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March 2023 was a month of unprecedented demand for advice across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland. Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) helped people more than 100,000 times in a single month, the highest on record for individual pieces of advice given. The month also saw the highest number of peop

Reform Scotland, a public policy institute which works to promote increased economic prosperity, opportunity for all, and more effective public services, labelled the Scottish Government's energy strategy "cluttered and confused."

Rettie & Co’s Investment team has sold a 76-unit, £7.25 million residential portfolio in the Central Belt of Scotland to a local buyer on behalf of Picture Living Investments.

Link Group was presented with a framed shirt by Bathgate Thistle, acknowledging the assistance the team has received from the organisation. Sarah Smith, Link Group’s communities director and CEO of LinkLiving, a trauma-informed Scottish health and wellbeing charity, received the jersey at Bath

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee have approved plans which aim to build 3,300 affordable homes over the next five years.

Osprey Housing has received £25,000 in funding from Cycling Scotland’s Social Housing Partnership Fund to cover the cost of installing bicycle stores at two development locations — one in Moray, the other in Aberdeenshire. The new facility in Elgin is now complete, while work on th

Scottish Building Society, celebrating its 175th anniversary, reported a pretax profit of £3.3 million and has steadily grown its customer base. The Society's mortgage assets have increased by £42m to £496m, while its savings balances grew to £418m. Contrary to other financia

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has appointed Al Denholm as its new chief executive officer. Mr Denholm, a seasoned asset management professional with over 36 years of experience, previously held executive and senior investment leadership positions at major financial institutions like P

Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP igloo and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of 78 environmentally friendly townhouses in Glasgow.

Construction of 125 homes at Phase Two of the Athletes’ Village in Glasgow’s Dalmarnock is to begin later this year after a change to the development agreement. Glasgow City Council yesterday approved a variation in the terms of the development agreement between the council and City Lega

A developer has reduced the height of its proposed co-living tower on Sauchiehall Street in a bid to gain planning permission. Consensus Capital wants to build 73 co-living units between 520 Sauchiehall Street/ 341 Renfrew Street and a neighbouring gap site. An original application, submitted i

East Renfrewshire Council has confirmed plans for more new build council homes across the area for 2023 and beyond. Following the completion of the local authority's largest ever new build development in Barrhead's Balgraystone Road last year, discussions are underway with developers for 105 afforda

People are being asked for their views on how the planning system can support healthy, thriving and connected communities as part of a consultation launched by the Scottish Government.

An event to mark the completion of New Cumnock’s £8.97 million flood protection works was held yesterday, with guests getting the chance to see the culmination of almost two years’ work that will protect residential and commercial properties near the Afton Water and River Nith. Cou

Tributes have been paid to one of Glasgow’s most dedicated housing campaigners who has died after a short illness. Wilma Masterton, a former Glasgow Housing Association board member, died in hospital in Glasgow last Friday aged 77.