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The Inverclyde Council budget and Council Tax rates for 2026/28 have been agreed. At a special full council meeting last week, councillors approved spending plans and a 7.9% Council Tax increase in each of the next two years to help address a funding gap of more than £8 million.

Councillors have agreed Falkirk Council’s budget for 2026/27, including a rise in Council Tax and a significant programme of investment in services, buildings and local infrastructure at its meeting last week.  

West Dunbartonshire Council’s budget for 2026/27 has been set with a 7.8% Council Tax rise agreed to help close a multi-million-pound funding gap. During a meeting last week, elected members agreed to continue to fund external organisations, including Lomond and Clyde Care and Repair, Y Sort I

A former restaurant in Monifieth has been earmarked by Angus Housing Association as a new single headquarters. The association is in talks to buy the restaurant wing of the one-time Brewers Fayre beside the A92 Dundee to Arbroath dual carriageway.

Milnbank Housing Association has announced the start of work on new homes for social rent at the former Haghill Primary School.

The Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH) is leading calls for a renewed national commitment to co-operative and community-led housing with the launch of a new manifesto.

The Everyone Home Collective and the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) have jointly issued a position paper calling on the Scottish Government to integrate housing equality and strategic support into More Homes Scotland, the national housing agency announced by the First Min

Cruden has submitted an application to substitute house types within the previously approved residential development at Kirkton Road in Neilston.

Businesses across Scotland’s homebuilding and renovation sector are invited to attend the 2026 Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Shows and explore opportunities to exhibit at future events.

Dundee City Council has set a revenue budget of £502 million, the largest proportion of which (49%) is planned to be spent on Children and Families Services, with the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership allocated 24%.

The Passivhaus standard is now deemed to satisfy certain aspects of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) at practical completion. 

Seven projects delivering in communities will share £5.8 million of funding to drive transformation in whole family support.

East Dunbartonshire Council has agreed its Housing Revenue and Capital Budget for 2026/2027, which will see £9.57 million of investment across the existing housing estate whilst demonstrating a commitment to increasing the local housing supply. The Housing Capital Investment Plan has two strat

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) has appointed Sharon Donohoe to the role of interim chief executive officer with immediate effect. Sharon has been with TIS since 1999 and brings over 35 years of experience as a dedicated tenant participation and community development practitioner. She has exte

Highland Council has distributed £8,000 worth of supermarket vouchers to vulnerable adults and children in partnership with Union Technical which delivers community benefits as part of the Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Scheme (EES:ABS) programme.