Retirement housing developments around Scotland have been benefitting from investments made by a leading housing provider. As part of its vision for the future, Bield Housing & Care has invested more than £5 million into improving its properties over the last 12 months. Continue reading £5 million boost for Bield retirement housing
Money Advice at The Prentice Centre
Wednesday 14th November, 11am – 2pm
Talk Money Week (previously Financial Capability Week) is the annual celebration of the work thousands of organisations are doing to improve money management across the UK. Continue reading Mind Your Money event at The Prentice Centre
AN innovative project that uses transformative new technology is being hailed as a landmark moment in the care of disabled people who want to continue to live independent lives. Continue reading Revolutionary technology keeps vulnerable adults safe overnight
People can look forward to benefitting from high quality housing and care services provided by Bield for long into the future, according to its Chair. Continue reading Bield “built for future”
AS the darker nights roll in, capital buyers are still refusing to be spooked by frighteningly high premiums often needed to secure a home. Continue reading Property premiums still haunting Capital buyers
The last remaining properties at Urban Union’s popular Pennywell Living Phase 2 development have been released. This is the last chance prospective house hunters across the capital have to buy a property at the popular development in north Edinburgh. Continue reading Urban Union: Last chance to buy at Pennywell Living Phase 2
Workers in Edinburgh can save an average of £82,088 by commuting up to an hour each day, according to new research by Bank of Scotland. Continue reading A 60 minute commute to Edinburgh can save you £82,000 on house prices
Miles Briggs, MSP, has called for action to be taken to address the significant increase of children in temporary accommodation. Continue reading Tory ‘concern’ over dramatic rise in the number of Edinburgh children in temporary accommodation
Vulnerable people with complex needs who need help to get into settled accommodation are to be supported by funding of up to £6.5 million, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Continue reading Housing First: Scottish Government commits £6.5m to tackle homelessness
As long as they had a 10% deposit, in 1996 over 90% of 25 to 34-year-olds would have been able to purchase a house in their area if they borrowed 4½ times their salary (the maximum that most lenders will now allow).
By 2016, that proportion had fallen substantially. Even with a 10% deposit, only around 60% of young adults would have been able to borrow enough to buy even one of the cheapest homes in their area.
Continue reading Home ownership becoming an impossible dream for many young people
