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Midlothian’s share of the Scottish Welfare Fund has received a boost with the news that Midlothian Council is to top it up by £100,000 to help meet the growing demand resulting from the cost of living crisis. The extra money will come from protected funding the council has been awarded t

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is launching new guidance to assist local authorities to bring some of Scotland’s nearly 43,000 long-term empty homes back into use. Developed in partnership with housing specialists Arneil Johnston, the Strategic Empty Homes Framework Guidance

North Lanarkshire Council is to focus on new housing and redeveloping town centres as part of a number of actions over the next financial year to develop the local economy for residents and businesses.

The latest action by Michael Gove to attempt to "drive up standards" in England's social housing sector will see professional qualifications made mandatory for social housing managers. Around 25,000 managers across the sector will now be required to have an appropriate level housing management quali

More than six hundred residents of multi-storey tower blocks in South Lanarkshire are to benefit from new fire safety measures. Led by South Lanarkshire Council and contractor and manufacturer CCG (Scotland), nine high-rise blocks of flats in East Kilbride and Cambuslang have been confirmed to recei

Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the Cost-of-Living Act 2022 last week highlighting that the majority of letting agents are continuing to see landlords exit the mar

People in Aberdeen are being asked for their views from today on new statutory and non-statutory planning guidance documents.

Scotland’s Housing Festival returns to Glasgow on the 7 and 8 March to examine the progress made on the Scottish Government’s Housing to 2040 strategy and what this will mean for the housing sector.

House price rises in rural and coastal communities have soared above the Scottish average, sparking warnings that a housing crisis is stopping the Highlands and islands from becoming a “northern powerhouse”.

Fife Council has agreed a rent increase of 5% for council houses from April 2023 – adding £3.92 a week to the average rent cost. The same increase will apply to service charges, garages, lockups, and temporary accommodation.

Scottish Borders Council has agreed a budget which protects services and investment into an ambitious series of major projects across the region, despite the current financial pressure created by inflation. A new Council Plan was also approved, which complements the agreed budget and sets out the co

Councillors in Aberdeen have voted to delay the construction of more than 1,500 homes on the outskirts of the city due to increasing costs.

Proposals for 81 new homes and a play area in Stanley have been granted planning permission. Ogilvie Homes will erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

Disused land in the southside of Glasgow has been transformed into a vibrant community garden where locals can come together and connect. The project was brought to life after Wheatley Homes Glasgow – part of Wheatley, Scotland’s leading housing, care and property management group &ndash

The Beech Hill House in Forfar will be the new home for residents of The Gables Residential Care Home for Adults, Angus Council has revealed.  The decision follows a lengthy options appraisal process and consultation with Gables residents, their families and other stakeholders.