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The UK Government has pledged to bring forward a new consumer code for housebuilders and a New Homes Ombudsman service to ensure homeowners can challenge developers for quality issues. 

The Scottish Law Commission has published a discussion paper reviewing the civil remedies available for domestic abuse in Scotland and seeks views on a proposed delict of domestic abuse. Sixty-one per cent of the incidents of domestic abuse recorded in 2022 to 2023 did not involve criminal conduct.

The Family Law team at Scullion LAW has celebrated its ongoing partnership with Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire (HSGNNL), highlighting the continuous support and donations aimed at aiding families in need. Scullion LAW welcomed representatives from Home-Start GNNL to its Hamilton offi

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has announced a partnership with Threehills Community Supermarket and Café in Greater Pollok, Glasgow.  GLC’s free money, debt and legal advice surgery will be based at Threehills Community Supermarket every Wednesday from 10am to 4pm, beginning on Wednesday

Plans to turn former council offices beside Arbroath Library into residential flats have been granted planning permission. Lodged by local applicant Mayara Agnes, the proposal will see Dewar House on Hill Terrace to be converted into 19 apartments which will vary from small bedsits to larger three-b

The Highland Council is undertaking a retrofit project in Caol for Swedish Timber properties which aims to enhance the energy efficiency of homes, reduce carbon emissions and reduce energy demand and costs.

Senior members of The Highland Council made six commitments to address the region's housing challenge at a Summit in Aviemore yesterday. The council declared a Housing Challenge in November 2023 and followed that up in June this year with a number of strategic objectives being agreed to help tackle

An appeal that sought to secure planning approval for a new retail and housing development in Thornhill has been rejected by the Scottish Government.

CHAP Group hosted a commemorative golden shovel event at its Craighill housing site in Kincorth, Aberdeen, to mark the commencement of construction.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has launched its new Just Transition Fund today.

MAST Architects have over 40 years’ experience of working in the residential sector, delivering multiple award-winning projects. Our primary focus has always been to drive innovation and change, seeking to exceed the minimum standards, shaping the homes people live in with a focus on energy co

Cunninghame Housing Association has presented a cheque for £1,000 to Marion Murdoch, Tom Smith & Ted Hills of Lockerbie Ice Rink Curling School. Lockerbie Ice Rink has been operating within Lockerbie since 1967 and has provided curling and skating facilities for the local community and sur

Private renters in Wales could soon see significant changes to their rights after the Senedd’s Local Government and Housing Committee endorsed calls for the Welsh Government to extend tenant protections. In a report published this week, the committee has made  13 recommendations set to sh

The developer behind plans for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre has appealed to the Scottish Government over the failure of the local authority to make a decision.

Scottish Opera's proposals for a major mixed-use transformation of its current New Rotterdam Wharf site in Glasgow, including multi-storey student accommodation blocks, have been given the green light.