2 h. ago Scotland’s housing crisis is one of complacency and an absence of imagination

Until we rebuild public imagination and civic confidence, no amount of policy will fix our housing problem, writes Frazer Macdonald Hay

Events

46 h. ago Check for £850 Council Tax discount and possible refund from your local council

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a discount on their annual Council Tax bill.

Economics

4 d. ago Homeless refugee applications from outside Scotland soar by 250% in Edinburgh

Scottish Labour says the rise is ‘further evidence’ the SNP is mishandling Scotland’s housing crisis

Events

5 d. ago Scots could save £700 on fuel bills if 'social tariff' introduced by UK Government

EXCLUSIVE: The introduction of a social tariff could benefit more than 660,000 households in Scotland and lift 202,000 out of extreme fuel poverty.

Economics

1 week ago Scottish petrol station and house on NC500 hits market for £700k in 'brilliant opportunity'

The property turns an annual profit of £170,000.

Economics

2 w. ago Red Swedish timber house in Scotland with its own lochs for sale

The gorgeous property comes with three tranquil lochans.

Politics

2 w. ago House hunters invited to Barratt Homes West Scotland’s new Lennox Gardens development in Glenboig

Visitors will be able to view the first phase of premium high-quality homes and speak to the team about home buying options, including Part Exchange.

Society

2 w. ago Families across Scotland to receive letter this week confirming £150 energy bill rebate

More than 240,000 households across Scotland will qualify for the Warm Home Discount scheme for the first time this winter.

Economics

2 w. ago Cameron Barracks: Hundreds of asylum seekers to be housed at Inverness military base

A military barracks in Scotland has been chosen to house asylum seekers

Events

2 w. ago Revealed: The two military sites in Scotland and Sussex that Labour will use to house 900 migrant men

The Cameron Barracks in Inverness and the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex are at the centre of government talks on where to house 900 male asylum seekers.

Events

2 w. ago Nearly 1,000 asylum seekers to be housed in two army barracks from next month as govt tries to beat hotel crisis

NEARLY 1,000 asylum seekers are set to be housed in two army barracks from next month as the government tries to beat the migrant hotel crisis. Plans will see the use of two barracks in Scotland and southern England that will temporarily house 900 men from next month. The Home Office confirmed on Monday that...

Events

3 w. ago I have Scotland’s ‘best Halloween home’ – thousands visit my house every year to see my decorations

AS Scotland's most famous Halloween fan, Oli Keenan plans all year round for his annual spooky extravaganza. The bank worker, 28, transforms his parents' Clydebank home each year by creating elaborate sets to compliment his incredible costumes. And this year he's going a step further in the scary stakes by cosplaying Art the Clown from...

Society

3 w. ago Clean lines and a connection with nature: the modernist beach house jutting out over a Scottish loch

A couple’s dream home on Scotland’s rocky west coast is an audacious, Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired feat of architectureBuilding a bold new contemporary home directly on the British coastline is a tall order. Aside from the logistics of designing a house that functions successfully in such an unforgiving setting, planning permission is likely to make it a nonstarter. But on the shore of Loch Long on the Rosneath peninsula, 40 miles north-west of Glasgow, John MacKinnon and his wife Laura found a way to make it work for their house, Rock Cove. While the area is wild and ruggedly beautiful, its history has long been intertwined with the military and was once a brownfield site, home to disused Ministry of Defence huts and garages, overgrown and strewn with rubble.Back in 2008, MacKinnon had bought a property on the same site, a 1940s cottage that had been repurposed as a navy signalling station. MacKinnon has a deep-seated passion for design, and worked closely with architect Stuart...

Society

3 w. ago Glasgow let down on housing crisis with £66million black hole

Glasgow is facing a housing emergency that is worse than in any other part of Scotland.

Economics

3 w. ago Cut your Council Tax payment for next month without claiming a discount

Nearly half a million households in Scotland are receiving a Council Tax Reduction on their annual bill.

Economics

3 w. ago Argyll country house with loch views that would make 'ideal family home' for sale

It features idyllic grounds and is just a short walk from the water's edge.

Society