Fife Council

The start of construction of new affordable homes in Glenrothes has been marked by Judy Hamilton, councillor and convener of the community and housing services committee, as she performed the sod-cutting ceremony earlier this week. The new development is on the site of the former Alan Mclure House c

Fife Council has commissioned a study to discover how living in a rural area can have a significant impact on those living in poverty. The research has revealed that public transport costs in rural Fife are making it more difficult for unemployed people to access job opportunities, new research has

Fife Council has launched a new housing training academy which will give staff and trainees the opportunity to gain nationally-recognised housing qualifications. It is hoped that the training can eventually be extended to include Public Social Partnership (PSP) partners and Registered Social Landlor

Pupils from Kettle Primary School visited the site of a new affordable housing development at Monksmoss Ladybank in Fife to learn about the progress at the site. The Monksmoss Ladybank site is currently under development to convert the empty field to an area holding 22 new houses.

This year’s Fife Council Better Homes Exhibition showcased the high-quality improvements being made to council homes. The exhibition took place last week in the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes and exposed the changes which Fife Council are making to their council houses. The exhibition also gave coun

Housing developer Gladman Developments Limited has sought planning permission for a £9.8 million housing development near Kingseat.

More than £4.5 million has been invested to improve high rise flats in Fife since the Grenfell disaster in 2017, the local authority has revealed.

Twenty-five new apprentices have begun their apprenticeships with Fife Council's Building Services this week.

Glenrothes is the first town in the UK to be awarded recognition for a plan to become a Living Wage Town.

Katie Pentland has completed her traineeship with Fife Council's housing service. Originally from Freuchie, Katie has obtained full-time full-time employment with the council working as a housing professional specialising in fuel poverty.

A new Fife Council affordable homes development at the former Burntisland Primary School has been awarded a gold certificate in the Secure By Design Award by Police Scotland. The police ‘Secured by Design’ (SBD) scheme, brings together police, landowners, housing associations, local coun

Tenants have been moving into a new Fife Council housing project in Burntisland. The development has seen the former primary school transformed through a major refurbishment of the historically significant buildings.

CIH Scotland has confirmed the appointment of Gavin Smith to the Scotland board. Currently a service manager at Fife Council with responsibility for homelessness, housing access and service commissioning arrangements, Gavin has worked in various roles in a number of different housing policy areas fo

Fife Council tenants have formed a Panel to look at how the council’s housing service performs compared to other similar local authorities. The Fife Tenant Led Scrutiny Panel (FTLSP) came together in August last year and their first task was to look at temporary accommodation as part of F

Fife Council's commitment to provide 3,500 new affordable homes across the Kingdom by 2022 moved a step closer last week after three new housing developments were given the green light.