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Council Tax has been increased by the maximum of 3% as local authorities in North Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway became the latest to set budgets for the upcoming year. Despite having to find savings of around £9.3 million, North Ayrshire Council agreed a £326m revenue budget which it said g

Inspecting plans for the new homes at Alexandra are (from left) Brian Lafferty, head of business, housing property and projects; Councillor Barry McCulloch, convener of housing; Pamela Humphries, development manager and leader of North Lanarkshire Council, Councillor Jim Logue A former primary schoo

Wellhouse chair Maureen Morris Wellhouse Housing Association has fundamentally restructured its rent setting following a consultation with tenants.

Springfield Partnerships has announced plans to build 100 new housing association homes in Harthill, North Lanarkshire. As part of the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver at least 50,000 affordable homes across the country by 2021, affordable housebuilding specialist Springfield is plannin

South Ayrshire Council is set to make changes to Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) awards in order to bring the council into line with other Scottish local authorities. To be introduced on April 1, the revisions to the council's DHP Policy means that the benefit cap will no longer be included on

PARC Craigmillar transformed the site of the former Niddrie Mill Primary School into a residential development of private for sale and affordable housing The City of Edinburgh Council has made the decision to change current arrangements for city development by providing a new, in-house one stop shop

Tammy Adams Home building industry body Homes for Scotland has opposed proposals by the Scottish Government to increase the maximum fee level for planning applications.

(from left) Fiona Hainey (team leader property management design and projects), Cllr Violet Weir, John MacMillan (service manager, integrated facilities management) and Thomas O’Brien (site agent) Stirling Council has started work to build housing on the former Riverside swimming pool site.

Martin Armstrong Wheatley Group has made it onto the Sunday Times’ Top 100 Not For Profit Companies list for the third time.

Head of technical services Peter O'Brien and director of neighbourhood services Louise Smith celebrate the award of a new repairs contract to P&D Scotland, a decision influenced by HouseMark data Queens Cross Housing Association has seen top annual performance against peers in repairs and void m

South Glasgow is set to benefit from 82 new affordable homes for social rent, helped by £5 million support from an innovative Scottish Government scheme. The new homes – a mix of houses and flats – will be built by Elderpark Housing Association.

Christine Macleod A national inquiry report into how social landlords handle complaints has found that while most landlords have accessible complaints policies and handle complaints well, some could do more to promote their complaints policy, and make better use of feedback.

Newly published fuel poverty figures for Scotland’s local authorities highlight the scale of the problem which many households face to keep themselves and their families warm at home, according to national fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland. Based on information from the Scottish House Co

The Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed that it will have medium engagement with Ruchazie Housing Association during the financial year 2016/17. Ruchazie is considering its future options because its director will be retiring and it is taking independent advice on a strategic options review.

Gorebridge Public health experts are continuing to investigate how to address the cause of raised carbon dioxide levels resulted in tenants of a Melville Housing development in Gorebridge being moved out of their homes.