced sector specialist.

West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative's Benmore Tower in Cambuslang West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has issued a ban on combustible items being left on any of its landing or common areas following a comprehensive fire safety review.

(from left) Rena Crichton, Susan Bell and Steve Rivers Fairfield Housing Co-operative has donated funds to the local Crieff Road nursery which will allow for the purchase of specialist bikes to help train children attending the nursery along with other specialist learning equipment.

The company behind the new Edinburgh Marina development has increased the percentage of affordable homes that will be delivered throughout the scheme. Camper & Nicholsons Marinas said the increase will be “far in excess of original expectations” and “well-timed to assist with Edinburgh’s

A new hub is being created in Glasgow city centre to help homeless people access a number of services in the same location. The multi-agency facility will house a range of services for vulnerable adults with multiple complex needs based on the award-winning City Ambition Network (CAN).

Image: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Emergency and hardship funding will be made available to households and businesses affected by the Glasgow School of Art fire after the Scottish Government increased its funding contribution.

A proposal to address homelessness in Glasgow by converting car parks into overnight homeless shelters is down to the final five entries for the UK in a global competition run by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Soran Shangapur from Iran, who entered the idea, explained that car

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has urged the UK government to suspend its Right to Buy policy as new figures revealed that the sale of homes under the scheme continue to outstrip replacement properties. Figures released yesterday by the ministry of housing, communities and local government

Scotland’s short-term rental sector generates £723 million of economic activity every year, a new report has claimed. According to findings compiled by data research organisation Frontline on behalf of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), the sector supports 15,000 FTE jobs in Sc

The Fit Home village in Dalmore Centrica Innovations has announced a £400,000 investment into sustainable modular buildings manufacturer Carbon Dynamic.

An online business has offered to help people who are homeless by giving them new skills so they can busk for money. Online marketplace Bark.com said members of the public can nominate homeless people or a homeless shelter in their area of the UK who they feel would benefit from free lessons from mu