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North Lanarkshire Council has set its budget for 2020/21 amid a £31 million spending reduction. The council has agreed to increase council tax by 4.84%, which equates to an equivalent of £1.08 per week for a Band D house.

Angus Council has announced that it will set its budget for 2020/21 at its meeting on Thursday 27th February 2020. Angus MacMillan Douglas, deputy leader and finance convener, said that it has been a challenging process, but one that has been met with the necessary determination, design and intent t

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties said today it remains confident of achieving growth in line with management expectations after reporting increased sales, profit and margin. Interim financial results for the six months ended 30 November 2019 revealed revenues at the AIM-listed developer

Aberdeen City Council is inviting landowners and developers have been invited to register their interest in providing high-quality council homes in the city.

Services are set to be enhanced in South Lanarkshire which aim to increase the number of long term empty homes being brought back into use. A report to South Lanarkshire Council’s housing and technical resources committee confirmed that over 1,100 properties were registered as long term e

A short video has been launched to mark a century of council housing in North Lanarkshire.

Linthouse Housing Association and main contractor CCG have successfully completed a third phase of housing renewals as part of a suite of works undertaken throughout 2019. The organisations have worked together for two years; undertaking an ambitious stock improvement programme to over 450 propertie

The untapped energy potential from Scotland’s parks and greenspaces could provide low carbon heat for homes and reduce the nation's carbon footprint, research published today by greenspace scotland has revealed.

Katherine Metcalfe compares building safety regulations north and south of the border. The UK government announced last month that a new building safety regulator for England, under the auspices of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), will be formed as part of a package of measures to improve high

A new phase of retirement homes officially opened last week at the Hugh Fraser Retirement Estate, formerly the Crookfur estate, in Newton Mearns. Wellbeing charity retailTRUST is at the forefront of the development.

Rural Housing Scotland is holding its annual conference in Birnam on February 28. In the opening session of the conference, journalist and campaigner Lesley Riddoch will be asking 'What happens if we stop managing decline in our rural areas and instead start tacking the structural obstacle

Chamberlain Bell Developments has submitted plans to Angus Council to fully restore the listed buildings at Strathmartine Hospital.

Developers have lodged plans to deliver new apartments on the site of a former Glasgow convent.

Development firm Cater Group has unveiled plans for new apartments on the site of a former bakery in Aberdeen.

The City of Edinburgh Council has paved the way for record investment in affordable homes with the setting of a new three-year budget. The council will make required savings of £35 million over the next 12 months and planned savings of around £87m over the next three years, while targeti