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Parents across Scotland have been applying early for the new Scottish Child Payment that will open on Monday 15 February. Social Security Scotland is taking applications ahead of the new benefit’s introduction to help manage demand. 56,000 applications were received between Monday 9 November a

The volume of property sales in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during the final quarter of 2020 rose by 39.7% compared to last year, according to the latest data released by ESPC.

Former Elderpark Housing chair Elspeth Millen has been honoured with a British Empire Medal. Ms Millen received the accolade in the New Year’s Honours list.

The Scottish Government has been urged to do more to prevent an increase in adverts which offer sex from tenants in lieu of rent.

An academic has put forward a number of recommended courses of action that aim to have a positive impact on the performance of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in Scotland.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced that the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference will be held on an online digital platform from 1 – 3 February 2021 with tickets from as little as £15. With the theme 'Providing Homes, Helping Recovery', this year’s conference will r

Homebuilder Bancon Homes has obtained planning approval for the second phase of new homes to be built at its Lochside of Leys development in Banchory.

Housebuilder Guild Homes is seeking to overturn a 'disproportionate' financial contribution on one of its latest projects. The firm is appealing to the Scottish Government to reduce how much Angus Council is asking it to play towards cheaper homes at development on land south of Gardyne Street in Fr

People experiencing homelessness in England are facing the new lockdown without a return of the “Everyone In” housing policy, which helped house 15,000 people at the beginning of the pandemic. Although restrictions have already been ramped up, the policy, which has continued in skeleton

A proposed housing development on the banks of the River Tweed threatens views from Sir Walter Scott’s celebrated Borders home, its trustees have warned. A campaign has been launched to protect Abbotsford, the country house created by the 19th-century novelist, has been launched amid claims th

West Dunbartonshire Council has set out its plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2045.

Community groups, charities and social enterprises can now apply for a Midlothian Council grant of between £5,000 and £20,000 to help tackle poverty. The deadline for completed applications is Friday 22 January.

A joint venture between Apache Capital and Harrison Street is to fund a landmark build-to-rent (BTR) development in central Glasgow.

In a welcome piece of new year cheer, Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) has announced that its tenants are to be given a rent freeze. Rents won't rise in April and will stay the same for a year.

There is a significant undersupply of age-related housing in Scotland with some particularly striking regional differences, according to new research. A research paper 'Senior Housing in Scotland: a development and investment opportunity?', published in the Journal of Property Investment and Fi