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New research into UK housing trends has found that more people are living alone and more are renting a home for the long term. Of the 43 per cent of those taking part in the Housing Futures Survey by Strutt & Parker who are single and planning to move in the next five years, some 75 per cent exp

Mary Barbour Sir Alex Ferguson is lending his support to a campaign to have legendary community campaigner Mary Barbour recognised with a statute in Glasgow.

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A private developer which was going to construct homes for Fife Council to purchase and make available for rent has withdrawn its planning application. Raith Developments sensationally withdrew its planning application for 36 homes at Lochty View mere hours before a public meeting on the proposed de

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has been called to give evidence on the bedroom tax to a Scottish Parliament committee. The body is being asked to testify on the efficacy of the Scottish Government's decision to mitigate the impact of the bedroom tax in Scotland, and look at h

A plan to build hundreds of flats for rent in a high-profile part of the massive Glasgow Harbour development has been given the go-ahead. Kippax, part of the Dandara Group, are building a total of 342 flats, of which 78 will be studio flats, 134 one-bedroom flats, and 130 two-bedroom flats, all of w

Stirling Council has invited private landlords to an open day and conference in the town's Albert Halls on Tuesday 12 May. The event is an opportunity for private landlords, prospective landlords, and property agents to meet key players in Stirling's private rented sector, to gather information, and

Up to 28,000 fuel poor households will benefit from a £224 million Scottish Government energy efficiency project launching this September. The nationwide scheme will install insulation, heating and low carbon or renewable measures in the homes of fuel poor households, with a wider range of options

Teachers are being offered rent-free accommodation in Moray in a bid to end a long-running staffing shortage. Moray Council has struck a deal with a housebuilder Springfield Properties to attract new blood to the area.

Hayley Ramsey and Councillor Aileen Morton, Helensburgh Central, cut the ribbon to open ACHA’s new homes at Duchess Court Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has completed its first new build housing in Helensburgh.

A Dundee City Council consultation on proposed planning guidance for some of the most common changes people make to their homes has generated a number of responses. In January the local authority issued draft supplementary guidance for householders considering extensions, fitting dormers or building

Frankie Gunn & Geordie Gunn (J & S Gunn), Tom Mahoney (tenant), Margaret Burgess (housing minister), Yvonne Ross (chair of Dornoch Community Council), Rob Gibson MSP, Alison Macleod (HSCHT) The Scottish Government’s housing minister Margaret Burgess MSP yesterday visited projects that High

East Lothian Council has agreed to contribute almost £75,000 towards a project that could bring around £1 billion into the economy of the Lothians. The Edinburgh City Region (ECR) Deal is a joint project between East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian C

The New Mains of Guynd solar park site Construction work on a commercial-scale solar park in Angus will start at the end of this year, according to developers.