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New buyer enquiries in Scotland’s housing market are not yet translating into increased sales activity due to the lack of supply of properties to the market, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. A net balance of 29% of respondents in Scotland said that there was an increase

CIH Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government's rented sector consultation by setting out recommendations on where changes should be made to improve housing outcomes for all tenants. Specifically, CIH Scotland calls on the government to ensure housing and home standards are equalised across

Designs by architecture practice 3DReid for new homes at Mosspark Boulevard for Southside Housing Association have been preselected for the Royal Scottish Academy's Open Architecture Exhibition. 3DReid submitted plans last year for a new affordable housing development comprising 35 homes a

Plans to create 156 new homes in Glasgow’s East End were yesterday approved by Glasgow City Council planners.

Stirling Council planners have conditionally approved an application by Emma Gallagher for a change of use of Stirling Spiritualist Church at 27 King Street. The proposal will subdivide and change the use of the existing building from a church into three flats, creating new openings on the northwest

Edinburgh-based developer Whiteburn has confirmed that construction work is now underway for its development of 72 new two, three and four-bedroom homes and 15 affordable homes in the grounds of the former Viewforth High School, on Loughborough Road, Kirkcaldy.

Taxpayers in Scotland are being encouraged to check online for the range of financial support available from HMRC to help with living costs.

Household saving is expected to fall by 71% year-on-year to an average of £26 a week in the second quarter of 2022, as inflationary pressures drastically reduce families’ ability to save.

The planned development of 69 new homes within the grounds of Glasgow’s historic Acre House has been given the go-ahead.

Thousands of pounds have been awarded to local community groups in Aberdeen for projects that aim to improve the mental health of young people.

Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) has appointed Sinéad Farrell as its new customer and corporate services manager. CHA is the largest community-controlled housing association in West Dunbartonshire with 1,129 tenants, 40 sharing owners, 600 factored owners and over 900 waiting list applican

An estimated 70,000 people in Scotland, including 30,000 children, would be lifted out of poverty by 2024 if UK Government welfare reforms introduced since 2015 were reversed, a new report has found.

It is with great sadness that Knowes Housing Association has to announce the passing of Thomas Millar, housing officer, on 3 April 2022, after a short illness. Thomas had worked with Knowes HA since it formed in 1998, and prior to that with Scottish Homes/SSHA in Glasgow and Paisley offices before c

The question of whether masonry or open panel timber frame built with a forklift is safer than more advanced panelised modern methods of construction (MMC) using a crane is explored in a new study.

Quale Homes has submitted plans to Fife Council seeking permission to build over 200 new homes in Kinglassie. The firm plans to build 212 homes, including 46 affordable houses, with two vehicular access points, roads, landscaping, playpark and on land to the south of Hill View in the town on the edg