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Planning approval has been granted to David Wilson Homes for a development of 138 two-, three- and four-bedroom homes in Strathaven. The developer, which says the project will bring more than £14 million in new investment to the area, will begin work on the Lauder Gardens scheme this Autumn ahead o

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North Lanarkshire Council has secured the prestigious team of the year award at the National Green Deal & ECO Awards. The council's Local Homes energy team secured first place against competition from across Scotland for providing heating solutions and practical energy-saving tips, as well as in

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The Scottish National Party (SNP) has made a general election pledge to support the construction of new affordable housing in Scotland. Speaking at Springfield Properties in Braehead today, deputy first minister John Swinney (pictured) outlined the party's support for small businesses and said he wo

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The Scottish Government's Help to Adapt scheme has been launched in twelve pilot local authority areas, with managing agent Link Group Ltd helping older people to adapt their home. The Help to Adapt initiative will see homeowners aged 60 or over encouraged to adapt their homes to enable their long-t

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Rental costs in Aberdeen have fallen over the past year according to a new report by Lettingstats, the research arm of letting agent Lettingweb. The average advertised monthly rent for a two-bedroom property in Scotland was up 6.8 per cent year-on-year to £654 by the December-February quarter, but

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Kilmarnock-based social landlord Atrium Homes has extended its Money Advice Service until September 2016 following the receipt of additional funding from the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB). The new award for the successful service, which launched in Autumn 2013, builds on a previous SLAB grant in O

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Fife Council is to spend £2.6 million on making local homes warmer, more environmentally friendly and cheaper to heat. The council will undertake a number of projects across Fife to install energy saving measures as part of the Scottish Government’s programme to tackle fuel poverty and increase e

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ANCHO has been awarded £80,000 from the Scottish Government’s People in Communities Fund for the year 2015/16. The organisation is one of only 197 across Scotland to have been allocated funding to help change disadvantaged communities by providing local projects to tackle poverty and promote soci

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