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Leader of the City of Edinburgh Council Cammy Day visited the Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre (ONC) to promote the Household Hardship Fund (HHF) yesterday. The £2.5 million fund is provided by the National Lottery Community Fund and the Scottish Government and administered by the Corra Foundation

As councillors in Glasgow considered an Action Plan to drive the repurposing of city centre properties, the local authority has called for more powers to allow this activity to take place more easily and quickly. According to the council, such repurposing - from retail and commercial uses to re

Last month, housing market activity in Scotland remained weak with falls in new buyer demand and listings, however, house prices are still edging upwards according to respondents in the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey. 

Work has started on 40 new council homes at the former Philips factory site in Hamilton.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has secured detailed planning consent from West Lothian Council for the provision of 190 new and affordable homes on land located near Beatlie Road, within Winchburgh.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has successfully secured £449,805 in funding to provide much-needed housing for Ukrainian people displaced by the tragic war.

Private rent increases will be capped at 3% and restrictions on the enforcement of evictions will remain in place under measures approved yesterday by MSPs.

Tenants in Scotland’s biggest city have celebrated 20 years since the transfer of more than 80,000 council homes to Glasgow Housing Association (GHA).

Chesterfield-based Forester Hall Developments Ltd has submitted plans to convert a former Dundee post office into 90 flats.

Age Scotland is backing calls from their sister charity Age UK for an energy pre-payment meter amnesty which would allow customers to opt out of this form of costlier, pay-as-you-go energy supply.

The Glasgow Planning Applications Committee has approved the redevelopment of Shawlands Arcade into 600 luxury flats despite strong community opposition.

Construction firm JR Group has secured its place on the Wheatley Housing Group framework, opening itself up to £500 million of potential projects over the next four years. The construction firm was selected as a preferred partner within the housing association’s construction framework th

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2023, Langstane Housing Association is recognising some of the women that work towards ensuring the association achieves its vision to ‘be the best we can be’.

Estate and letting agents firm DJ Alexander has called on the Chancellor to use next week's budget to provide support for the housing market. The firm believes that supporting the housing market through more relaxed planning regulations and financial incentives for property investors would benefit t

At a special meeting of the full Dumfries and Galloway Council yesterday, elected members agreed a new administration with immediate effect. Councillor Malcolm Johnstone was elected convener, depute leader and civic head, while Councillor Gail Macgregor was elected leader and depute convener.