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RJ McLeod (Contractors) Limited has been fined £800,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy. The construction company pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in July 2020.

More than 1,400 households have received help from North Ayrshire Council to cope with soaring energy bills through its Energy Smart programme.  The council launched its £2.176m Energy Smart programme late last year which offers a wide range of support, from practical advice to providing

Fraser/Livingstone Architects have been awarded the contract to design phase one of the Dallas Dhu housing masterplan, near Forres.

The doors to The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show will be open May 20 – 21 when it returns to the SEC Glasgow, making this the ideal time to snap up 2 FREE tickets to the go-to exhibition for self-builders, home renovators and improvers.

The residents of twelve new affordable homes on a formerly derelict site in Tomintoul received their keys, marking the completion of the development.

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build-to-Rent (BtR) homes in Scotland, according to a new report published today by the Scottish Property Federation in association with researchers Rettie & Co.

Landlords across Scotland are putting pressure on tenants to accept rent increases that go above the 3% rent cap currently in place, tenants union Living Rent has claimed.

Viewpoint Housing Association is working closely with Edinburgh-based social enterprise Tap Into IT to help its tenants to get online and to hone their IT skills so that they can take an active part in the increasingly challenging digital world as well as ensuring they are not being overcharged.&nb

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for a sea-change in support offered to people who are in debt and struggling with the mental health as the cost of living crisis surges. The charity is today publishing a new Good Practice guidance for creditors, to encourage them to foster more constructive

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today which could giv

Glenrothes-based Atmore Easy Living Development (AELD) Ltd has received planning permission to build 80 new homes in Balgonie, Fife. A mix of two, three and four-bedroom semi-detached and detached bungalows will be delivered on land north of Queen's Meadow. The development will also see a mix o

Detailed plans have been submitted for a proposed build to rent development on brownfield land in Anniesland with the number of apartments reduced since the initial application.

Dandara East Scotland is launching specially designed ‘hedgehog highways’ at its Eskbank Gardens development in Eskbank, near Dalkeith.

Glasgow-based construction firm City Building has opened applications for the 2023 intake of its award-winning apprenticeship programme. City Building is one of Scotland’s largest employers of apprentices, with over 250 currently supported within the firm. In 2022, the firm achieved the Invest

Cala Homes has lodged an appeal to overturn Fife Council’s decision to refuse the use of a temporary car park adjacent to its Inchcolm Green development in Aberdour. The space for 10 cars was initially requested by council officers to mitigate the local impact of works on Main Street.