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Only 2% of social rented properties in the UK are let as furnished or partly furnished in comparison to 29% of private rented properties, according to the latest research published by End Furniture Poverty. These figures, (from Understanding Society data, an annual UK survey of 40,000 households), a

Plans have been submitted for 15 new homes on land near Hogganfield Loch in north east Glasgow. WB Properties Ltd wants to build a mixture of three, four and five-bedroom detached properties on vacant ground beside the St Aloysius’ College sports facility on Cumbernauld Road.

Funding is being made available to help some households and businesses prepare for the introduction of a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in Edinburgh.

Scotland’s housing association charity Lintel Trust and the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) have officially joined forces following a successful four-year partnership. Lintel Trust - which has operated for more than 40 years, mainly to deliver vital projects in Scotland’s social

Midlothian Council's plans for a residential and retail development in Dalkeith have been given the green light.

A planning application has been submitted for 99 homes to be built in the Craighill area of Aberdeen as part of a major project delivering 2,000 new-build council houses across the city.

Construction work on new amenity housing in the centre of Paisley is now under way. The sixteen amenity flats will be self-contained accommodation designed to meet the requirements of older people with four of the flats available to wheelchair users. All of the houses will have lift access, low leve

Plans to demolish three warehouses in Aberdeen to make way for 33 apartments have been recommended for approval by city planners. Councillors have been urged to conditionally approve the detailed proposals for Union Glen, as long as the developer signs a legal agreement to meet certain con

New Gorbals Housing Association has named 7N Architects on its development framework.

Bield is calling on art-loving members of the public to get creative to help celebrate its golden anniversary after 50 years in the business. Individuals are being encouraged to put pen to paper to help design a new logo for the housing provider, which operates in 21 locations across the country.

Renfrewshire Council has approved plans to build 34 flats and three ground floor commercial units at 22 Bridge Street in Paisley.

McKernan Homes Ltd has been granted approval for plans to build 24 two-bedroom flats on vacant land at the site of a former 1920s cinema in Dennistoun, Glasgow.

The Highland Council's Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh committee has committed to securing land for housing purposes.  During a meeting held last week, committee members had the opportunity to consider the council's draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan and discuss the projects ei

The Scottish Greens have echoed calls from the Citizens’ Assembly for the introduction of rent controls to combat "inflation-busting rent rises" across Scotland. The Citizens’ Assembly threw its weight behind calls for tenant protections in its latest report published earlier this month

UK flat sales have halved as official data reveals for the first time how a scandal over the poor construction of recent homes is trickling into the economy. In September - the month that marks the height of the autumn property market - flat transactions worth £1.6 billion were lost, according