Tag: Housing
Cost of council gardening services rises by 70%
The "lifeline" grasscutting and hedge trimming service for older households and people with disabilities is set to rise by 70 per cent.
A councillor warned the significant rise in ‘Garden Aid’ charges will hit the...
Student flats rejected over fears they would ‘become an island’ if flooded
Plans for an 87-room block on Westfield Road were rejected by Councillors, with concerns over flood risks.
Councillors refused the developers’ bid to bulldoze the Murrayfield Sports Bar and replace it with flats, with one raising...
Plan to tackle housing emergency ‘doesn’t go far enough’, council told
Tenant's union Living Rent welcomes the Council action plan to cut homelessness - but says it needs to go further
A new plan aimed at reducing homelessness in Edinburgh “does not go far enough,” councillors...
Flat owner takes short term let appeal to Scottish Ministers
A flat owner in Dirleton, East Lothian, who was refused permission to let it out for ‘short term’ use on the AirBnB website, has appealed to Scottish Ministers
East Lothian planners refused to issue a...
Council house allocation system set to be reviewed
Council chiefs in Edinburgh are set to overhaul the system used to allocate social housing in a bid to make it ‘fairer.’
Council chiefs in Edinburgh are set to overhaul the system used to allocate...
Council invests in charity coats for rough sleepers
Homeless charity Streetwork receives 50 all weather coats bought by the council from a not-for-profit outdoor clothing firm
Edinburgh Council have partnered with Livingston's The Ootsider" to provide 50 sleeping coats for rough sleepers....
Work started on 90 new affordable homes in Wallyford
The 18.9 million affordable housing development, forms part of the wider masterplan for the growing East Lothian town, which will see 1450 homes built, up to 500 of which will be for affordable rent.
Work...
Plans for Calton Square office building to go on display
The public are being urged to share their views on proposals for the prominent city centre office building
The developers behind the proposals for the refurbishment of the city centre office building on...
Campaigner calls for change in law on RAAC to protect homeowners
One of the last residents of a West Lothian 'ghost estate', condemned after the discovery of the dangerous crumbling concrete, has called for action from politicians to protect homeowners faced with huge bills.
Fears have...
Chance to register an interest in Blindwells town centre
Business opportunities await at Blindwells as part of a huge development on the site of a former open cast mine near Prestonpans.
That's the advice of Jonathan Graham (pictured) of Hargreaves Land who explained that...
Portakabins brought in for lessons at RACC hit school
Temporary classrooms are being set up in the school car park at Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans, after concern over the discovery of ‘crumbling’ concrete used in the original building.
Preston Lodge High School in...
18 years on, Livingston woman to lay first bricks for new home
A woman who fought for 18 years for a new home in West Lothian after her property was condemned is set to lay the first brick of her new house.
Springfield Homes are set to...
MIDLOTHIAN: Details of busy road closure revealed
Old Craighall Road set for 12 week closure as new housing development progresses
Alternative routes for buses and motorists during the closure of a busy road have been revealed by housing developers Cala ahead of...
Controversial Leith Walk development gets go ahead
A controversial student housing development has been given the green light for Edinburgh’s Leith Walk following a knife edge vote by councillors.
Developers behind the plans were accused of ignoring the wishes of the local...
Health chiefs could withdraw support for new extra care housing in Midlothian
A row over funding could see health bosses withdraw from plans to provide services for new additional support housing at the old Dalkeith High School site, part of a £17 million Midlothian Council project.
Midlothian...
‘Speculative’ developers appeal council rejection
A housing developer accused of making a ‘speculative’ bid to build on land in Tranent set aside for employment use is appealing to Scottish Ministers.
East Lothian councillors rejected proposals for 195 new homes on...
MIDLOTHIAN: 395 homes approved despite 163 objections and no bus service
Plans to build 395 new houses on the edge of a Midlothian village which does not have a single bus service have been given the green light despite 163 objections.
Midlothian Council’s planning committee approved...
Council housing budget halved say opposition
According to opposition councillors, Edinburgh Council’s budget for building new council homes has been “almost cut in half,” sparking calls for officials to be “honest and upfront” about the scale of the city’s housing...
Councillors accused of failing to use new short term let controls
Edinburgh councillors voted to approve a new short term let in the city centre in a decision branded “absolutely mad”.
Housing campaigners blasted the council for not being tough enough, despite new powers to crack...
Ukrainian families become homeless in Edinburgh
A total of 22 Ukrainian refugee households in Edinburgh have become homeless since arriving in the country.
New figures have revealed the challenges faced by some displaced families trying to find stable accommodation after fleeing...
Fund established to help council tenants struggling to pay rent
Some council tenants in Edinburgh to be offered more financial help after rent increase.
Awards of up to £220 will be made available to those struggling to meet housing costs, after the council increased rents...
New council flats planned for Wester Hailes
Proposals for nearly 90 new council flats to be built on derelict land in Wester Hailes are set to be lodged with city planners.
Part of a 15-year vision to regenerate the area with net...
Hundreds object against plans for 300 new homes in Balerno
More than 500 local residents have objected to plans to build more than 300-plus homes on a site near the main Edinburgh to West Coast main railway line in Balerno.
That figure was confirmed by...
Buyers sought by Alba Developments for first phases of its Edmonstone residential development.
Potential buyers are being sought by developer Alba Developments for the first phases of its £210 million Edmonstone development, adjoining Edinburgh’s BioQuarter scheme.
Scarlett Land & Development and Savills have been appointed to market the...
Simpson & Marwick clout pulls in leading residential property specialist
Residential property specialist Simpson & Marwick is already benefitting from joining ambitious legal sector newcomer Aberdeins by signing up one of Scotland’s foremost real estate lawyers.
Jill Andrew has switched from top UK law firm...
Simpson & Marwick return to Edinburgh property sector
A household legal name will return to the Edinburgh property market in a deal which sees Simpson & Marwick become part of the ambitious Aberdeins professional services firm.
Simpson & Marwick will go out on...
Clever tech roll-out helps vulnerable during pandemic
Vulnerable customers of a Scottish housing and care provider are being able to keep in constant contact with friends and family – and where necessary their carers –during the coronavirus lockdown thanks to its...
Michelle McManus hosts ‘music festival’ AGM
Housing and care specialist Blackwood hosted an AGM with a difference – by turning it into a music festival hosted by Scottish star Michelle McManus.
The Edinburgh-based company hosted its ‘Fest in the West’ at...
Housing Association’s £10,000 Fund to Support Causes in Edinburgh – apply now
LOCAL charities, clubs and good causes across Edinburgh are invited to apply for their share of a £10,000 funding pot launched by Cairn Housing Association.
The Cairn Community Fund aims to provide support for a...
£35 million to be spent on council house building and improvements
More than £35m will be ploughed into improving existing council homes next year – and the council will spend £72m on the house-building programme in 2019/20.
The council’s Housing and Economy Committee agreed the authority’s...
