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£3m improvement plan unveiled for Dundee housing

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:44:02 GMT

NEARLY £3 million of improvements are set to be carried out to Dundee City Council’s housing stock.

Creating a home full of character

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:56:07 GMT

SERENDIPITY is how Pauline Brotherton explains finding Cleish Mill eight years ago.

A Dalry apartment has an A-listed ceiling bearing the crests of the 17th century king Charles II

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:51:55 GMT

EVEN keen renovators sometimes need a break, and the catalyst for that break can be finding a property that’s too good to miss, and simply doesn’t need any work.

Original features and plenty of space for their kids to play

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:45:45 GMT

‘WE TOTALLY fell in love with this house,’ says Steph Middleton of her home at 2 Albert Terrace in Musselburgh. “We had been looking extensively and couldn’t find anywhere in our budget that offered the same amount of space, with all the original features that we love.”

Jeff Salway: Policies accommodate landlords rather than target housing issues

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:47:35 GMT

The landlords are revolting. The government’s proposal to make them responsible for checking their tenants aren’t illegal immigrants prompted one property firm to accuse the government of “putting obstacles in the way of landlords expanding their portfolios”.

House of cards: The dangers of interest-only mortgages

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:05:19 GMT

If they could pull their heads out of the sand, many interest-only mortgage borrowers would realise their best move is to sell up now, writes Dani Garavelli

Aberdeen civic square developers announced

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:21:32 GMT

ONE of Britain’s leading commercial and urban regeneration companies was today named as the preferred bidder to transform the “eyesore” former headquarters of Aberdeen City Council into a new and vibrant civic square in the heart of the Granite City.

Housing market showing signs of recovery

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:20:15 GMT

HOUSE prices recorded their strongest annual increase in more than a year in April, amid further signs that the market is seeing a pick-up, Nationwide reported today.

A move to a former steading in Ayrshire provides a totally new lifestyle

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:05:41 GMT

Dave Hall and Alida Biagi look at each other quizzically and wonder why they didn’t get stressed out during the two-year creation of their new home.

John Swinney: 2014 launch for new house-buyer tax

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:14:27 GMT

THE fees house-buyers will pay under a new tax to replace stamp duty will not be revealed until September next year at the earliest, Finance Secretary John Swinney said.

Scots advice agencies launch support service

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:02:14 GMT

TWO OF Scotland’s leading advice agencies have launched a new joint service to offer advice and support to struggling households in the Highlands.