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Housing in Scotland includes all forms of built habitation in what is now Scotland, from the earliest period of human occupation to the present day. The oldest house in Scotland dates from the Mesolithic era. In the Neolithic era settled farming led to the construction of the first stone houses. There is also evidence from this period of large ...
Gordon family. Near Crathie NO 2870 9528. Leased to the Royal Family 1848–1970. Auchenhove Castle. 16th century. Slight remains. Aboyne NJ 55438 02455. Banff Castle.
Birkwood Castle, also known as Birkwood House, is a Gothic country house situated in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Built in the 18th century, it was greatly expanded by the McKirdy family. In 1920 it was purchased by the local authority for use as a hospital. Following closure of the hospital, attempts have been made to redevelop the ...
Coordinates: 56°41.8485′N 2°49.5735′W. The 19th-century Finavon Castle. Finavon Castle lies on the River South Esk, about a quarter of a mile south of Milton of Finavon village and five miles to the north-east of Forfar in Angus, Scotland. The name is applied both to a ruined 17th-century castle (contemporarily referred to as Finhaven ...
Council house. A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919.
The Right to Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Scotland since 1 August 2016 and Wales from 26 January 2019, which gives secure tenants of councils and some housing associations the legal right to buy, at a large discount, the council house they are living in. [1] [2] [3] There is also a Right to Acquire for assured tenants of housing association dwellings ...
It was converted to offices in the 20th century, and in March 2014 it was being offered for sale. [7] Category A listed building. [6] Craiglockhart Castle: Tower house 15th century Craiglockhart Castle was a square tower house, built in the 15th century by the Lockharts of Lee. [8] Only the vaulted ground floor and parts of the first floor remain.
An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about housing, including provision about the abolition of the right to buy, social housing, the law affecting private housing, the regulation of letting agents and the licensing of sites for mobile homes. The Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which received royal ...