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Work has started on a new riverside development at Johnston Avenue, Stirling, which will see 24 new homes built on the site adjacent to the River Forth and near the landmark Wallace Monument.

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group has opened its seventh nursing home in Kirk Lane, Livingston following a £9m investment into the newly-built facility. Situated on the former Livingston Development Corporation site, the new 60-bedroom development will help address the current gap in quality c

Plans to build up to 300 new homes and shops in the West Lothian village of Stoneyburn have been submitted by Pegasus Consultancy. The plans have been submitted on behalf of an as of yet unknown developer, seeking to build the residential development with a community centre and shops in the village.

Edinburgh-based developer Hunter Street Properties Ltd has submitted plans to convert the former Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkcaldy into 19 flats. The grade B listed building in Hunter Street was home to the nightclub until it closed its doors in 2019.

A programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency will receive an extra £9 million of funding this year to support a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and help fuel poor households save money on their heating bills, the Scottish Government has announced. The government&rsquo

Thenue Housing has revealed the huge extent of its efforts to help its tenants claim money to which they are entitled. A remarkable £1.49 million has been obtained by Thenue’s financial inclusion team between April 2020 and March 2121.

Customers, partners and stakeholders of Irvine Housing Association will start to see new branding on all communications over the next few weeks as the association revealed it will be known as Riverside Scotland from the end of July. While everyday services and decisions about the busi

Hillcrest Futures has become the first organisation in Scotland to install injecting equipment provision (IEP) vending machines in its services.

Scottish Refugee Council and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) have launched new guidance to help landlords give refugees and people seeking asylum a safe and secure place to call home. A Housing Practitioners’ Guide to Integrating Refugees and People Seeking Protection provides those w

Fiona McLeod provides a brief overview of the changes introduced by the Scottish Government's revised code of conduct for property factors. On 14 July 2021, the Scottish Government published a revised Code of Conduct for Property Factors setting out the minimum standards to which factors should adhe

In a move away from its traditional commercial office sector projects, fit-out and refurbishment specialist GHI Contracts has been appointed to work in partnership with Blackwood Homes for the remodelling of MacLehose Court in Greenock. GHI will assist Blackwood in providing 22 one and two-bedroom h

Demolition day arrived for a number of properties on Meiklefield Road in Dingwall to make way for the development of 14 new homes.  Central Demolition has set up on site and is carrying out pre-demolition works to odd numbered properties from 1 to 23.

Council tenants in North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to provide their views on the quality of the housing services they receive as part of the local authority's tenant satisfaction survey. During July and August, tenants are being randomly selected to take part in the telephone survey and will

Scourie Community Development Company (SCDC) is asking residents of Scourie to complete a survey to inform what housing is needed in the area.  In partnership with the Communities Housing Trust, and with funding from the Rural & Islands Housing Fund and the Scottish Land Fund, the survey re

Blairtummock Housing Association has named one of its play parks The Lily Wilson Play Park in honour of the 100th birthday of one of its tenants.