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The current vogue for open-plan living has been with us for a while and shows no sign of diminishing through familiarity. Queensberry Properties’ sales and marketing director, Hazel Davies, explores the background to what has become a cornerstone in residential property design. In 1999, the ve

Cameron Ewer, head of Savills Residential in Scotland, has outlined the implications of the Scottish Government’s route map out of lockdown on Scotland's residential property market.

Life insurance and pension fund manager Phoenix Group is increasing its support to charities in Scotland by donating £20,000 to both Cyrenians and Social Bite, each of whom works with people who are in vulnerable situations and either on the edge of or already experiencing homelessness.

Global design and technology firm IBI Group invites UK-based contractors and professional construction consultants to register for its annual Construction Cup charity football tournament on October 2.

Link Group has teamed up with Govanhill Housing Association on new proposals to complete its redevelopment of the former Larkfield bus depot site.

Grampian Housing Association has received planning permission for its redevelopment of the former Victoria Road School in Aberdeen.

The current moratorium on evictions in Scotland must be extended beyond the current timeframe and include those who are actively trying to ensure their rent arrears are dealt with, according to a number of charities.

Harper Macleod’s senior associate Kelly Fraser highlights some of the key proposed provisions in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill ahead of its next reading in June. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill was introduced on 20 May 2020 and is currently making its way through Pa

Craigdale Housing Association has secured over £25,000 worth of funding to provide support to its tenants during the coronavirus emergency thanks to the Scottish Government, National Lottery and Cash for Kids. The Association has received £9,300 from the National Lottery Community Fund t

Aberdeen-based tenants of housing charity LAR have been given the opportunity to influence the design of a new development. LAR, which already has eight sites in the area, surveyed existing tenants based at Kingswells and Cove to gain a deeper insight into what they value most in their homes. And th

Cairn Housing Association has supported various projects within the local community during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to grants from its Cairn Community Fund. 

Lemon curd is firmly on the menu thanks to 94-year-old jam maker and Linthouse Housing Association tenant May Pollock who has been curing her lockdown boredom by making preserves.

CaCHE director, Prof Ken Gibb, introduces a major 15-month multi-strand research project on UK housing policies and the COVID-19 crisis. The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), like everyone else, has been both affected by the pandemic and lockdown directly in changing how we

The Scottish Government has approved Moray Council’s vision for local development in the area over the next 15 years.

RICS head of UK government relations and city strategy Hew Edgar urges the Scottish Government to raise more awareness of the six-phase return plan for construction and issue clearer guidance with regard to the housing market. The Scottish Government should be commended for its clear messaging on he