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An example of sibling pettiness taken to an extreme level has hit the headlines detailing one man's move to build Lebanon's thinnest habitable building in front of his brother's property in order to block his seafront views. Situated in the Manara neighbourhood of Beirut, the skinny building is know
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Tom Leggeat, managing director of Springfield Partnerships, part of the Springfield Group, is next up to offer his congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary year. “Scottish Housing News is an invaluable source of news for the sector, particularly in the affordable h
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Cunninghame Housing Association has completed work on its new build housing development at Treeswoodhead, Kilmarnock.
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Plans by Waverley Housing Association to demolish existing multi-storey properties in the ageing Upper Langlee estate in Galashiels to make way for 109 new low-rise homes have been approved by Scottish Borders Council.
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Almost 150 new homes for social rent are taking shape as part of the Queens Quay regeneration project in Clydebank.
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Construction work will shortly be underway to deliver £2.3 million of new facilities to Clyde Gateway’s landmark destination, Cuningar Loop Woodland Park. The park, which spans 37 acres of woodland on the banks of the River Clyde in Rutherglen, will see a new ‘Bothy’ and look
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Tilbury Douglas has announced the appointment of a new commercial director for its infrastructure business. Paul Thain will join Tilbury Douglas (formerly Interserve) next month to support and drive the company’s growing infrastructure business. Paul will sit on the infrastructure senior leade
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There’s no break for the Easter holidays in Edinburgh's schools as planned repairs and maintenance work continues in dozens of education settings across the city.
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The number of unique visitors to the Scottish Housing News website has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as the SCN sister publication celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to the free daily newsletter in
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Excellence in the creation of new homes and place-making across the country during the challenges of the last year will be marked once again with the launch of the annual Scottish Home Awards. Sponsored by property management firm Ross & Liddell, the event will see 20 aw
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An overwhelming majority of Weslo Housing Management tenants voted Yes to transfer to Link Group. Weslo took the decision to transfer its homes and services last year when the board considered the findings of an in-depth independent strategic options appraisal. A stock condition survey carried
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The environment business of Galliford Try has been appointed to Scottish Water’s new Non-Infrastructure Framework for the SR21-27 investment programme, in joint venture with MWH Treatment.
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The first three months of 2021 saw the volume of property sales in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rise by 55.7% compared to the previous year, according to ESPC's House Price Report for March 2021.
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Fife College has welcomed Kirkcaldy-based company Astrak as it became the first small or medium enterprise (SME) in Fife to benefit from the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.
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Plumbing trade association SNIPEF has welcomed the latest Construction Policy Note (CPN 1/2021) from the Scottish Government on Sustainable Tender Pricing after its manifesto called for more support for the plumbing and heating sector on the issue. The note, issued in March by the Construction
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