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Tenants' union Living Rent has held a demonstration outside the Glasgow offices of Kelvin Properties to protest against a £200 monthly rent increase and a notice to quit served to one of its members. Jemma Maclaren, who has lived in her Partick flat for nine years, was recently informed her re

Cunninghame Housing Association has been shortlisted as finalists in two categories at the Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2022 alongside Collective Architecture for its new housing development on the grounds of the former Lockerbie Academy. The project is competing for Best Regeneration Project

Dundee-based contractor McGill has officially entered administration for the second time in less than four years. Filings at Companies House show the company, lately registered as McGill Facilities Management Ltd, appointed an administrator on August 25th.

Almost 150 new trees, plus herb and vegetable growing beds and more than half a kilometre of evergreen hedgerows are to be provided at Artisan Real Estate’s Rowanbank Gardens in Corstorphine with bee hives on rooftops plus an on-site chicken coop also in the pipeline. The development will deli

Keepmoat Homes has made two new appointments at its flagship NorthBridge development in Glasgow who both grew up in the local area. Construction administrator Chamille Andrews will assist with construction plans, staff management and NHBC registrations amongst a host of other tasks.

Aberdeen City Council has received an additional capital funding grant of £5.617 million from the Scottish Government’s Heat Network Fund to fund the second phase of the Torry Heat Network. The infrastructure within this next phase of this Heat Network is the main spine heat distribution

Glasgow City Council has worked with housing, health and social care partners to develop a draft Housing Contribution Statement (HCS) for the city. The HCS will be a key part of the Strategic Plan of the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board (IJB), the formal legal body that makes the decisions about

The Accounts Commission said today is not confident that Shetland Islands Council is able to show it is financially sustainable and has urged leaders to increase their pace and focus to deliver urgent change. The independent body that holds councils to account, raised serious concerns about whe

A new report published today illustrates a record level of activity over the past year for an initiative aimed at helping Orkney homes to be warmer and more energy efficient. The Energy Efficient Scotland: Area-Based Scheme (EES:ABS) in Orkney, managed by the local Warmworks team in Kirkwall on beha

Swan Group has commenced work on its Newhall Street development in Glasgow. The group has appointed Marshall Construction to construct the development with completion expected in August 2024.

Brunton Design has made applications for full planning approval and listed building consent for a 10-unit flatted development on Roseangle in Dundee's West End. 28 Roseangle is a Category C Listed Building constructed circa 1830. The building is now in an extreme state of disrepair having suffered e

The St Michael’s Wynd development in Kilwinning has been completed, bringing a diverse range of much-needed homes to the North Ayrshire community. The £12.34 million contract was delivered by GRAHAM on behalf of North Ayrshire Council and its development partner, hub South West. The 79 n

The new alliance formed to eradicate homelessness in Glasgow is looking to hear from interested parties around the city as it prepares to develop its strategy. As the Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness takes on commissioned homeless services across Glasgow, it said this plan will drive i

Aberdeen City Council has agreed to move to the next phase of its transformation Target Operating Model (TOM) which aims to further enhance services and the same time deliver necessary budget savings amid severe financial pressures. The council also committed to building a new school in Tillydrone w

Cloch Housing Association has appointed Alana Durnin to the post of chief executive. Following the resignation of former director, Paul McVey who is moving onto a new role in Glasgow, Mr Durnin will take up the new post at the end of October.