Midlothian Council

Midlothian Council has announced a budget of £340.7 million for 2026/27, alongside a 9% increase in council tax to help protect essential services at a time of rising costs and increasing demand. To balance the budget, the council will use a mix of measures, including £4.093m from earmar

Midlothian Council has agreed its Rent Setting Strategy for the period 2026/27 to 2028/29, approving an annual rent increase of 5.42%. The decision will support major investment in existing council homes, help meet national energy efficiency requirements, and enable the development of additional aff

Midlothian councillors have approved a new graduated system of Council Tax charges for second homes and empty properties, to help address housing need by bringing unused homes back into use.

A new forum has been created to help accelerate energy efficiency improvements in social housing in Midlothian.

Midlothian residents are invited to a drop‑in event to preview the drawings that will be submitted to planning for 23 new council homes on the old pool and Church Hall sites in Newtongrange.

Just in time for Christmas, Ogilvie Construction has started its handover of Midlothian Council’s landmark £25.038 million Passivhaus development, with the developer delivering 90 new affordable homes built on the site of the former Newbattle High School in Easthouses. The development in

Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL), a partnership between Vattenfall and Midlothian Council, has been awarded the Collaborative Partnership Award at this year’s Accelerate to Zero Awards. Judges recognised MEL for its exemplary collaborative approach between public and private sectors in decarbon

Midlothian Council has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling homelessness with the publication of its updated Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRTP) for 2025/26. Building on the Scottish Government’s Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan, the revised RRTP sets a clear vision to improve serv

Midlothian Council is to launch a consultation with tenants and housing applicants on a new Rent Setting Strategy that will inform council housing rents from April 2026 to April 2029.

Midlothian councillors have approved a strategy to deliver 1,583 new affordable homes over the next five years, helping to meet growing demand for housing across the area.

Midlothian Council has launched the final phase of consultation on its draft housing strategy. The Midlothian Local Housing Strategy (LHS) is a five-year document that sets out the council’s plans to improve housing in the area between 2026/27 - 2030/31.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted detailed planning consent by Midlothian Council for its development of 214 new homes off Corby Craig Terrace and Reeforts Avenue in Bilston.

A collaboration between Midlothian Council’s Corporate Fraud team and housing officers helped to recover 11 council homes during the last financial year.

Midlothian Council has released updated plans for the regeneration of Dalkeith town centre.

Work is underway on Midlothian Council’s latest energy-efficient housing development on the site of the former Danderhall library and leisure centre. Contractor Ogilive Construction is building 23 one- and two-bedroom flats in two blocks along with car parking and access routes, landscaping an