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Age Scotland, the national charity for older people, launched its election manifesto which is calling on the next Scottish Government to bring forward policies to help our older population and to establish the role of an Older People’s Commissioner for Scotland to promote and safeguard hu

The City of Edinburgh Council and its partner Novoville are proud to announce the release of Novoville Shared Repairs, a new app dedicated to improving the condition of property in co-ownership in Edinburgh, and all of Scotland.

Student accommodation provider iQSA has submitted plans to build new apartments in Glasgow City Centre. The firm wants to demolish a 1970s office building at 225 Bath Street and build a “carefully considered” accommodation building with around 560 bedrooms.

The next phase of the £1.57 million Hawick Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS) has been announced this week, with a new round of grant funding opening. The latest round of funding for building repairs and improvements through the scheme can provide up to £15,000 of eligible proj

A planning application has been submitted for a boating holiday park in a West Lothian quarry. North Coulston Ltd submitted plans to West Lothian Council and it was validated on March 31.

Plans by Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) to bring new housing to the area have taken an important step forward. The housing association is focused on the continued regeneration of the area, however, work to bring much-need homes stalled due to ground water flooding which has been an ongoing

West Lothian Council has granted planning permission for the development of 48 homes in West Calder. Persimmon Homes East will build two, three and four-bed properties with access road, SUDS, landscaping and associated works at the new 1.55-hectare site, on land to the west of Hartwood Road.

Maryhill Housing has awarded a contract for the installation of air source heat pumps in its stock to Turner Property Services. The contract will involve replacing the existing electric storage heaters which are currently installed in Maryhill Housing’s ‘mini multi’ properties with

Regeneration firm Urban Union is strengthening its team with a new appointment to its commercial department. Ewan Boyd will join the firm's head office in Glasgow, in his new role as senior quantity surveyor. 

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has today revealed his Climate Recovery Plan which sets out measures to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 including upgrading all homes to at least an energy efficiency rating of C or higher by 2030. In addition to reducing wasted energy when heating homes, M

An open letter to the Scottish Government has called for action to end the jobs and housing crisis on the Ilse of Skye.

Construction work began last week on two new community-led affordable houses to rent in Cannich in a project led by a local community group. The project has been driven by Strathglass & Affric Community Company, which was keen to see an empty building put to better use, for the good of the local

Historic railway sheds in Newtyle are to be transformed into new homes after the residential development secured permission from Angus Council planners. The B-listed buildings, which were once the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, are to be converted into six new homes in the village.

The number of homeless families being placed in hotels and bed and breakfasts in West Lothian has fallen by over 80%. From March 2019 until March 2020, the use of such accommodation dropped from 77 to 13 in March 2020 for families with children.

Homes found to be sinking into the ground in Aberdeen will finally be demolished after the local authority issued a contract worth more than £400,000 for the work. Plans to knock down the city centre flats on both Erroll Street and Erroll Place have long been planned, but now the scheme h