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East Lothian Council’s Cabinet has agreed to launch a rent level consultation for council tenants. East Lothian Council took the decision to freeze rents for the past two years due to the impact of Covid-19 on households and it was also agreed that rents would then increase by five per cent fo

The Scottish housing market continues to weaken, with last month bringing another decrease in buyer demand and agreed sales, according to the October 2022 RICS Residential Market Survey. Prices though were still increasing according to respondents. Demand for residential property fell for the sixth

The scale of the challenges facing landlords is "unprecedented" and most landlords are or will incur "significant" new costs at a time when tenants are dealing with real financial pressure, the Scottish Housing Regulator said this week. The Regulator’s speech at yesterday’s Scottish Fede

The report of the Glasgow Place Commission has been warmly welcomed by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) which said it is keen to highlight that in recommending the establishment of 'Place Associations', the report cites the city’s community-based

Plans to demolish the Leisureland amusement arcade in Paisley High Street and build student flats in its place have been approved. Renfrewshire Council's planning board approved plans which will see multi-storey accommodation erected at the site comprising of 150 studios.

Tenants from across North Lanarkshire are preparing to gather together on Saturday 26 November at Airdrie Academy for the return of the annual Tenants’ Conference. This year’s theme is ‘Connecting Communities’ and after a three-year spell where the conference couldn’t t

Technology-enabled housing within a ground-breaking housing and care development in the heart of Blantyre won the award for Excellence in Health and Wellbeing at the CIH Scotland Excellence Awards 2022. South Lanarkshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership have been working in collaboration w

Developments which reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change and restore nature would be promoted under finalised proposals for long term planning reform. The revised draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) sets out sustainable policies against which planning applications would be assessed

Significant investment is required to ensure there is a sufficiently skilled workforce to install new domestic heating technology and meet net zero targets safely, Scotland’s largest construction trade body SELECT has warned. The campaigning electrical association says investment in &ldqu

Residents living in Moray’s 18 conservation areas are being offered financial support to repair or install traditional windows. Moray Council’s Windows Repair and Replacement Grant Scheme, funded by the Scottish Government’s Place Based Investment Programme, offers a grant of up to

Midlothian Council has launched its rent consultation. The consultation is open to all Midlothian Council tenants and presents options for setting next year’s rent levels to cover the period from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2026.

A planning application to demolish a hotel in Bigger and convert it into homes has been submitted to South Lanarkshire Council. Plans include demolishing the Abington Hotel cottage to provide ten new homes with an access road and parking.

Subscribers to the free daily Scottish Housing News newsletter have exceeded 9,000 for the first time with more than 100 new readers last month taking the figure to 9,119.

A new report into Scotland’s 20-minute neighbourhoods reveals several findings about the scale and type of developments needed to deliver successful sustainable communities. The ‘20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland’ insight report from planning and development consultancy Lichfie

Cala Homes (West) is holding the first community consultation on proposals for a new residential development in Cathcart. The housebuilder will host an in-person event on Thursday 10 November between 6pm and 8pm followed by a second session on Saturday 12 November between 10am and 2pm. Both will tak