Shetland Islands Council

Representatives of the local construction industry are being invited to an event next month to explore business opportunities for future housing developments in Shetland.

Councillors in Shetland have heard an update on progress on the Knab redevelopment project, including plans for essential infrastructure and the first phase of housing on the cleared site. With demolition work on the Lerwick site due to be completed soon, the next phase would be for ground works to

Shetland Islands Council is seeking views on the new Shetland Energy Strategy.

The team from 7N Architects who are working on the Masterplan for the Lerwick Lanes area are welcoming the public along to three public sessions early next month.

A key document looking at the future of housing in Shetland has just been approved by Shetland Islands Council’s Development Committee.

Shetland Islands Council will be making ‘cost of living’ contributions to all households in Shetland who were in receipt of Council Tax Reduction on 27th September 2023. Contributions will be made by a payment of £150.00 directly to Council Tax accounts. These payments will mean th

Housing minister Paul McLennan was in Shetland yesterday to officially open Hjaltland Housing Association's newly completed scheme Berryview in Scalloway. The project sees the completion of 32 much needed homes in Scalloway and will go some way to meeting the continued high demand for housing in the

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

Shetland Islands Council’s Housing and Trading Standards teams have been notified of a scam ‘council housing repairs’ phone call received by a tenant.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and Salmon Scotland have urged Shetland Islands Council and other local authorities to bring vacant properties back into use to tackle the rural housing crisis. New analysis shows that almost shows five per cent of homes in Shetland (558) were long-term empty in

The Accounts Commission said today is not confident that Shetland Islands Council is able to show it is financially sustainable and has urged leaders to increase their pace and focus to deliver urgent change. The independent body that holds councils to account, raised serious concerns about whe

Hjaltland Housing Association has recently completed eighteen new homes on its Heathery Park and Wista sites in Gulberwick and Lerwick. Despite the significant challenges over the last couple of years, Hjaltland Housing Association continues to provide new affordable homes in the islands.

Shetland residents and communities are being asked for their views on the housing issues that matter most to help inform and shape Shetland Islands Council's Local Housing Strategy for the next five years. The strategy aims to set a new plan for homes and communities in Shetland, setting o

Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is to pause routine repair work until the end of June to prioritise emergency and urgent housing repairs for tenants. A housing repairs backlog has emerged due to Covid and the local authority is taking the steps to focus on the work deemed to be most important.

Tulloch Developments is to begin the first phase of demolition work at the old Anderson High School site at the Knab in Lerwick. Work is set to begin in early May, and take around eighteen weeks to complete. This initial phase will focus on physically separating the existing buildings by removing va