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A report published this week has highlighted a number of financial options to help Falkirk Council's elected members make more informed decisions when setting its 2025/26 budget on 6 March.

When the London Development Trust (LDT) contacted Youth Highland about their UK research project ‘Collecting Youth Voices’ to better understand the "critical role of spaces, services and structures that support thriving communities and what social and cultural infrastructure means to you

A housing association in England has unearthed more than 800 incorrect records on high-risk properties and asbestos, following an investigation by the Housing Ombudsman.

A sheriff has ruled that it would be disproportionate for a housing association to evict a tenant under a Scottish secure tenancy with a lifelong psychiatric disorder after proceedings for recovery of possession were raised based on anti-social and criminal behaviour in Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged millions of pounds to be spent on protecting and improving crucial frontline services.

Every energy supplier will be required to offer energy tariffs with low or no standing charges so customers can choose to pay these costs as part of the unit rate, under plans published by Ofgem.

Council tenants in Aberdeenshire will see a rent increase of 5% from April 1 this year, following agreement at a full meeting of the local authority this week.  The increase will see the average weekly rent rise by £4.63 to £97.19, and forms part of a three-year strategy agreed last

Councillors in the Scottish Borders have agreed a cross-party budget proposal which commits to the delivery of planned projects and largely protects frontline services. The budget, which was agreed at the full Council meeting yesterday, will sustain local services and support key projects;

Fife Council has agreed a rent increase of 6% for council houses from April 2025, adding £5.19 a week to the average rent cost.  The same increase will apply to service charges, garages, lockups, and temporary accommodation. The increase will mean Fife Council's average weekly rent will b

Projects being built to the Passivhaus standard now account for approximately 1% of all new homes under construction, according to figures just released by the Passivhaus Trust. Policy and funding changes, as well as the standard’s growing popularity as a solution to the energy bill crisis, ar

CIH Scotland has launched a call for researchers to conduct an evaluation of culture and leadership in the Scottish social housing sector.

Persimmon Homes (East Scotland) has been unveiled as the headline sponsor for the Stirling 900 finale celebrations. The housebuilder is honouring Stirling’s past as it plays a key role in the development of its future.

Hanover Scotland is urgently calling on South Lanarkshire Council to rethink its proposed £300,000 cut to housing support services, ahead of its decision next week The housing provider is warning that the move will put vulnerable older people at risk and lead to higher public cost pressur

The Scottish Building Contract Committee (SBCC) has announced the release of updated Homeowner Contracts for use in Scotland.

Spectrum Properties (Scotland) Ltd has submitted plans seeking to build nine new homes on the site of a farm near Whins of Milton.