Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council will be asked to consider limiting an increase to rent charges to 1.5% this year to take account of the Covid-19 pandemic and the rising cost of living for tenants. The proposal follows an extensive review of the authority’s Housing Rent Strategy by a working group involv

Aberdeenshire councillors have approved the construction of 37 new affordable housing properties at Kirkton, Fraserburgh.

Plans to convert former Stonehaven council offices into flats have been given the go-ahead.

Aberdeenshire Council has granted full planning permission for five new houses including an affordable unit on the site of a former bar in Stonehaven. The buildings at Lairhillock Inn in Netherley will be demolished to make way for the homes.

The efforts being made to improve energy efficiency in Aberdeenshire Council's housing stock are being highlighted as Scottish Housing Day was marked across the country yesterday. Scottish Housing Day, now in its sixth year, explores challenges and achievements across the housing sector, with this y

Applicants for council housing in Aberdeenshire can now choose the specific properties they hope to secure, following the introduction of a new ‘choice-based lettings’ application process. The approach forms part of the Housing Online platform launched earlier this year and is available

Aberdeenshire Council’s housing team is running its Tenant Participation Summer Roadshow over the coming fortnight. Morning and afternoon sessions will be taking place in towns across the area, giving council tenants the chance to speak directly to team members.

A new online system for applying for council housing and accessing rent information in Aberdeenshire is now live. As well as allowing people to apply for council housing, the Housing Online portal also allows existing council tenants to check rent details, including viewing balances and charges and

Owners of a Scottish building firm defied the odds when they took on a project just as covid struck but completed it with weeks to spare. Scorgie Construction Ltd was awarded the contract to renovate a former hostel and day care centre in Banff by Aberdeenshire Council last spring but the project wa

Aberdeenshire Council has allocated £350,000 for its rapid rehousing plan, increasing the range of permanent housing within the social and private rented sectors as part of its 2021/22 budget. Council members agreed to set the revenue budgets at £635 million, the capital budget for the c

Applicants for council and housing association properties in Aberdeenshire are being advised of a temporary pause to online applications as a new system prepares for launch. Currently, applications for accommodation are made via the Apply4Homes website, which handles applications for properties mana

Councillors have approved plans for 37 new homes to be built in the Aberdeenshire town of Oldmeldrum, with land to be set aside for 12 affordable homes as part of the application.

Plans for ten new affordable homes in the north-east village of Insch have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council. Developer Drumrossie Land Development Co Ltd applied for permission for the homes on land At South Road in Insch last May. The firm is working alongside Castlehill Housing Association o

Aberdeenshire Council met and agreed Council Tax rates and housing rents across the region for the coming year today. By law, members have to set rates before March 11, allowing time for any changes to be applied from 1st April. Today at Full Council the issue of rates was discussed and set.

Castlehill Housing Association has confirmed that it has taken delivery of properties at Golden Knowes in the Aberdeenshire town of Banff.