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The Easdale Investment Group has gained approval for a new £15 million housing development on the site of the former 19th-century Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Greenock, almost 27 years after the sugary refinery shut down. The 5.2-acre elevated site is located on Drumfrochar Road, Greenock

Scots have been urged to look out for scams as cost-of-living support payments of £300 start arriving in bank accounts this week.

Young househunters in Scotland are prioritising environmental credentials when buying a new home, despite rising living costs and higher mortgage rates, according to Barratt Developments. The Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis research by Barratt Developments - which includes Barratt Homes and

Staff from Perth & Kinross Council’s housing service have claimed a prestigious national award for their work to resettle people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Their PKC Lets & Ukraine Landlord Offer project was the winner in the ‘Excellence in the Private Rented Sector’ categ

A legal challenge has been brought forward into the UK Government’s draft regulations exempting accommodation for asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO) licensing requirements amid concerns it could lead to a lowering of housing standards.

East Dunbartonshire Council has introduced a Household Support Payment as part of the ongoing Cost-of-Living Support Programme for 2023/2024. When setting the current budget, the council agreed a range of measures to support people during this challenging period.

Work has begun to refresh plans aiming to support people experiencing poverty while living in Aberdeen. The Anti-Poverty Outcome Improvement Group met with external advisers at a workshop on 19 September to begin updating the Local Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP), which sets out plans for making the

The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has published its third annual Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) report for 2022/23, alongside its inaugural group-wide Sustainability Report. The SRS report, which covers the 30 borrowers in THFC’s bLEND portfolio as of 31st Marc

ng homes' Landlord Report for 2023, which highlights the firm's performance over the past 12 months, is now available. This document is a requirement of the Scottish Housing Charter which sets standards and outcomes that all Housing Associations should aim to achieve when providing services to tenan

Energy services company Union Technical is concluding work on a £1.5 million retrofit of almost 300 homes in Dumfries. Residents of the town’s Sandside Estate will benefit from newly fitted internal wall insulation, ventilation systems and heating controls this winter, designed to improv

Scottish construction market activity fell for the fourth consecutive quarter with all subsectors now seeing either flat or falling workloads according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Monitor.

Homeless charity Social Bite has chosen Dundee as the location for its next major project - a new build recovery village tailored to provide accommodation and recovery support for vulnerable people struggling with addiction.

Elderpark Housing is celebrating a magnificent win in the prestigious CIH Scotland Housing Awards 2023. Elderpark scooped the award for 'Excellence in Learning and Development’ – a keenly fought category in which there were eight finalists.

Scottish Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) have shown resilience, securing £578 million in new financing and maintaining the confidence of both lenders and investors, but the sector continues to face significant challenges, the Scottish Housing Regulator has said.

The UK Housing Review Autumn Briefing Paper, the fourteenth in the series, was published yesterday, building on the key themes identified in the spring edition of the 2023 UK Housing Review, providing further expert analysis and specialist insight.