Edinburgh was once again Scotland's least affordable city Home affordability in Scotland’s cities has deteriorated for the fourth year, according to new Bank of Scotland research.
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Councillors Lawrence O’Neill and David McBride An official sod cutting ceremony has been held at a site in Clydebank where 40 new homes for social rent will be built.
After the success of Business Fives, Scotland’s national business five-a-side tournament, the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) is now backing Scotland’s first ever national business golf tournament. Business Fours gives professionals the opportunity network with peers in their industry through
Artist's impression of a development of council homes in Stenhousemuir which are due for completion early this year More than £104 million is set to be invested in housing across the Falkirk Council area in the next three years as part of the council’s on-going investment programme.
Construction materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain is working with charity partner Barnardo’s to deliver ten starter homes for care leavers in Scotland. The Gap Homes Project, an initiative to provide transitionary accommodation for young people leaving the care system, will deliver up to six new ho
Developers have submitted revised plans for a housing project in Angus following requests for amendments by the local authority and Caledonia Housing Association. Angus Council granted permission in 2015 for 42 homes and 40 flats at the former Taymouth Engineering Works site in Carnoustie.
Eleven more local authorities in Scotland have set their respective budgets for the upcoming year, four of which have opted for a voluntary freeze in Council Tax. Aberdeen City Council set its 2017/18 budget and outlined plans for the next phase of its transformation programme.
The Scottish Government’s 2017-18 Budget has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The budget secures an additional £900 million of expenditure including an additional £160m investment for local authorities to spend on local priorities over the next year, which was agreed at Stage 2 of the Bud
Kevin Stewart MSP, minister for local government and housing, will outline his commitment to deliver affordable housing in Scotland at Rural Housing Scotland’s annual conference today. Entitled Home Delivery: delivering rural housing across Scotland, the conference at Birnam Conference Centre in P
The findings of an innovative pilot housing brokerage service for younger adults with visual impairment will be launched next month by sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and Housing Options Scotland (HOS). The event in Edinburgh will set out how HOS provided the pilot housing brokerag
Sandra White MSP Serious systematic problems exist with the new Universal Credit system which will only get worse as a result of the UK government’s planned closure of job centres in Scotland, according to a letter issued by a committee of MSPs.
David Melhuish Receipts from the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) may fall below government estimates at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, according to official statistics.
Janette Oliver West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has presented its first Community Champion award to a tenant who has shown incredible dedication to organising voluntary activities in her area for over 50 years.
West Lothian Council has frozen rent levels and announced plans to spend over £123 million next year on housing. Approved by councillors at a budget meeting earlier this week, the investment includes the council's largest ever investment of £77m on the council's housing capital programme, which is
Plans have been submitted for a £2.6m investment to build 20 new family homes in the South West area of Greenock. River Clyde Homes has drawn up a planning application for 20 terraced and semi-detached homes for the Mallard Crescent area. It comprises 6 x 2-bedroom and 14 x 3-bed homes, designed by