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Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from Monday 13 December until Tuesday 4 January 2022. The industry is committed to providing ongoing support to those in financial difficulty as a result of the pandemic, especially those who may be worried about making their mort

Professor Duncan Maclennan from the University of Glasgow discusses how Australia is emerging as a key exemplar of the OECD’s concerns that unbalanced housing markets now impede inclusive growth and the implications for other housing markets.

Around £300,000 has been made available to people across North Ayrshire struggling with rent arrears as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. At a meeting of cabinet, elected members rubber-stamped the new Coronavirus Tenant Grant Fund to provide assistance to private and social-rented tenants.

The UK housing market saw another month of declining new listings, which may frustrate the growing number of prospective buyers, according to the latest UK Residential Market Survey published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Members of Moray Council’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Services Committee have approved plans to provide flood protection measures at cost price to residents, subject to full council approval.

A new trade body has been launched to promote the interests of modular building firms and accelerate the growth of the sector.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to Gorebridge Community Development Trust and its community hub, The Gorebridge Beacon to benefit the community in the local area. As part of a joint initiative with the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the home builder is do

Wheatley Group is urging tenants to think ‘smart’ and consider ways that could help reduce the cost of their heating bills.

A total of 4,834 all-sector new build homes were completed in Scotland in the year to end December 2020, a decrease of 35% (7,839 homes) on the previous year, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics published by Scotland's chief statistician. Decreases were seen across private-led compl

itison’s annual fundraiser for Social Bite launches this morning to help those most in need this Christmas.

Big Issue Invest (BII) has launched its 2020-2021 Impact Report revealing that the social investment arm of The Big Issue, supported 184 social enterprises across the UK with £39.7 million Assets Under Management (AUM) at March 2021.

Cycling Scotland has awarded 12 social housing providers a combined total of more than £267,000 to improve cycling and walking facilities for their residents. More than £1.6million of funding from Transport Scotland has been awarded since the Social Housing Partnership Fund opened in 201

Ayrshire charity CHAP, which helps people with debt, welfare and housing challenges, has noted a marked rise in people asking for information and assistance around Christmas. The government’s advice to ‘stay home’ during the pandemic saved many lives but ongoing uncertainty continu

Tenancy deposit scheme SafeDeposits Scotland is protecting more than 150,000 deposits for the first time in its history. The not-for-profit organisation, which began operating in 2012, passed the record figure for active tenancy deposits it protects at the end of November.

Swan Real Estate has submitted plans to build 113 new homes in Springboig. If approved, the homes will be built at 1212 Edinburgh Road and would comprise of a variety of two and three-bed terraced houses and three-bed semi-detached homes, reGlasgow reports.