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Second homes in the Stirling area will face a Council Tax increase of 100% from 1 April 2024.

Planning permission has been granted for West Lothian Council to construct 18 houses, 30 flats and one staff building with landscaping, car parking and associated works in Livingston.

Scottish Borders Council is set to freeze Council Tax for 2024/25, accepting £3.2 million of funding from the Scottish Government in lieu of taking a local decision on Council Tax rates for the next financial year. A report is due to be discussed at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday 21 Fe

Refined proposals to deliver new family homes in a Fife village are set to be determined by councillors tomorrow.

Work has started on an £18.9 million affordable housing development in East Lothian.

Plans have been submitted for a purpose-built student accommodation project at a prominent triangular site in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has strengthened the emphasis on social landlords listening to tenants and service users in its new Regulatory Framework and statutory guidance. Published today, the new Framework, which will go live from 1 April 2024, sets out how SHR will regulate social l

Kai Jackson, an associate at tenant engagement expert TPAS, discusses a new study designed to understand the barriers faced by people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The study aims to promote fair and inclusive services, exploring ways to improve the participation of tenants from ethnic minority

Large city councils in England will be told to prioritise brownfield development under a major shake-up to planning rules which aims to boost housebuilding while protecting the Green Belt.

A plan to rationalise accommodation for Stirling Council and the disposal of land assets around Viewforth for housing development has been agreed.

The total value of all homes across the UK now stands at £8.678 trillion, with Scotland showing a 1.3% increase in total value and outperforming the rest of the UK, according to new research by Savills. Faisal Choudhry, head of residential research for Savills in Scotland, said: &ldq

Extra help for people struggling with council tax debt will be on offer in three local authority areas under a pilot scheme. The Scottish Government is providing Citizens Advice Scotland with £200,000 funding to better understand the reasons why some people end up in council tax arrears and to

Moray Council’s chief executive Roddy Burns is to step down from his role later this year. The local authority’s top official told the council leader of his intention to retire at a date to be confirmed in 2024, after 42 years of public service, 12 of those as chief executive.

More than £18 million has been invested in affordable housing in Moray this year through combined spend from the Scottish Government, Moray Council and housing associations.

Recent episodes of the Scottish Housing News Podcast that touched on the Reidvale transfer saga have raised questions about the role of housing association shareholders. Glasgow & West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) director David Bookbinder clears things up. Two recent SHN pod