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Councillor Norman Hampshire has been appointed leader of East Lothian Council. His appointment to the role was confirmed at yesterday's meeting full council meeting.

Stirling Council has been allocated over £100,000 funding to help those in social and private tenancies at risk of becoming homeless. The share of the Scottish Government’s new £10m Tenant Grant Fund will further help Stirling Council in preventing evictions that arise as a result

Glasgow City Council considered a Digital Housing Strategy for the city yesterday.

Help for households facing fuel poverty this winter has been launched in Dundee by the council through its Fuel Well 2 programme. The Fuel Well 2 Dundee Programme will support people on a low income whether they are in or out of work or those who are at risk of experiencing fuel poverty.

Council tenants across South Lanarkshire are being encouraged to take part in the rent-setting consultation for 2022-23. The consultation has started with an online forum and it is easy to join the discussion by taking part in an online survey.

People across North Lanarkshire benefitted from more than £30 million in additional benefit income during 2020/21. North Lanarkshire Council's Financial Inclusion Team (FIT) ensured the money went into the pockets of residents who often weren’t aware they were entitled to the benefits.

Glasgow City Council has unveiled a new four-point plan to inform the regeneration and development of its city centre.

Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities saw an increase in their respective level of rent arrears, with an aggregate increase from 5.9% at the end of June 2021 to 6.2% at the end of September 2021, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found. There were also increases in the number of

The renovation of Queens Cross Housing Association homes at Cedar Court is next up in our COP26SHN feature following a visit to the development by a COP26 international delegation. Three of Glasgow’s best known high rise blocks have attracted international praise for their improved environment

An online event for local authorities and partners on Thursday 25 November will set out plans for a new ‘check-up’ process that will support the rollout of Housing First in Scotland. Activity will be coordinated by a nationwide policy and practice network supported by a strategic partner

Urgent action is required to address the consequences of real term cuts to the core budgets of Scotland’s 32 councils in recent years, COSLA has warned.

A developer will be given the opportunity to convince Glasgow City Council of the positives of its plan to demolish the majority of the historic Wright and Greig Ltd distillers and deliver 182 build-to-rent apartments at 64-72 Waterloo Street.

The crucial role that design plays in the delivery of new homes and neighbourhoods has been considered in a newly released animation that explores some of the ways in which the design quality of new development can be improved.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to convert empty offices in a B-listed building in Buchanan Street into flats. TCS Freehold Investments Ltd, the owner of 101 to 107 Buchanan Street, has obtained permission to transform the upper floors of the properties into six flats.

Paul Ellis, chief executive of Ecol­ogy Build­ing So­ci­ety Agenda, discusses how climate change can be fought on the homes front. COP26 has been described as "the last best hope for the world to get its act together" on climate change, and the science could not be clearer. Climate c