East Lothian Council yesterday agreed a budget which includes an £85 million housing investment as West Lothian Council became the fourth local authority to announce a voluntarily freeze of the basic rate of Council Tax.
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‘Living well and enjoying life’ was the main focus for a second sheltered tenants’ conference which was recently held by South Lanarkshire Council at the Holiday Inn, East Kilbride. Around 200 tenants from across South Lanarkshire came along and enjoyed the day.
Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) is to take forward an initiative which will involve the recruitment of four trainees to work in each of the Association’s operating departments. The Growing Our Own scheme will see £100,000 per year invested over four years from April 2017 to March 2021
New research from Bank of Scotland has concluded that first-time buyers in Scotland are on average £860 a year better off than those who rent. According to the bank’s Buying versus Renting Review, the average monthly costs (including mortgage payments) associated with buying a three-bedroom house
Residents are being invited to bid in the second round of West Dunbartonshire Council’s Community Budgeting to transform their local area. Up to £25,000 of capital funding is available in each of the 17 Your Community areas, with community groups and organisations invited to bid for up to £10,00
The average price of a house in Scotland in December 2016 was £141,553 – an increase of 3.5 per cent on the previous year and a decrease of 0.2 per cent when compared to the previous month, according to the latest figures from Registers of Scotland. This compares to a UK average of £219,544, whi
The construction of another new council housing development in West Lothian is now underway. The 36-home development will see a mix of cottage flats and semi-detached homes/bungalows built in the Core Development Area (CDA) at Calderwood, East Calder.
There's lots of work taking place in the Private Rented Sector in Scotland's cities, writes the Scottish Cities Alliance. The housing market has gone through a sea change in the past few years with the Private Rented Sector emerging as a key trend, for both occupiers and investors.
The Northern Housing Company has announced plans to redevelopment and modernisation a Dundee housing estate. The Ellengowan estate was built in 1925 and although popular with tenants, the homes fall below modern standards.
An advice charity which offers vital housing support to armed forces personnel across Scotland has helped more than 10,000 clients since it was set up in 2010. The Armed Service Advice Project (ASAP) is run by Scotland’s Citizens Advice Bureau network with the support of PoppyScotland and other mi
Abbeyfield Scotland has become the newest member of Scotland’s Housing Network. The organisation joins the 122 registered social landlords who already benefit from the Network’s services.
A consultation has been launched on plans to build 117 new homes in Livingston. West Lothian Council is inviting the public to submit their views on the Deans South redevelopment project.
The vital and sometimes life-saving work carried out by dozens of organisations across Scotland that tackle health issues caused by fuel poverty has been mapped in a comprehensive new report. Co-authored by Shelter Scotland and Energy Action Scotland, ‘Health-Related Fuel Poverty Schemes in Scotla
The number of new homes registered in the UK has remained resilient despite the uncertainty post Brexit vote, though Scotland is one of the regions which saw a decline, according to new figures. A report published today by the National House-Building Council (NHBC) revealed that there was an on-year
Members of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) have voted to approve significant reforms to the charity, including radical changes to the charity’s board, after a highly critical independent report on the charity’s governance was published last year. In a vote taken at a general meeting in Edinburgh,