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Under One Roof (UOR), the highly praised advice website for flat owners and their advisers in Scotland, is set to expand as it becomes a new charity. To date, the website has operated with a voluntary Steering Group managed initially by the RIAS and subsequently by Changeworks, the Edinburgh based e

A high-tech new heating system which will transform the way homes, businesses and public buildings in Clydebank are heated is now operational.

West Lothian Council has approved plans to build 110 new homes at the site of the former Vodaphone facility in Livingston after securing assurances on road safety in the area. Plans to redevelop the facility located off Hunter Road were halted last month after councillors expressed concerns about an

Plans have been submitted to convert a derelict warehouse into 39 council flats in Ayr.  Developer Ashleigh has submitted a planning application in principle to build the three-storey block at the former Jewson depot.

Plans to build 40 affordable homes at the site of the old Ellon Academy have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee. The plans were given approval on the proviso road safety concerns be addressed.

Taxes on land and property could serve as a powerful tool for helping Scotland develop a robust, resilient wellbeing economy, according to a new report published today for the Scottish Land Commission.

itison’s annual fundraiser for Social Bite has been launched to help those most in need this Christmas.

An initiative which provides free books and connects with people experiencing homelessness through stories is appealing for funds to help more people recover from life on the streets this winter, and beyond. This Christmas, Streetreads aims to open up worlds of mystery and history, romance and

Cyrenians' FareShare depot based in Leith has distributed 1,300 tonnes of food to beneficiaries across the South East of Scotland, creating over 3.1 million meals, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March.

The very strong demand witnessed in Scotland’s housing market since the summer started to ease back in November as the end of the year nears, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. More respondents in Scotland saw the number of newly agreed sales fall last month than saw them

Home Fix Scotland is helping to spread some of the Christmas cheer this winter after the organisation donated £500 to Barnardo’s and £400 worth of toys to i58. With 2020 being a tough year for many people up and down the country, the organisation wanted to ensure that those struggl

Cairn Housing Group is preparing for 2021 with a reshaped executive team, which it said is designed to support a step change in services to customers, continued modernisation, and investment in homes. The group recently celebrated the second anniversary of Ancho tenants voting in favour of a constit

Glen Oaks Housing Association has gained planning approval to build 30 houses and cottage flats for the Arden area of Glasgow. The properties on a vacant 2.5-acre grassed site in Kilmuir Crescent would be built by AS Homes (Scotland) in conjunction with the Association.

Osprey Housing Group staff are celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Investors In People Gold accreditation, a standard achieved by only around 16% of organisations assessed. Osprey, which provides and manages more than 1,800 properties across the north-east of Scotland, was also commended

Shire Housing Association has been awarded £37,5000 from the Scottish Government's Communities Recovery Fund. This will help the association to continue working with local community groups dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.