Perth & Kinross Council

Perth & Kinross Council will this week consider setting a 1.5% increase for council house rents in 2019/20 following a consultation with tenants. The region currently has the 8th lowest council house rents in Scotland. 

(from left) Springfield head of land central David Jewell, Perth & Kinross Council planning officer Euan McLaughlin, Kevin Stewart MSP and Perth & Kinross Council planning officer John Russell The new Bertha Park village being built on the edge of Perth has been recognised by the Scottish Go

More than two thirds of residents in Glasgow, Stirling and Perth want protected space for cycling, according to the UK's most comprehensive assessment of cycling in cities. The Bike Life reports, which are produced by Sustrans in partnership with Glasgow, Stirling and Perth and Kinross councils and

Representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined four local council leaders and business and academic chiefs in Perth yesterday to formally sign the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Officially agreed at a ceremony at Perth & Kinross Council’s HQ this morning after months of negot

A £635,000 refurbishment project has been completed at Carpenter Court Sheltered Housing in Perth. The works involved the construction of a new glazed sun-room, as well as refurbishments to the communal lounge.

Councillor Peter Barrett Perth & Kinross Council is performing well against a number of housing service areas, a new report has highlighted.

Councillor Peter Barrett Councillors have approved an updated plan to provide additional affordable social housing across Perth & Kinross.

A groundbreaking Perth & Kinross Council programme to assist homeless households and avoid the use of temporary accommodation is going from strength to strength, councillors have been told. Home First was introduced in 2017 and aims to assist as many homeless households as possible to move strai

Perth and Kinross Council has approved plans for a major expansion of the region’s biggest town. Stewart Milne Homes North’s plan for 117 homes across 14 acres of land off Maple Place in Blairgowrie was backed by the council’s planning and development committee.

The performance and progress of Perth & Kinross Council’s housing and environment service is to be presented to councillors this week in a report which also sets out some objectives for the next 12 months. The local authority’s Business Management Improvement Plan (BMIP) will be presented to

Perth & Kinross Council has celebrated the completion of its latest development of new-build homes. The 20 one and two bedroomed flats at Birch Avenue in Scone have been built to the highest standard. All the windows are triple-glazed and the properties are extremely well insulated to help reduc

A push to reduce rent arrears by Perth and Kinross Council is working, but the authority is still owed more than £1 million, according to The Courier. Fewer social housing tenants are in arrears than two years ago.

Over £2 million has been secured to help replace old central heating systems across Perth and Kinross. An investment of £1,092,051 by Perth & Kinross Council has been backed by a further £1,209,303 from the Warm Homes Fund, along with Energy Company Obligation funding of £138,550 from SSE.

Karen Reid Current Care Inspectorate chief executive, Karen Reid, has been announced as the new chief executive of Perth & Kinross Council, taking over from Bernadette Malone who will retire on July 1.

New Perth & Kinross Council tenants have been helped to save money on food bills thanks to a partnership between the local authority and local community groups. Last year the council’s waste services secured funding from Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd to deliver the household food waste reduct