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Over 13 million people in England have no access to a local authority crisis support scheme, according to a report published today by End Furniture Poverty. The campaigning charity says there are now 32 local authorities no longer offering support with one in five English local authorities not opera

A planning stipulation that threatened to halt the development of new homes in Aberdeen has been removed by the Scottish Government. London-based property developer Xusa received the green light to convert a disused office block in Dyce into a complex of 50 modern apartments and public spa

The amount households pay for water and waste water services will rise by 4.2 % in 2022/23.

Dundee City Council’s scrutiny committee will hold a special meeting next month to fully review the circumstances behind issues at the Olympia leisure centre and with domestic roof replacement.

West Highland Housing Association has taken a significant step in its journey towards reshaping its services for customers in recruiting Michael Driscoll as its new director of customer experience. Mr Driscoll, who has previously worked with the Scottish Housing Regulator and range of housing associ

A pre-application consultation is underway into plans for hundreds of homes on the eastern edge of Glasgow. Avant Homes is proposing to develop on a site on greenbelt land south of Lochend Road, beside Easterhouse.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published its report on the outcome of its statutory intervention at Thistle Housing Association.

Failure to take meaningful action to arrest a 54% hike in fuel bills will cause a decline in mental and physical health, and ultimately an increase in deaths, governments have been warned.

East Lothian Council has published flood maps for Musselburgh. In May 2016, the East Lothian Council Cabinet approved the Local Flood Risk Management Plan (LFRMP) for the Forth Estuary Local Plan District and confirmed a flood protection scheme for Musselburgh. Work has progressed to advance the flo

Offers for the sale of two former Aberdeen school sites are to be accepted after the move was agreed at a council committee. Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee approved the move to accept the recommended offers received after extensive marketing exercises for the sites

The Highland Council and the Cairngorm National Park Authority are seeking views on bold powers for tackling the rural housing crisis across Badenoch and Strathspey.

Councillors at the Community and Housing Services sub-committee welcomed and approved plans for three new council housing developments across Fife. The developments at New Flockhouse, Lochore, Fair Isle Road, Kirkcaldy and Bellyeoman Road, Dunfermline and will provide affordable homes for over 100 f

The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard.

The Highland Council is very close to full compliance with new fire safety legislation which came into force on February 1 2022, the local authority's Housing and Property Committee was told yesterday.

An Angus Council scheme aimed at supporting first time home buyers has proved to be extremely popular, with every property at The Grange in Monifieth sold.