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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

More than £15 million is being awarded towards community projects that help cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change. A total of £15.3m from the Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) will be shared among 110 recipients across Scotland.

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has submitted a detailed planning application for a new 42-home development in Gartcosh. The developer submitted plans to North Lanarkshire Council to transform the 1.98-hectare site, which neighbours Mount Ellen Golf Club, into a new crescent development

A community hoping to stage a buyout of a small island has been awarded up to £4.4 million funding to help them make an offer.

North Ayrshire Council is the second Scottish local authority to announce proposals to pull down all its high rise tower blocks. Unveiling its new vision for housing in the region, the council said it could replace five ageing tower blocks in Irvine and two in Saltcoats with modern, state-of-the-art

West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed a number of measures to ensure its commitment to delivering 1000 new affordable homes by 2021 is met. At a special meeting of the local authority’s housing & communities committee this week, councillors made a decision to approve the purchase of land at D

The UK government has won a challenge against a ruling that its benefit cap unlawfully discriminates against lone parents with children under two. Court of Appeal judges yesterday ruled in favour of the Work and Pensions Secretary by a two-to-one majority.

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposals for reviewing the current landlord registration fee structure and expanding the range of prescribed information applicants must provide to local authorities. Mandatory private landlord registration has been in place since 2004 and it p

(from left) Gail Ward, Highland Council; Fiona Munro, Albyn project Co-ordinator (with scarf); Liberty Bligh, Libertie Project; Ley-Anne Forsyth, Cairn Housing and Amanda Gregory, Highland Council A programme focusing on money saving solutions rolled out across the Highlands has helped local residen

The voting gets underway at Maryhill Burgh Halls Community organisations across Maryhill and Ruchill are in the money to the tune of almost £20,000 thanks to a Community Fund organised by Maryhill Housing.

Angela Linton, Hillcrest Group CEO Friendly competition took hold of a newly-opened charity shop in Dundee on Thursday as members of the senior team from one the city’s biggest charities tried to sell the most stock during their shift.

Residents in a development of 130 new affordable homes in Castlemilk told Scotland’s housing minister yesterday how their new houses had changed their lives. Kevin Stewart MSP was given a tour of GHA’s £14.8 million development which has been built on the site of old tenements in Dougrie Drive

Frank Jarvis Frank Jarvis summarises some recent cases where the Equality Act was deployed against letting agents discriminating against prospective tenants.

The former farm cottages at Cessford, Roxburghe Estates Independent property consultancy Galbraith has been appointed to bring six empty properties on a historic Borders estate back into use.

Brian Birt A volunteer with Shelter Scotland's Prestwick charity shop has helped to save £3,000 for the cause in just six months by passing an electrical safety course.