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Around three million homes across the UK could be powered by low carbon hydrogen under new proposals launched by the UK Government. UK business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has set out plans to create a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK over the next decade and beyond. The UK

A quarter (25%) of young people in Scotland say a lack of knowledge is a key barrier to home ownership, with two fifths (39%) unable to confidently explain how a mortgage works, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland. The survey of over 2,100 18 to 34-year-olds living in Scotland, fo

The Highland Council has encouraged eligible residents to apply to benefit from up to 100% Scottish Government grant funding for First Time Central Heating. This would be delivered through the installation of an air source heat pump, new radiators and new controls.

Sovereign Property Partnership and the Associated Retirement Community Operators (ARCO) have united to spearhead a housing with care taskforce for Scotland. The inaugural meeting, which takes place on August 26, will see a mixture of operators, investors. developers, civil servants, planners, lawyer

Fife Historic Buildings Trust has announced a series of free training events in Inverkeithing.

A total of 27 new homes for social rent developed by Kingdom Housing Association have been handed over to Ore Valley Housing Association at Hugh Place in Lochgelly. For many years now Kingdom Housing Association has been working with partner housing associations to deliver an ‘Alliance’

A Scottish Housing Day debate is to be held in memory of Alan Ferguson. The Climate Crisis in Housing - 'Too hot to handle’? will debate the statement: "The real problem of minimising residential carbon emissions lies in the private sector, not with social housing".

Scotsman Developments Ltd is giving the public a chance to have its say on proposals for a new mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus on Kilrymont Road in St Andrews.

Local residents have welcomed the opening of a new community café at the Calvay Centre in Barlanark. Calvay Community Café has been established following a partnership between Calvay Housing Association and local hospitality professionals John Meffan and Ryan Cowan.

The UK Government must complete and publish a full assessment of the impact on renters of their decisions to freeze Local Housing Allowance and cut Universal Credit, which risk pushing many households into poverty, problem debt, and homelessness, according to a number of housing groups.

Under One Roof, with generous support from the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust, is again hosting a series of webinars in 2021-22 to give landlords and letting agents in Scotland interactive, free, and independent information they can use to address the issues faced in managing tenem

Scotland is taking its first steps on the road to establishing a Scottish Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). Social justice secretary Shona Robison will today co-chair the first meeting of a new steering group to drive forward the ambitious new policy with the aim of reducing poverty, inequality and in

Taylor & Martin has been appointed by Artisan Real Estate as the factor for its new landmark development, Rowanbank Gardens in Corstorphine. 

The developers of one of the UK’s largest community regeneration projects has made two senior appointments as it gears up for the final delivery of its masterplan. Winchburgh Developments Ltd, which is the lead organisation for the historic West Lothian mining village, has secured Paul Curran

North Ayrshire Council has pledged £150k to help meet the needs of the most vulnerable who have been financially disadvantaged as a result of the pandemic.