Dundee City Council has outlined plans to invest almost £400 million on infrastructure projects across the city over the next five years. The £387m programme to be undertaken between 2017 and 2022 takes in play areas, schools, the V&A Dundee, well insulated council housing and initiatives desi
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A new online service offered by Perth & Kinross Council will match tenants who are looking for a mutual exchange of homes. The new Swap and Move service will make the process of house-swaps easier and safer for tenants who are looking to move to another property.
The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has praised the Scottish Government’s People and Communities Fund (PCF) for reaching local communities directly and has called for it to be a priority in the forthcoming Spending Review. Issuing a briefing on the Fund, GWSF says
More than a third of landlords in Scotland are unaware of their responsibility to check gas appliances, despite dangerous appliances being found in a fifth of privately-rented accommodation, new research has revealed. Campaign body Gas Safe Register found that unsafe gas appliances have been found i
The average price of a residential property in Scotland has shown an increase of 0.6 per cent during the second quarter of financial year 2016/17 compared with the same period in the previous year, with the highest rise of 9.7 per cent being reported in East Renfrewshire. The area also showed the hi
Moray councillors have agreed to accept tenders from Springfield Properties to provide a total of 51 new council houses. The three tenders, totalling £6.5 million, relate to sites at Ferrylea in Forres, Barhill Road in Buckie and Linkwood Steadings in Elgin.
Expert review groups into fuel poverty have called for the definition to be reviewed to ensure help is targeted at those who need it most. Two reports by the Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group and Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force have made over 100 recommendations to address the iss
A bid to make nearly 800 affordable homes available to rent over the next five years is being launched by Falkirk Council this month. Around £35 million of funding is being sought from Scottish Government in a consortium bid led by the local authority on behalf of itself and other social landlords
CALA Homes has unveiled plans to build over 100 more homes in the Cults area of Aberdeen. The housebuilder said the Craigbank development, which will launch next spring, will bring 119 homes to the area, including three, four and five bedroom detached, semi-detached and terraced homes, and a number
A £320 million fund has been launched to help boost the development of the self-sustaining heat network sector throughout the UK.
An increase of housing and specialist support provision have been named by members of Highland Council’s Lochaber Committee among a set of strategic priorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The Committee confirmed its commitment to working with partners to provide the mechan
The Highland Council is anticipating it may have to make savings of up to £72 million over the next three years. The local authority said it faces a £26m gap in its budget next year and is struggling with an "unprecedented degree" of uncertainty over its finances.
Hundreds of thousands of people who fell into arrears on their mortgage may be eligible for compensation after a ruling by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is to consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers who have been affected by the way some firms calculate monthly mortgag
House prices in Scotland continued to push up in August as two thirds of local authorities witnessed increases, according to the latest Your Move/Acadata House Price data. The average house price increased by £700 (0.4 per cent) on the previous month to reach £169,834. It is now £4,000 above its
Councils in England have told people to sleep rough in order to access the relevant support, new research from homelessness charity St Mungo’s has revealed. Shedding light on the dangers of sleeping on the streets for those who experience it on a daily basis, the charity’s report, Nowhere safe t