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Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time in a row since the introduction of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, according to new figures.

An upcoming ban on the installation of gas and oil boilers in new buildings in Scotland has prompted a construction lawyer to urge contractors to consider the implications when pricing projects or agreeing to completion dates. Andrew Boccoli, a director in the Commercial Property department at

A proposal to dispose of land for housing development will be considered by a meeting of Falkirk Council’s Executive next week. It has been put forward that a site north of Glasgow Road in Dennyloanhead will be sold to MacTaggart & Mickel Group for a purchase price of £1.552 mil

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has secured more than £40,000 from the Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to expand its energy efficiency advice to over 6,000 homes across Scotland.

The average property price in Scotland in June 2023 remained steady at £189,000 compared to June 2022, according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

Disadvantaged primary school children have been able to enjoy their holiday time off thanks to a generous donation of £4,000 from Procast. The youngsters – from families that cannot afford to pay for their attendance at the local holiday club – were able to attend North E

Work to regenerate a previously condemned Livingston housing estate is now underway with the first brick laid at Deans South. Housebuilder Springfield has kick-started the long-awaited regeneration project which will see the creation of high-quality affordable and private new homes across the 2.9-ac

Monthly Community Networking Breakfasts hosted by ng homes continue to be a huge success in bringing together people and organisations to share resources, connections, and experiences.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has launched its first annual report highlighting findings from the inaugural year of its Development Value for Money (DVfM) tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide developing landlords with detailed analysis of cost, time and tenant satisfaction indicators

The results of a major public consultation on Aberdeen City Council spending that will help shape next year’s annual budget have been published.

A number of buildings and pavilions in West Lothian will be disposed of by the council after being declared surplus to requirements. Sites at Armadale, Broxburn and Livingston Xcite swimming pools have been approved as being surplus to requirements by the local authority.

A Dundee sheriff has granted decree of absolvitor to the former partner of a man who sought a five-figure sum from her on the basis that he had given it to her to allow her grandmother to buy her council house, in which he had expected to eventually live with her.

A local authority in England has been criticised by the housing regulator for complaint handling failures which left a resident and her two vulnerable children in a home with damp and mould.

Improvement works to a roundabout near the Springfield Properties Dykes of Gray village development in Dundee will begin shortly after the housebuilder signed a Minute of Agreement with Transport Scotland. Finalising the design and improvement plans for the roundabout has been a complex pr

The Scottish Government is to limit funding for residential solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems to properties that include renewable heating systems.