Perth & Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council has extended its funding to the energy charity SCARF for the financial year 2025/26. In addition to the ongoing free home energy advice service available to all homes, a new initiative aims to target properties with poor energy performance to combat fuel poverty and reduce

Twenty newly built council homes for affordable social rent have been handed over at the new Kinloch Gardens development, adjacent to Glenalmond Road in Rattray. The Rattray project is part of Perth & Kinross Council’s ongoing multi-million-pound new build housing programme, which has seen

Perth & Kinross Council has reached two key milestones in the process of preparing the Local Development Plan 3.

Perth & Kinross Council has completed an £800,000 streetscape improvement project in Perth, in response to concerns from residents. People living in Pullar Terrace contacted the council about a number of issues that were affecting the street. The land is owned by the Council’s Housin

Five newly built council homes for affordable social rent have been handed over in Methven.

Perth & Kinross Council has disputed findings from a Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) report that found "serious failings" in both of the local authority’s Gypsy/Traveller sites. The Regulator said it took action to investigate after concerns were raised by residents of both sites. The res

Work on the £27 million flood protection scheme at Comrie is underway. 

The first of 20 new replacement chalets arrived at Double Dykes permanent Gypsy/Traveller site this week, a significant milestone in the £6.5 million refurbishment of the site.

A public consultation event on Perth and Kinross Council's plans to build housing at the former Balhousie Primary School site in Perth will be held on Thursday 6 March.   The drop-in event will be held between 6pm to 8pm at the Assembly Hall, Perth Grammar School, Gowans Terrace.

There have been almost 1,500 complaints about mould and damp in social housing throughout Perth & Kinross in two years, according to new figures.

Six brand new council houses have been completed at a development in Kinross.

Community groups in four areas of Perth and Kinross have until the end of the week to submit bids for a share of £100,000 to support projects tackling poverty. Perth & Kinross Council is focusing participatory budgeting in four localities that face significant challenges and have a need fo

A scheme is being proposed to encourage Perth & Kinross Council tenants who have extra space in their homes to downsize to a more suitable property. The revised Tenant Downsizing Scheme is designed to create more housing opportunities for families in need of larger homes.

The highest ever number of Perth & Kinross Council tenants have voiced their opinions on the level of rent they pay. Following a consultation that gathered over 3,000 responses, a 6% rent increase is being recommended for 2025/26 reflecting tenants' views. This proposal will be considered at the

Community groups in four areas of Perth and Kinross with high levels of deprivation have the chance to bid for a share of funding worth £100,000 to tackle poverty. Perth & Kinross Council has agreed to focus participatory budgeting on four localities that face significant challenges and ha