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Alan Gordon, senior partner at DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, discusses the importance of getting back to the office after the coronavirus pandemic.  Rumours of the death of the office as we know it may be greatly exaggerated, but my goodness, they are gaining currency fast.

Construction works on the largest affordable housing development in the Highlands since the 1980s is due to begin in Fort William. The first phase of the development, which forms part of the strategic Blar Mor development in Fort William, is being developed by The Highland Council and will be delive

The Scottish Government's Scottish Welfare Fund payments have risen to £37.6 million, a rise of 7% on the previous year. The funding was allocated to support people and families on low incomes in times of need in the 12 months to 31 March 2020. Scottish Welfare Fund payments included £12

The recently announced Green Homes Grant is a chance for the UK Government to put indoor air quality on a par with other health and environmental efforts and it needs to include Scotland, claims BRS Technology, the Scottish IoT sensor company. As part of the Green Homes Grant scheme, eligible homeow

Following a successful bid to the Scottish Government Wellbeing Fund led by River Clyde Homes (RCH), residents of Inverclyde are benefitting from a variety of activity packs and cooking equipment.

A team of 25 tenants from Port of Leith Housing Association's (PoLHA) sheltered housing developments will be collectively walking 500 miles to raise money for their social activity fund.

Michael Fakhri, the UN’s special rapporteur on right to food, is to speak at an event focused on human rights in Scotland’s food system.

Landlords across Scotland have pressured MSPs for further coronavirus subsidies in regular meetings with Scottish Government officials, according to emails and meeting notes from the Scottish Government’s Private Rented Sector (PRS) Resilience Group.

Age Scotland has seen a steep rise in older callers enquiring about Pension Credit as it launches a last-ditch attempt to save free TV for over-75s. The charity has seen almost 60% more calls to its helpline about benefits in recent weeks.

Holmes Miller Architects are to formalise plans for the conversion of seven townhouses in Shawlands.

In response to the growing number of commercial rent disputes, RICS has launched a Commercial Rental Independent Evaluation Service to help landlords and tenants negotiate payments during the coronavirus pandemic. The service is designed to ensure a clear, balanced dialogue between la

Edinburgh-based developer Consensus Capital has announced plans to develop a disused site on the western edge of Glasgow city centre to create a high-quality lifestyle development of 100 apartments and ground floor retail units. The site, from 520-522 Sauchiehall Street, which includes a B-listed bu

Kingdom Housing Association has achieved the prestigious Gold accreditation from Investors In People, making it one of the best employers to work for in the UK.

Blackwood Housing and Care has appointed long-term tenant David Tares to its 11-strong board. The 58-year-old Dundee local has joined the board of Blackwood Housing and Care for a second time to help cultivate the care provider’s strategic direction with his extensive decades of experience in

Wheatley Group has been confirmed the UK’s largest builder of social-rented homes in a newly-released annual new build survey by Inside Housing Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. The housing, care and property-management group built 601 homes for social rent between April 2019