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Not having a place to call home is one of the most stressful situations a person can find themselves in, and as ‘stress’ is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property firms in Scotland to get behind

House prices continue to increase across Scotland, despite a dip in prices across the UK, surveyors have reported. The April 2018 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that a net balance of 39% more chartered surveyors reported a rise in prices for

A new research report has highlighted the benefits, implications, and losses for public authorities and communities by extending permitted development rights. Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Extending Permitted Development Rights (PDR) in England looks at the implic

The Residential category was won by the Countesswells project in Aberdeen Over 25 of Scotland’s most impressive and community beneficial building projects battled it out for top honours at the 2018 RICS awards, where the Countesswells development in Aberdeen won the Residential category.

Simon Rubinsohn Lack of supply continues to push up prices in the Scottish housing market and slow down demand, according to the March 2018 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

A new group formed in the wake of a Parliamentary debate on tenement maintenance has called for action to ensure the protection of Scotland’s historic and most common type of residence. The first meeting of the Working Group on maintenance of Tenement Scheme Property highlighted the growing concer

A rise in house-building drove an overall marginal increase in construction activity in Scotland during the final quarter of 2017, according to new figures. Both public and private sector house building activity was higher in the quarter, according to the balance of respondents to the quarterly Cons

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a global competition calling on young people to come up with new ideas to find the best solutions to help Glasgow tackle its high levels of homelessness. Glasgow, Manchester and London are among 24 global cities chosen for the competit

Greater action to encourage owners to repair and maintain the condition of tenement properties across Scotland, including stairwells, roofs, masonry and external walls, will be debated by MSPs at Holyrood today. SNP MSP Ben Macpherson is calling for the Scottish Government to review current legislat

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has joined forces with property industry charity LandAid to launch a campaign to deliver more bed spaces for homeless people in Scotland during winter. As part of RICS’s 150th anniversary in 2018, the campaign known as Pledge150 will see RICS - a

Derek Mackay A £756 million contribution to the Scottish Government’s target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes by 2021 and an increase of £138.9m for the More Homes Programme were amongst the investment plans set out in the 2018-19 Draft Budget by finance secretary Derek Mackay.

A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about how land is developed and used has been introduced by cabinet secretary for communities, social security and equalities, Angela Constance MSP. The eagerly awaited Planning (Scotland) Bill follows a wide-ranging consultation earlier

With the Chancellor yesterday announcing a raft of measures aimed at significantly increasing levels of home building and “reviving the British dream of home ownership”, Scotland’s home building industry vowed to continue to hold the Scottish Government to account to ensure those living north

An alliance of ten organisations from the planning and placemaking sector in Scotland has launched a new campaign to help influence new planning guidelines ahead of the upcoming Planning Bill. The Scottish Alliance for People and Places, which includes COSLA and the Scottish Federation of Housing As

The cost of privately renting a home in the UK is set to increase as landlords pull out of the sector in the coming year, surveyors have warned. The August residential market survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that nearly two-thirds of surveyors expect