Angus Council

Councillor Bill Duff has been elected as leader of Angus Council. The change, which comes after Councillor Beth Whiteside announced her decision to step down from the role last month, was ratified at a meeting of the council's administration group last night.

Caledonia Housing Association has welcomed tenants to new homes in Brechin, Angus. The development at Brechin West was a collaboration with Angus Council and Scotia Homes to repurpose homes for social housing that were originally destined for the private market.

Angus Council has launched an internal investigation and reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office due to a serious data protection breach.

On Monday 29 July 2024, Councillor Beth Whiteside announced her decision to step down from her role as Angus Council leader. Councillor George Meechan will continue to serve as depute leader.

Thousands of empty houses have cost Angus Council more than £4 million in rent in the past five years, according to new figures.

Angus Council is inviting residents, landlords and businesses to have their say on the Draft Angus Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) and Delivery Plan. The Angus Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy is a long-term strategic framework for:

Angus Council is set to declare a housing emergency, six weeks after a similar proposal was rejected by the local administration. This decision follows a nationwide emergency declaration by the Scottish Government and a survey revealing plummeting satisfaction among council tenants.

Angus Council’s Communities Committee is to consider a Housing Service Improvement Plan this week in response to challenges and concerns around critical service areas.

Angus Council has now published its Local Housing Strategy 2023-28.

Rents for Angus Council residents will increase by 6.7% in April after proposals were agreed by councillors this week. The increase, which will take the average weekly rent above £80 for the first time, was described as “absolutely necessary” as a special communities committee

Angus Council has put forward plans for 21 new council houses on the site of razed blocks of Arbroath flats. The local authority said the Fraser Path site will become a high-quality development of flats and cottages, including sought-after one-bedroom homes.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a housing developer against a sheriff’s summary decree ordering it to pay £100,000 to a local authority as part of an agreement concerning a local housing development the authority granted it planning permission for. Guild Homes (Tayside)

Plans are being progressed to convert what was once Monifieth Public School into 20 council homes.

The process of offering permanent or temporary housing to people who had to leave their homes in Brechin because of the Storm Babet floods will start today.

Angus Council is being sued for £500,000 after a tenant claimed his mouldy home left him with “serious health issues”. Hamish Isard said the local authority is in breach of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 which “requires that the house is wind and water tight and in