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Stirling Council said its housing rents will remain among the lowest in Scotland after councillors approved a marginal 1.3% increase for the year ahead. The rise will see the average rent of a council property increase by 98p per week, from £75.77 to £76.75 over a 48-week period.

East Renfrewshire Council has frozen council tax rates for 2021/22 as it set an outline budget for the year. The council has benefitted from a 0.45% increase in the like for like grant settlement and additional funding for a council tax freeze from the Scottish Government, as well as the use of &pou

Argyll and Bute Council has set a budget that freezes Council Tax in 2021/22 and invests millions in helping local people, businesses and the area as a whole to move on from the impact of COVID-19. The council has announced it will invest £6.8 million into Argyll and Bute's economy and infrast

Thousands of Highland households are benefiting from the Highland Council's local fuel and food support schemes. The fuel support scheme was launched in the latter part of January last year.

Spending plans for local services such as education, social care, roads and parks as well as homelessness reduction have been approved as part of West Lothian Council's Revenue Budget for 2021/22. Freezing Council Tax for the upcoming year, the local authority agreed a raft of spending measures

Proposed legislation to implement Scotland’s Budget for 2021-22 has passed its first parliamentary hurdle as MSPs voted to endorse the general principles of the Budget Bill at Stage 1. MSPs also approved the Scottish Rate Resolution, setting all income tax rates and bands.

Scottish Housing News provides a brief round-up of legislation and other changes relating to planning in Scotland.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has acquired land at St Clements Wells to allow a further development of 235 new homes close to its Ravensheugh development in Wallyford.

The Highland Council is set to consider a new ambitious Health and Prosperity Strategy for the Highlands at its budget setting meeting on March 4. The strategy sets out a new approach that seeks to balance the current financial context with the drivers for economic growth and recovery from the pande

Scottish Borders Council is to hold a consultation on the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy that has been developed as part a Borders-wide commitment to supporting individuals, families and communities experiencing hardship, whether that is as a result of economic, fuel, housing, food, digital or any othe

Edinburgh councillors have approved a proposal for the development of build to rent (BTR) accommodation on Bonnington Road Lane.

Glasgow-based Southside Housing Association (SHA) today announced the promotion of Thomas McIlvaney to the role of customer service team Leader and Heather Congalton to the role of business support supervisor. Both the roles at SHA are newly created and critical to the success of the new customer se

A Scottish initiative to create jobs for people with experience of homelessness has achieved success in England. Speaking in a blog for the National Housing Federation, PA Housing chair Hattie Llewelyn-Davies said the Naumann Initiative, which was pioneered by Kingdom Housing Associat

Three of Glasgow’s most recognisable high-rise tower blocks have won a major UK architecture award for their energy efficient refurbishment.

Mike Dailly has retired after eight years on the board of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Mr Daily is a court practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience in housing law and preventing homelessness in Scotland, acting exclusively for tenants and consumers. He has been the principal s