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A property lawyer has called on local authorities to offer ‘planning gain holidays’ to revive stalled commercial and housing developments. Rodney Whyte, a partner in Pinsent Masons in Aberdeen, said planning chiefs could revive developments which have been put on ice by relaxing rules on

McTaggart Construction has developed five new council homes near Linlithgow in West Lothian. The contractor built the new bungalows designed for tenants with mobility issues adjacent to the Community Centre in Bridgend, the first council homes to be built in the area since 1969.

CCG Scotland is progressing work on the construction of 130 new affordable homes in Castlemilk for GHA. The site on Dougrie Drive is located immediately west of the town’s main shopping centre and upon its completion, will offer panoramic views across Glasgow and beyond to the Campsie Fells.

By Meg Deasley, senior consultant, Docherty Consulting Limited It is increasingly recognised by government bodies and promoted by organisations such as the Institute of Asset Management that understanding how well your assets are performing is a core business activity and involves the participation

David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, but better known in East Lothian as the ‘King of Hearts’, will visit Wonderland on Monday 26 September this year to address his subjects at the Annual General Meeting of East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA). Known as the ‘Modera

Angela Constance Twenty-one projects to tackle food poverty will benefit from over £900,000 through a new fund established by the Scottish Government.

Ashley Campbell Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, shares her housing story for Scottish Housing Day.

Moray Council has contacted the owners of vacant or derelict buildings with a view to issuing compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) to those which have an adverse impact on their surroundings. Members of the council’s planning and regulatory services committee were told yesterday that 18 properties an

New guidance outlining best practice for the installation of underfloor heating has been issued by the NHBC Foundation. The number of new homes with underfloor heating has increased in recent years because it helps free up wall space and can have energy efficiency advantages. Underfloor heating can

The number of complaints to the Financial Ombudsman about payday loans has tripled in the first half of the year, new data has revealed. The Ombudsman said it received 4,186 complaints about payday loans in the first half of the year, up from 1,213 in the previous six months.

Sean O’Callaghan, area operations director for Kier Construction Scotland, Lord Provost George Adam and Alumno Developments managing director David Campbell at Powis Place Students have begun moving in to Aberdeen’s first bespoke-built student accommodation premises, following the official openi

Lang Banks A commitment to ensure everyone in Scotland lives in a warm home and action to address fuel poverty should be priorities for the Scottish Government, campaigners said today.

Tammy Adams The long-awaited approval of Edinburgh’s Local Development Plan (LDP) will not deliver the number of homes that the city needs, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned.

David Melhuish The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for the 5 per cent threshold of residential LBTT to be raised to £500,000 in the light of evidence suggesting a downturn in the value and number of transactions in the first year of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).

Sandy Adam Springfield Properties has opened consultation on plans to build a new village at Durieshill near Stirling after lodging a Pre-Application Notice with Stirling Council.