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West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to a 100 per cent increase in council tax on second homes which will help generate revenue.

Moray Council has approved a planning policy that aims to protect the countryside around the region's main towns from development.

Campion Homes has posted pre-tax losses of £864,071 after sales fell by more than £12 million last year. Accounts show turnover for the Fife-based housebuilder fell from £48.5m in 2022 to £36.3m for the year to June 2023.

Six-in-10 tenement owners in Scotland have considered switching factors but were put off because they believed the process was too difficult, according to a new survey. Property management company Taylor and Martin, which commissioned the research, has now launched a campaign to make it easier

Property firm Rettie & Co is forecasting Scottish house prices to rise by around 1.5 per cent in 2024, with overall residential property transaction activity increasing to approximately 4.3 per cent. Rettie sees continued pressure on the private rental sector (PRS), with double-digit increases i

A ground-breaking £1 million fund will provide emergency support for existing North Lanarkshire Council tenants who have fallen behind on their rent payments.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning people about the risk of not paying council tax as debt cases across the Citizens Advice network top £10 million. Between October 2022 and September 2023, CABs dealt with £10.1m in council tax debt from over 2,000 clients.

City residents and businesses potentially affected by flooding are reminded 50% funded grants are available to install flooding property protection.

Home insulation scams are on the rise in Scotland as criminals seek to capitalise on people trying to cut their energy costs, figures from Trading Standards Scotland have revealed.

The HEAT Project, part of Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT), has been awarded £245,539 over two years from Ofgem's Energy Redress Scheme.

Scottish households have saved more than £3.5 billion in council tax since the Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme was introduced a decade ago. The latest figures published by the Scottish Government show 460,860 recipients received CTR in October 2023, meaning one-in-five households were benef

A new housing development for West Lothian residents with learning disabilities and complex care needs has been completed.

Over the past year 35 crofters and their families have received grant funding totalling over £1 million to build and improve their homes. The Croft House Grant scheme supports crofters with measures to improve their homes, or build new ones - allowing them to maximise the full potential of the

David Bookbinder, director of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations, reflects on the housing cuts announced in the Scottish Budget just before Christmas. A harsh headline, perhaps. But after months of high-profile coverage of our housing crisis, a 26% cut to the Affordable H

In a bold move set to redefine the landscape of Scotland's property industry, Angela Wallace, the centre and operations manager at Tayside Property Solicitors Centre (TSPC), anticipates a pivotal role for AI in house sales throughout 2024. A digitised strategy, known as proptech, embraces the use of