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Three planning applications relating to new homes and infrastructure at Blindwells were yesterday given the green light by East Lothian Council’s planning committee. An application detailing the road and footpath network, cycle path, landscaping and drainage infrastructure for Phase Two o

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has ordered a landlord to pay nearly £1,400 to a tenant after quashing the First-tier Tribunal’s decision that payments intended to reimburse the landlord for a council tax payment were not an illegal premium in terms of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984.

More investment is required to ensure that people across all housing tenures are able to access equipment and adaptations when needed, CIH Scotland has outlined in its response to a consultation on revised draft guidance from the Scottish Government.

Property developer Soller Group has submitted a planning application to Glasgow City Council for 359 residential apartments for private rental, at 144 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow. Designed by Mosaic Architecture + Design, the planning application is for a landscaped courtyard development of 359 contem

A design competition uncovering independent living inventions of the future has secured a partnership with Scotland's design museum. The Blackwood Design Awards (BDA) invites budding designers, engineers and inventors from all over the world to submit their creations to help people with a disability

Funding provided by developers of new homes in north west Edinburgh has led to a route extension of the popular 41 Lothian bus service and a boost to public transport in the wider area. A new bus terminus – part of the Cammo Meadows development off Maybury Road – will promote greater use

Propertymark has published new research which it claims to reveal the clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking.

Kingdom Housing Association has planted oak trees in Glenrothes and Perth as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022. With a focus on planting sustainably, the Queen’s Green Canopy encourages the planting of trees a

North Lanarkshire Council leader, Councillor Jordan Linden, heard about the progress a council house building programme is making as he visited a new development in Plains. The local authority is undertaking one of the largest new supply programmes in the country, which will see 5,000 new homes

Net zero secretary Michael Matheson has pledged to maximise the use of public funding to accelerate the delivery of plans to tackle climate change. The Resource Spending Review, published last week, commits to increased spending on heat in buildings, active travel and peatland and woodland restorati

Riverside Scotland has launched a comprehensive customer survey to measure the overall customer experience and the quality of service delivery by the organisation. The Big Conversation survey has been sent out to all Riverside Scotland households, giving customers the opportunity to feedback on the

A guaranteed annual winter heating benefit of £50 will be paid for the first time in February 2023 to around 400,000 low income households.

A project teaching young people in Midlothian some of the skills needed to live independently once they leave the family home has received a funding boost following a £1,000 donation from Melville Housing Association. Delivered by Mayfield youth charity Y2K, the pilot project will teach a wide

Hillcrest has been accredited as a real Living Wage employer with all of its employees now receiving a minimum hourly wage of £9.90. The real Living Wage is an independently calculated rate based on the cost of living and is paid voluntarily by employers. The rate is calculated annually by The

Glen Oaks Housing Association has appointed Kirsty Wilson as its new housing services director. Ms Wilson took up the role on June 1 and succeeds long-serving predecessor Jean Murray who has retired.