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A bid to transform more than 40 residential flats in Finnieston into short-term holiday lets has been rejected by Glasgow City Council’s planning committee.

Building work has started on the development of 150 new homes in Aberdeen.

Nearly half of Scots have struggled to pay their housing costs, a survey carried out for Shelter Scotland has found. Overall, 48% of people surveyed said that they had, at some point, struggled to meet their housing payments. However, 57% of people with children in their household said they had expe

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published updated statistical information on the Scottish Social Housing Charter to reflect a change in guidance from the Scottish Government. The government updated its guidance on the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (the Standard) in January 2021 rep

C~urb Property Maintenance, a division of Link’s latest partner, C~urb, has achieved its first new accreditation since launching on 4 April 2022. ISO 45001 is an international standard for health and safety at work developed by national and international standards committees independent of gov

Angus Council wants to hear from any community groups, companies or organisations that have a project that could transform their community if it had funding support. With a total fund of £624,000 for capital projects or programmes based in Angus, the council is now welcoming expressions of int

Staff from across Hillcrest Maintenance received training last week to learn how to administer naloxone, which temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, as part of a campaign to reduce drug deaths. The sessions, facilitated by staff from Hillcrest Futures’ harm reduction service,

An independent review of working practices in Scotland’s construction industry has today called for urgent interventions by government, employers, unions and industry leadership groups to improve the quality of work for the 130,000 strong workforce in Scotland and to help embed fair work into

Angus Council has rejected plans for a new 62-home housing development in Carnoustie. Kirkwood Homes, in conjunction with Angus Estates Ltd, had drawn up plans to expand the northern edge of the town.

Plans submitted by Mandale Homes to convert the historic Aberdeen offices at Denburn House into flats have been approved by Aberdeen City Council. The developer will transform the Grade B-Listed building overlooking Union Terrace Gardens into 72 flats, comprising 14 studio apartments, 45 one-bed, ni

Despite the pandemic and fluctuating covid levels, Shire Housing Association has excelled in its aim to provide opportunities for young people during the last year. With a vision of Great Homes, Great People, Vibrant Communities, Shire has community wellbeing is at its heart, recognising the benefit

BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNPPRE) has appointed Andrew Fyfe as an associate director within its Healthcare & Senior Living team. Mr Fyfe joins from senior living consultancy and research firm Sovereign Property Partnership which he co-founded and where he served as a lead researcher for two years

As developers south of the border commit millions of pounds to address life-critical fire-safety issues on buildings higher than 11 metres, the Scottish Government looks set to ban the use of combustible materials on all new residential and ‘high-risk’ buildings above the same height.

Communities across central and south Scotland are cleaner and greener thanks to Wheatley Group's environmental week of action.

Scotsman Developments Ltd has submitted plans for 100 houses at the former Madras College site in St Andrews.