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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

Ministers have welcomed Parliamentary approval of the proposed new chair and two land commissioners of the Scottish Land Commission (SLC). Ministers selected Michael Russell as the new chair of the SLC, and Craig MacKenzie and Deborah Roberts as land commissioners, following recommendations presente

A new heat network for the community of Torry which can supply up to 800 homes and the new Greyhope School and Community Hub with low-cost energy has been awarded an £8.9 million Scottish Government grant.

Councillors have endorsed an updated five-year business plan for Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL), a joint venture between the council and Vattenfall Heat UK.

CIH Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on a review of the Housing for Varying Needs (HfVN) design guide. First published in 1998, the revised HfVN standards will only apply to new affordable housing delivered through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) and ac

Artisan Real Estate has agreed to acquire Edinburgh's historic Caledonian Brewery from Heineken UK, with a vision to redevelop the site into residential community. Artisan has submitted a proposal of application notice (PAN) to develop the the 1.9-acre site in Shandon into a sustainab

Atrium Homes has secured a £6.3 million loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland to modernise properties and improve energy efficiency,

Alumno Group has been granted planning permission for the construction of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in the Jock’s Lodge area of Edinburgh following an appeal to the Scottish Government.