Argyll And Bute Council

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed the final phase in a 32-unit new build in the village of Connel, north of Oban. The completed development was officially opened by Highlands and Islands MSP John Finnie.

Argyll and Bute Council’s executive director for development and infrastructure services Pippa Milne has been appointed as the local authority’s new chief executive. Ms Milne has worked in local government for 28 years, five of those in Argyll and Bute.

Dunbritton Housing Association has won the Rural and Islands Housing Association Forum (RIHAF) Development of the Year Award for 2019. This award was made in recognition of Dunbritton’s most recent rural development of 26 social housing properties at Bruce Court, Succoth in the village of

Argyll and Bute Council is asking members of the public about their priorities for council services as it prepares to bridge an estimated £9.2 million funding gap in 2020/21. Aileen Morton, council leader, said: “Unfortunately, it has become the norm to speak every year about how much of

Argyll & Bute Council has announced that it will now be accepting applications for support through its Supporting Communities Fund 2020/21. Groups can apply for up to 100% of the total funding costs for their project or activity from the fund, with a maximum award of £2,500 available.

More than 900 new affordable homes look set to be built in Argyll and Bute over the next five years as part of the local authority’s revised Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

South Lanarkshire Council has appointed Cleland Sneddon as its new chief executive. Mr Sneddon has been appointed following what the council called a 'rigorous selection process' which ended on September 20th.

Argyll and Bute Council has reaffirmed its commitment to preventing homelessness arising from domestic abuse.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has opened 32 new homes for rent in Helensburgh. The new site in the centre of Helensburgh, Castle Wood Court, has a total value of just under £5 million. The Scottish Government, ACHA and Argyll and Bute Council all financially contributed to the bu

Argyll and Bute Council has been awarded a grant of more than £1.7 million from the Scottish Government's Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland: Area Based Scheme (HEEPS: ABS).

Residents living in Argyll & Bute are being urged to give their opinion on the area's housing needs.

A total of 75 projects across Argyll and Bute will receive funding from the council’s Supporting Communities Fund after councillors approved their applications for support.

Argyll and Bute Council has published new guidance to help with assessing applications for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) across the council area. The new, non-statutory guidance approved by the council's planning, protective services and licensing committee was put together following public co

A total of 37 empty homes were brought back into use in Argyll and Bute from April through to December last year – exceeding Argyll and Bute Council’s annual target of 25. At a meeting of the council’s Community Services Committee yesterday, members also heard how there have been 6

The Board of Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has approved a budget for 2019/20 which will see an investment of £15.8 million in the Association’s stock of 5,100 homes. The outlay is broken down into £9.6m of capital investment, £3.9m in reactive repairs and £