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Glasgow is the least affordable city in the UK for students while Aberdeen is among the most cost-effective, a new study has suggested. A Student Living Index compiled by the Royal Bank of Scotland found that students in Glasgow have the lowest term time income (£786.60 per month) despite working a

More than 1000 low cost rental homes could be built on derelict ground at Edinburgh’s Western Harbour if developer Forth Ports secures a £76 million loan from the Scottish Government, according to the Edinburgh Evening News. An initiative launched in April last year invited housebuilders to bid f

Resident Ada Caldwell with the First Minister in the 'sensory room' at Varis Court First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was given an official tour yesterday of one of Hanover Scotland’s brand new housing developments for older people in Moray that uses pioneering design and research to bring health care

Robertson Partnership Homes has announced the completion of an affordable housing development at Methil Brae in Fife. The £12 million project comprised 101 high-quality affordable homes for Fife Council as well as 22 delivered on behalf of Kingdom Housing Association.

Contractor Everwarm has secured a contract to replace inefficient gas boilers with new energy efficient models in Craigshill for Almond Housing Association. The work will see a total of 204 older inefficient boilers replaced with new efficient “A” rated boilers in the following streets: Ash Grov

Scottish Autism took centre court at Fife Housing Group last week as colleagues began fundraising for their chosen Charity of the Year with a tennis tournament to rival any grand slam. The call of ‘Anyone for tennis?’ was answered with aplomb as almost 30 colleagues, including the Group’s chie

Bethany Christian Trust service user David, who has just secured his own flat and has started a new job working at a high end hotel in Edinburgh, details how his time at the charity’s Bethany House emergency resettlement unit provided him with a stable environment and help to live independently. I

Homelessness prevention could be ‘achievable’ for some of the most high-risk groups - care leavers, prison leavers and survivors of domestic abuse - within the next Parliament, according to an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness (APPGEH) report. The APPGEH, set up with the supp

The rise in housing costs is the biggest driver of the increasing difficulty that young couples are having in having children when they want to, according to a new report. A study by the Adam Smith Institute found that unaffordable housing has forced people to have smaller families and delay startin

Fanchea Kelly Blackwood has received glowing praise from the Care Inspectorate after gaining five and six star reviews for its West Coast services.

Aberdeen’s newest community at Countesswells is adding to its mix of homes with the announcement that Kirkwood Homes is set to acquire one of several packages of land at the site. The firm will build around 57 homes, ranging from two bed apartments to four bed detached homes at the new community a

Plans for a £100 million redevelopment of a former hospital site near Montrose have hit a potential stumbling block after concerns were revealed by Historic Environment Scotland. The mixed-use development, called Sunnyside Park, will see the former Sunnyside Royal Hospital site in Hillside transfor

The average private rented sector (PRS) rents in Scotland’s cities increased by 1.5% to reach a record high of £789 per month in the second quarter of 2017 as demand from tenants continued to exceed supply, according to new figures. The latest index data from Citylets revealed that the increase w

A national trade body has developed a new Code of Practice to provide a framework for property professionals looking to tackle the increasing issue of excess atmospheric moisture in buildings. ‘Code of Practice for the Investigation and Provision of Ventilation in Existing Dwellings’ has been de

Sanctuary Scotland has enhanced a Cumbernauld school by providing pupils with an outdoor classroom. The facility at Redburn School in Kildrum is a community benefit of the regeneration of Cumbernauld’s high-rise blocks.