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Kirsty MacLeod, energy advice manager at Tighean Innse Gall (TIG), has been presented with the prestigious Fuel Poverty Hero Award 2024 at the annual Energy Action Scotland Conference. The award is given to someone who has made a significant impact and contribution toward tackling fuel poverty in Sc

The average house price in Scotland reached £198,000 in September 2024, a 5.7% increase compared to September 2023, according to provisional figures from Registers of Scotland. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland decreased by 0.9% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, whi

Eight million households across the UK are missing out on an estimated £23bn worth of benefits each year, such as Child Benefit, Universal Credit and Pension Credit. To financially empower its customers, Lloyds has launched ‘Benefit Calculator’, a new app feature that gives custome

Residents in North Lanarkshire are continuing to be supported in wide-ranging council efforts to prevent homelessness, despite the number of people declaring themselves homeless has increased by 16% in the last year, a new report has revealed.

Work is underway on a new housing development that will deliver more than 50 new affordable homes in Crieff. Persimmon North Scotland's Strathearn Meadow development on Broich Road will feature a total of 209 new homes, with 52 to be transferred to Kingdom Housing Association to provide families in

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has been awarded the highly regarded Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation, recognising its commitment to delivering exceptional service to tenants and customers. Customer Service Excellence accreditation is a nationally recognised benchmark of q

Allanwater Homes has broken ground on a new development in the Caskieberran area of Glenrothes.

Scotland’s landlords and letting agents have warned that rent controls will "backfire" as they prepare to gather in Edinburgh for the annual Scottish Letting Day conference. The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), the body representing Scotland’s landlords and letting agents, issued

New plans for a major residential development on the site of the former Clydesdale Steelworks at Bellshill to the east of Glasgow have been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for review.

A quarter of the UK's biggest mortgage providers will not lend against homes with spray foam insulation, new research has suggested.

Plans for a new residential project that developers have said would breathe life into a disused industrial site are set to be considered by a City of Edinburgh Council planning committee this week.

An independent review into a social landlord's maintenance of living roofs has found critical areas for improvement and revealed broader issues relating to safety and maintenance.

Fifty-five affordable apartments have been completed in Glasgow city centre and handed over by The JR Group to client partners Glasgow West Housing Association (GWHA).

On November 1, 2024, Provost Douglas Philand officially opened Cnoc Mor Place, a new affordable housing development in Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute, delivered by Fyne Homes Ltd. 

Wheatley Group has acquired new family homes in Glasgow in its efforts to increase the supply of quality affordable housing in the city.  Wheatley Homes Glasgow has bought four new-build properties from Cruden Homes at Drumchapel in the north-west of Glasgow.