Real Estate

PLANS for a large student accommodation building have been resubmitted despite previous objections.  The flats are set to be built on Gillespie Crescent, and first require an unused charity building...

A CONCERNED local has flagged up “unsafe” construction work in Bruntsfield after seeing people jumping over a gaping hole in the ground to get past.  The work is taking place...

THE Old Town Community Council has announced that a new street will be created in Edinburgh’s Old Town.  It is set to begin just off Jeffrey Street, and will weave...

A MEETING of the City of Edinburgh Council regulatory committee last month proposed changes to the controversial short term let (STL) licensing policies introduced by the council.   The policy has...

NEW tenants have moved into environmentally friendly homes in Granton Waterfront, as further funding has been announced for more affordable housing in the area.  The homes in the “Western Villages”...

LOCALS are in disbelief at Edinburgh’s rental market, as a room has been advertised for rent with a shower opposite the bed.  Letting agent Rightmove put the room on their...

A PROJECT to reduce the risk of flooding in Marchmont is expected to be completed in spring this year, three years after it began.  Caledonia Water Alliance has been working...

HARRISON Road Bridge has been closed unexpectedly after structural concerns were found.  The bridge in Polwarth is likely to be closed for 129 days, or around 18 weeks.  The sudden...

SALES for a new Lovell Homes development at Central Square in Winchburgh were opened on Thursday, 6 February. The Central Square development is located in what will become a new...

IT has been alleged that multiple residents in the Dreghorn Estate have been notified of possible eviction by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).  The housing estate, which is located near...