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Derek Mackay Extra money to insulate homes and a real terms increase in revenue investment for local authorities were amongst the amendments made to the Scottish budget yesterday as finance secretary Derek Mackay reached an agreement that will see the financial plan passed at all stages by the Scott

North Lanarkshire Council has been praised by the Scottish Housing Regulator for keeping residents safe. The Regulator reported the council was delivering a “strong performance” in providing annual gas safety checks in tenants’ homes.

Jeane Freeman The Scottish Government has repeated its commitment to allow Scotland’s new social security system to be open to independent scrutiny.

Annual affordable housing supply programme approvals and completions A rise in housing completions and approvals for housing associations in Scotland has been largely welcomed by the sector though calls have been made for the delivery of new homes to be improved even further.

Figures showing there were nearly 3,000 additional winter deaths last year show that Scotland’s cold and draughty housing stock must be upgraded as a matter of urgency, the Existing Homes Alliance has argued. The annual Winter Mortality in Scotland report published yesterday by the Scottish Govern

Rural Housing Scotland (RHS) has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s reforms of the planning system but warned that any changes must take specific rural challenges into consideration. The organisation said that the proposed reforms, published earlier this week, should cut into th

The Scottish Government has recently stated that it will not meet its target to end fuel poverty in Scotland. The chair of The Independent Scottish Fuel Poverty Strategic Working Group informed the Housing Minister that the fuel poverty target will not be met this year.

Aberdeen City Council has improved how it is run in recent years and has plans for further changes but a great deal more work is needed to deliver these, according to the Accounts Commission. A new report out today examines progress at the council following changes in management structures and polit

Glasgow Sheriff Court Tenants seeking to challenge court rulings granting eviction must have “cogent and compelling reasons” for suggesting that a sheriff’s judgment was wrong.

The Scottish Parliament's Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee has urged its successor committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). In its legacy report published this week, the Committee said the review would ideally take place early in the next

Regulations have been laid in Parliament that will make it easier for victims of domestic abuse to remain safely in their homes with the tenancy in their name.

Members of the Highland Council's Sutherland County Committee have agreed to progress the process for considering the introduction of a Short-Term Let Control Area covering all or part of Sutherland. At this week's meeting, it was also agreed that progressing the consideration would enable communiti

West Lothian Council will launch its Budget Consultation on 16 October, subject to committee approval. Like all councils across Scotland, West Lothian Council faces significant financial pressures. The Accounts Commission for Scotland - an independent auditor - believes that councils in Scotland mus

Aberdeenshire Council has launched a Call for Ideas and Call for Sites as it prepares for the next Local Development Plan for the region. The Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan guides land use and planning decisions, and sets out policies and proposals for development, including new homes and gree

Work to bring stakes in Western Isles windfarm projects into community control reached a significant milestone yesterday with the launch of Eilean Siar Energy.