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A vacant site in the St Ninians area of Stirling is to be redeveloped to provide social housing following approval from Stirling Council.

Providing vital help to vulnerable residents during the current cost-of-living crisis is at the heart of North Ayrshire Council’s Budget for 2022/23. With energy bills on the rise and expected to increase further in the months ahead, the council’s Budget has focused on measures to help m

A pioneering Community Improvement Partnership (CIP) tackling crime and anti-social behaviour across central and southern Scotland has been recognised as the best in the country. The CIP links Wheatley Group with Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. It was named Policing Partner

The future of a lifeline energy scheme in Scotland is in doubt, as households face soaring bills in a matter of weeks. The Warm Home Discount, funded by all energy consumers, takes £140 off of energy bills through an energy company rebate, to people on pension credit or low incomes.

The completion of 38 new council homes for rent at Arbroath’s Emislaw Drive represents the second phase of Angus Council’s Timmergreens regeneration project in Arbroath – providing affordable housing in re-designed spaces that people can be proud to call home.

A development officer has started work for Rural Housing Scotland to take a new housing initiative forward in Uist.

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as new local tax rules for holiday lets. The changes represent more steps taken to ensure people can find an affordable home in the place they have grown up.

Britain's second-largest homebuilder Persimmon said today it expects to deliver 4-7% more homes this year after it posted a 23% rise in annual profit.

Glasgow City Council’s Empty Homes Strategy has brought back hundreds of empty homes back to use in the city over the past few years, helping to increase the housing supply.

Taking place in person once again after two years online, the annual Housing First Conference on March 31 will hear that Housing First is ‘Here to Stay’ in Scotland, which is also the title of the one-day event at Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) – now open for book

Council workers at Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are among those to have voted to back strike action in a dispute over equal pay.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its engagement plans for Viewpoint and Falkirk Council.

A clear commitment to protecting local communities has been underlined by South Lanarkshire Council as it launched a new anti-social behaviour policy.

Helping the local Gypsy/Traveller community during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped South Lanarkshire Council receive recognition at a national level. The council’s Housing and Technical Resources and the local Gypsy/Traveller community won this year’s COSLA Excellence Award for ‘E

A council tax increase of 3% and a freeze on council house rents are two key points in the council budget for 2022/23 approved yesterday at a special meeting of East Lothian Council. Despite significant financial challenges including increased National Insurance rates and uncertainties over continue