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South Lanarkshire Council tenants will soon be able to give their views on the level of rent proposed for 2020-21.

Dundee City Council is to discuss a new report which predicts a £3.5 million overspend in a council service area and the short, medium and long term plans to deal it. Members of the city development committee will be told that the department manages a number of council-wide budgets a

Airbnb UK has received a warning from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that legal proceedings could be initiated against the company over "tax laws or regulations impacting the company's business".

Glasgow City Council has approved a planning application for 132 homes as part of a new residential community in Easterhouse.

The City of Edinburgh Council has revealed its road map for achieving its target to establish the capital as carbon neutral by 2030.

A team from Heriot-Watt University has reached the final of an international competition to build a solar-powered house.

Scotland’s Council Tax base increased to 2.015 million Band D equivalents in September 2019, according to new council tax base statistics for 2019 on council tax dwellings in local authorities. This figure, calculated after taking account of Council Tax Reduction (CTR), is 1.4% higher than in

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served a Statutory Improvement Notice on Thistle Housing Association in relation to its management of asbestos. The safety body took the action on August 22 after it decided that Thistle had failed to comply with regulations on the control of asbestos.

Dr Abhishek Agarwal, course leader for the Aberdeen Business School MBA Programme at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been elected as the new chairman of Grampian Housing Association, while Jim Cargill takes over as vice-chairman. Dr Agarwal’s expertise spans the areas of strategy, business

Ochil View Housing Association continued its 30-year anniversary celebrations at its recent Annual General Meeting during which a new chairperson was elected. Tom Brown and Margaret Baxter

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has started work on a second development of flats for affordable rent in Glasgow’s Merchant City.

Thousands of Home Group customers were informed of a potential data breach after the housing association was warned about a possible vulnerability within its system.

Janet Haugh has been appointed as the new chief executive officer at care and wellbeing charity Ypeople. The Glasgow-headquartered charity delivers support to vulnerable groups, including providing homelessness support and youth services across Scotland.

Universal Credit could potentially improve the take up of help with housing costs for working age claimants, according to CIH Scotland. According to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics, the take up rate of housing benefit is around 80% by caseload.

New statistics showing Scotland’s population is to continue to increase and age is further evidence of the desperate need for more financial support for the housing sector, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said. Figures released yesterday from the National Records for