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A record number of Perth & Kinross Council tenants have given their verdict on how much they think their rent should rise by in 2022/23.

Perth and Kinross Council will be asked to consider the sale of six flats in the 250-year-old Category B listed Cumberland Barracks building in Coupar Angus, with a view to reinvesting the proceeds in additional high-quality affordable accommodation. A report to the Housing and Communities Committee

Lloyds Banking Group is considering lending more to mortgage customers whose prospective homes are well-insulated, in an attempt to reflect how energy bills are an increasing burden on household finances.

Construction firm The JR Group has got the ball rolling on the construction of 18 new build social rented homes for Clydebank Housing Association.

Over 380,000 people in Scotland cite their home being hard to heat as a reason for finding their energy bills unaffordable, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) reveals.

Plans to develop the site of the former Killearn Hospital will now be carried out in two separate phases to hasten the transformation of the long-term derelict land, Stirling Council has revealed.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted detailed plans to the City of Edinburgh Council for the provision of 134 new homes located off Gilmerton Station Road at South Gilmerton, Edinburgh.

The new website OurPlace.scot was launched yesterday by the Scottish Government.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Helensburgh Golf Club can confirm that its detailed planning application for a newly modernised Helensburgh Golf Club and a residential development to the north of Machrie Drive/Kent Drive on land at East Abercromby Street have been submitted to Argyll and Bute Counci

Thenue Housing has appointed Gary Naylor, currently Thenue's head of community housing, as its new chief executive officer. Mr Naylor will take up his new position in the spring and succeeds Charles Turner who is retiring.

The UK’s gas distribution networks are supporting over 17,500 vulnerable people using Citizens Advice’s Energy Advice Programme as part of a new collaborative partnership. Launching this month and running for the next 15 months, the partnership will see Citizens Advice raise awareness of

Moray Council has published a long-term expansion plan for Buckie South, which includes 600 houses, and is now open for public consultation.

Residents in Irvine, Saltcoats and Ardrossan are being invited by North Ayrshire Council to view proposals for new housing in the towns.

Most people admitted to adult care homes will no longer have to self-isolate for two weeks under new guidance issued to care home operators. People transferring from hospitals to care homes will no longer need to isolate if they have had a negative PCR test in the previous 48 hours, so long as they

Members of the Highland Council’s Housing and Property Committee yesterday approved a below-inflation rise (1%) in council house rents for 2022/23 to help tenants during challenging financial times. It was also agreed that this percentage increase (1%) will be applied to all residential Housin