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With average savings of £271, ‘It pays to switch’ is the message North Lanarkshire Council is promoting to residents as it launches its latest collective fuel switching campaign. Over 3,000 households have already saved hundreds of pounds on their bills through the easy to use switching scheme.

Richard Lambert A survey of residential property investors has found that one in five are often too embarrassed to admit they are landlords.

New research has exposed how the growing numbers of Scots whose incomes vary month to month can struggle to pay essential bills and meet their debt repayments. According to the Debt Advisory Centre, just over 1 million Scots have a job where their income is variable, this includes those on zero hour

Miller Homes has announced it plans to continue its “substantial” land investment programme after the firm unveiled a 66 per cent rise in interim profits. "Buoyant" market conditions helped the Edinburgh-based group towards a profit before tax of £38.2 million for the six months to the end of J

Mary's inspiring green home The ‘Green Designs’ open doors series will reach Alexandria this weekend when homeowners Mary and Ian Sweetland invite local residents to look through the keyhole at their green home.

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David Bookbinder New guidance has been issued to help housing associations make the right amount of information available both to tenants and other stakeholders.

Elderpark Housing Association is to transform a former Govan school into new offices after the sale of the site was approved by Glasgow City Council. The local authority’s executive committee gave the green light to the £283,743 sale of the former Hill's Trust School in Govan from City Property (

Thenue Housing will deliver on its pledge to provide much needed new housing in its communities, the Association’s AGM was told this week. Fresh from winning the accolade of Housing Association of the Year in the summer, the Association said new homes are on the way in the East End of the Glasgow

Derek Mackay Legislation to remove the automatic Council Tax discount for second homes has been laid in Parliament, paving the way for further reforms due to take effect from April 2017.

Ofgem has announced proposals to cap charges imposed by energy suppliers for the installation of pre-payment meters, and end them altogether for the most vulnerable customers. Under current rules, suppliers can charge customers warrant costs when installing a prepayment meter (PPM) which can range f

Homeless people in Moray spent a total of 51,560 days in temporary accommodation last year – an increase of more than 3000 days on the previous year. Moray Council’s communities committee were told this week that the council and its homelessness partners currently have more than 150 units of tem

Sir Harry Burns (far right) and fellow Wheatley Foundation board member Jean-Albert Nietcho (far left) with some of the new intake of apprentices who will be working with GHA Housing, care and property management group Wheatley has this year doubled its number of Modern Apprentices.

Maryhill colleagues get ready to clean up the school grounds The team from Maryhill Housing Association did their bit for the community again when scores headed out for their third ‘Wee Volunteer Day’.

North Lanarkshire Council has altered its repairs and maintenance (R&M) scheme to encourage owners to take part in the initiative. The Scheme of Assistance has been operating for a number of years and helps property owners carry out necessary works to their properties.