East Renfrewshire Council

Barrhead Housing has kicked off the new year with the launch of a high-quality affordable housing development with AS Homes Scotland. The start of work on the four-storey block of 12 energy-efficient flats at Cross Arthurlie Street in Barrhead has been welcomed by Councillor Danny Devlin, convenor o

Construction work is now underway on 17 new homes for East Renfrewshire Council in Newton Mearns.

East Renfrewshire Council has launched a campaign to buy private homes to increase the social housing available locally.

Nova Homes has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to East Renfrewshire Council for a proposed residential development at Holehouse Brae Neilston, marking the first step in the statutory pre-application consultation process.

East Renfrewshire Council has approved a proposal to re-establish a credit union presence within the area, providing initial seed funding to support its implementation.

East Renfrewshire Council and Barrhead Housing have launched a strategic agreement, which outlines how the partnership will work to deliver housing priorities in the years ahead.

East Renfrewshire Council's money advice and rights team (MART) offer free, expert and confidential money advice to residents and, across 2024/25, helped clients maximise their income through benefit assessments and claims, appealing benefit decisions and debt management. 

Councillors in East Renfrewshire have been updated on the local authority's homelessness service six months after a housing emergency was declared in the region.

East Renfrewshire Council has met a £7.1 million funding gap as it set its budget for 2025-26. Council leader Owen O'Donnell outlined the spending plans for the year ahead at a meeting of the full council last week.

East Renfrewshire Council has set its budget for 2025-26, with the £7.1 million gap to be met by using cash from reserves and increasing council tax. Council leader Owen O'Donnell outlined the spending plans for the year ahead at a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 26 February. With the

East Renfrewshire Council has reached the final stage in the handover of 105 houses within Cala Homes (West) Newton Mearns development, providing new homes for 246 council tenants.

Cala Homes (West) has reached the final stage in its handover of 105 affordable homes to East Renfrewshire Council at its development in Newton Mearns. East Renfrewshire Council environment convener Danny Devlin met with the Cala team including West managing firector, Ian Conway, on Friday 31st Janu

With high performing services, excellent engagement with local communities and strong relationships with key partners, East Renfrewshire Council is an exemplar to others. In a new report, the Accounts Commission says there is a real focus on targeting the needs of local people, using data to gain a

Hamilton-based firm Procast Group has started work transforming homes across East Renfrewshire as a part of a £725,000 project.

East Renfrewshire Council has approved a Local Housing Strategy for 2024-29 which sets out the strategic direction for housing and related services across the local area. The strategy, titled A Welcome Home, applies to all housing in East Renfrewshire including owner occupiers and private rented as