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The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is still a major lender in Scotland with over half a billion (£582 million) loaned out to families, according to new figures. The Bank of Scotland’s latest How Scotland Lives research, which looks at family debt, identified that the average Scot owes their parents £

The Registers of Scotland (RoS) has announced the publication of the first single official UK House Price Index covering statistics up to April 2016 and now to be published on a monthly basis from now on. The 2010 National Statistician’s Review of Official House Price Statistics recommended the pr

Representatives from Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society have been presented with a £1,000 cheque from Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) in support of the upcoming Castlehill Carnival. Janet Strang, chairperson of Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA), who handed over the cheque last week, said:

Tyrone McIntyre A talented trainee from Port Glasgow has landed his dream job in construction, after approaching Action for Children at a job fair and impressing his bosses on a 13 week work placement.

Kevin Stewart The Scottish Government has exceeded its 30,000 affordable homes target by more than 10 per cent, according to official statistics released for the first time today.

Plans by Kilmarnock-based Atrium Homes to redevelop the former sites of 20 BISF properties demolished in 2013 are back on track. Detailed proposals to develop around 40 new properties on two sites at Earlston Avenue/Blacksyke Avenue in Shortlees were halted previously when Scottish Government grant

James Battye There is fear that the UK government’s latest round of immigration reforms could increase discrimination against some people wanting to rent privately and ride roughshod over Scottish housing law.

The Stirling City Commission A major programme of investment for Stirling is moving into its next phase following approval at a Special Council meeting this week.

(from left) Alan Simpson, head of asset management; Alex Wilson, painter; Mike Hargreaves, maintenance inspector; Terry Quinn, painter; Mark Connelly, joiner; Bill Banks, chief executive Kingdom Housing Association's maintenance team has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a 94 per cent approval ra

A housing development in Strathkinness has been recommended for approval by Fife planning officials but only if it is reduced in size. Stirling-based Avant Homes have applied for planning permission in principle to build 76 houses at Nydie Mains Road.

Plans for 80 new homes on the edge of Bridge of Earn have been given the green light despite concerns the development will aggravate long-standing flooding problems. Just days after torrential downpours caused chaos in the Perthshire town, developers have won planning consent to build the homes on g

New renters in Scotland paid out on average almost £800 for a tenancy deposit over the last year, according to The Letting Protection Service Scotland (LPSS). Between June 2015 and May 2016, the average deposit across Scotland cost £794.11: £102.89 (11.47 per cent) cheaper than the average for pr

A community garden set up by Partick Housing Association has ended a busy couple of weeks by being nominated for an award. On May 21, Sandy Road Community Garden held its first Open Day, inviting the public into the garden to explore the space and get involved with a variety of activities. In hostin

The Scottish Housing Regulator has recruited a team of tenant advisors as one way of bringing a tenant perspective to the Regulator’s scrutiny of landlords’ services. The Regulator’s initiative draws volunteer tenant advisors from across Scotland. It builds on the work of tenant assessors, who

Andrew Burns The local authority leaders of Scotland’s seven main cities have issued a collective call for a new working relationship with the UK and Scottish governments to allow them to reach their full economic potential.