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A Glasgow homeowner has become one of the first in Scotland to be awarded a comprehensive EWS1 certificate (External Wall Systems) for the fire risk assessment of her apartment building which is now required by anyone looking to sell their apartment. Park Property Management and Nixon surveyors coll

British Gas has confirmed that it will continue to sell and advertise gas boilers despite government hopes to start phasing them out. The firm, which is the UK's largest energy supplier has argued that it needs to “upskill” its engineers and develop alternative technology before it can o

Work to bring superfast broadband to the North of Scotland, including some of the most remote rural and island communities, will start in the New Year.

People in Scotland’s poorest areas are more likely to be affected by severe COVID-19 – and to die from the disease – than those in more affluent districts, according to a study of critical care units conducted by the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. The first nationwide study

Councillors will this week be asked to approve plans for at least £100 million of additional investment over the next ten years in council housing across Renfrewshire as part of a strategy for the region's economic and social recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Having set out to deliver 245 new homes within ten years when it formed in 2006, Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has now announced the completion of its 500th new home. Calmax Construction Ltd has completed work on three new homes at Winfield Close and Torlum, Isle of Benbecula. B

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has called on local authorities to use Scotland’s 40,000 long-term empty homes as part of COVID-19 recovery plans, ahead of an expected increase in numbers of properties empty for six months or more. SEHP is expecting official statistics publish

A new campaign against loan sharks has been launched to crack down on lenders who are moving online to prey on Scots.

Ayrshire Housing’s elves have been busy posting Christmas cards to all its 1,600 tenants. This year, the Association worked with pupils at Dundonald Primary School in a photography project. Images by Lochie in Primary 3 and Harry B in Primary 6/7 were selected for the two versions of the card.

Cloch Housing Association is launching its Young Clochie Club and delivering goodie bags to all its youngest household members just in time for Christmas.

Pursuing a new licensing regime for short-term lets in the midst of the pandemic has the potential to cause further serious damage to the rural economy, Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has said. The rural business organisation said it was perplexed by the Scottish Government's announcement that it

The new festive eviction ban is the perfect opportunity for tenants in hardship to seek help, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has said as new figures show the proportion of housing advice given out on the private rented sector jumped from 17% in February to 28% in October, a rise of 65% in just

A developer has asked Glasgow City Council to renew planning permission for a residential development on farmland at Easterhouse. Planning permission in principle was granted in 2017 for housing on fields between Dungeonhill Road and Netherhouse Road.

A Scottish Government reporter has overturned a decision by Fife Council to reject plans to build 125 homes in Aberdour. The local authority rejected a proposal by Hillside School’s to develop its site off Main Street after the Scottish Environment Protection Agen

Plans to convert The Royal Hotel in Bridge of Allan into 23 flats and houses has been given the green light by Stirling Council’s planning and regulation panel subject to conditions. The proposals would see 11 flats built within the existing hotel building, which is located in the centre of th