Dundee City Council

More than £10 million of investment could see up to 150 affordable new homes built in Dundee in the next two years. A new report set to go before councillors next week sets out Dundee City Council’s housing investment priorities.

A Broughty Ferry development containing the first homes to be delivered in the Dundee area under the Scottish Government’s National Housing Trust (NHT) initiative has made it through to the final stages of the prestigious Scottish Home Awards. The Sandy Loan development has been selected as a fina

A near £10 million project to provide 81 affordable homes on the site of former multis in Dundee will move forward next week when the local authority discusses tenders for the development. A report to the city council’s neighbourhood services committee on April 25 outlines tenders received for th

(from left) David Smith (SSE Energy Solutions), Colin Caitens (Green Centric), Bill McNeil (Turner FM), Tom Barrett (Alsecco Facades) and Derek Gray (Turner FM) A popular scheme that cuts fuel bills, improves energy efficiency and the local environment has scooped a national award.

Jimmy Black Sheltered housing generally involves a warden call system. If tenants press their buttons when the wardens have gone home, the alarm may go through to the council’s community alarm system. Two systems? Why does there need to be two systems which effectively do the same thing?

(from left) Site manager Bill Anderson, David Zwirlein and John Alexander. Photo Credit: Evening Telegraph Funds available for new build council and housing association houses in Dundee are set to go up by over £4 million in the next financial year, the city council has confirmed.

New figures have revealed that Dundee City Council is owed almost three times the £23m the authority is making in budget cuts this year, as a result of unpaid council tax, parking fines, rents, rates and other income. The council has said it is doing everything in its power to put the total of £67

John Alexander More than £3.5 million of improvement works to council houses across Dundee could be given the go ahead by councillors next week.

Dundee City Council, Hillcrest, Abertay and Caledonia housing associations have joined forces to launch of a new housing allocation policy for Dundee. The Common Housing Register will offer improved access and choice for people who want to rent houses form social landlords in the city.

A new partnership has been launched to tackle the problem of empty homes across Dundee and Angus. The project between the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, Dundee City Council and Angus Council, is set to launch this week to help bring some of the region’s long-term privately owned empty homes bac

Ken Lynn A housing support service for adults with a learning disability in Dundee has been given top marks after a recent inspection by a care watchdog.

Dundee City Council has announced that 200 posts will go as part of plans to save £25 million across the next two years. Confirming the job losses yesterday, finance spokesman Willie Sawers said they would be cut through voluntary redundancies and retirals. He assured staff there would be no compul

Dundee City Council’s sheltered housing warden’s service has been commended by national inspectors. The service was graded at the second highest level of five (very good) in all three categories inspected.

Tenants in Dundee have backed one per cent increase in council house rents, the lowest rent rise in the history of Dundee City Council. A report to the city council's housing committee on January 25 proposes the increase that will help to ensure £6 million of investment in new council houses and £

John Alexander A new report has identified one hundred sites across Dundee that could play host to thousands of new homes.