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The historic islands of Orkney have been crowned Scotland’s best place to live for the eighth year in a row, according to the Bank of Scotland Quality of Life survey 2020.

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland rose to 33,558 in 2019, an increase of more than 90% from 17,580 a decade ago, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland.

A third (34%) of adults in Scotland say they do not save any money, according to new research conducted by the Bank of Scotland.

Hawthorn Housing Co-operative has officially opened a development of 48 new homes in Possilpark. The homes have been built on land that has been derelict for more than 30 years.

Mintlaw housebuilder Claymore Homes is building 50 new residential properties in Cairnbulg near Fraserburgh with support from a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland. Construction of the development, which consists of three to five-bedroom houses, began in October last year.

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland has grown by more than 50% in a decade, according to research. Figures from the Bank of Scotland show there were 34,519 in 2018, compared with 22,100 in 2008.

The amount of space house buyers get for their money in different parts of the country has been considered in a new report from the Bank of Scotland. Instead of defining homes by the numbers of rooms, the study measures property by the price per square metre.

Homeowners in Scotland pay a fifth (20%) of their disposable income towards their mortgage each month, according to new Bank of Scotland research, almost half of the proportion paid out in 2007. Disposable income spent on mortgage payments in Scotland is 9% less than the rest of the UK (29%) making

First-time sellers looking to take their second step on the property ladder need to find an extra £114,659, according to Bank of Scotland’s Second Stepper report. The report, which tracks the challenges faced by first-time sellers, reveals that half of Second Steppers believe it will be more diff

The gap in costs between buying and renting in Scotland has continued to widen with first-time buyers now saving £31,000 when purchasing their own home, according to new research. An annual study from Bank of Scotland found that the average monthly costs associated with buying a three-bedroom house

Managers and staff from Cullross, Marshall Construction, JM Architects, Dunbritton and West Dunbartonshire Council on-site at Dumbarton Harbour Dunbritton Housing Association has announced the start of work on a new development that will deliver 150 high-quality affordable homes in Dumbarton town ce

Cadder Housing Association is to invest £5.6 million to deliver up to 50 new homes at a former school site in Glasgow. Contractor McTaggart Construction is already on site at the new development, which will include a mix of flats and terraced houses.

Tulloch is delivering 50 2-bedroom flats at The Village in East Kilbride Tulloch Homes is to accelerate its development plans after securing a £20 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Douglas Spowart, relationship director, social housing & commercial real estate, Bank of Scotland and Margaret Turner, chairperson of Forth Housing Association Forth Housing Association (FHA) has announced a £13 million, three-year plan to build 130 new homes, with support from the Scottish Gov

Helen Graham, chair at Hawthorn Housing Co-operative and Amanda Dorel, head of SME real estate for Bank of Scotland Hawthorn Housing Co-operative is to build 48 new homes in Possilpark after securing a £2 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.