Fife Council

Fife Council has approved plans for 30 new council houses in Strathkinness. Councillors at a meeting of the cabinet last week approved plans for 30 new houses at Bonfield Park in Strathkinness, 10 of which will be specifically for people with additional needs.

The lack of a strategic, evidence-based approach to the private rented sector (PRS) by the Scottish Government is impacting the effectiveness of the sector in assisting with Scotland’s housing crisis, according to one of the key findings in the latest Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan (RRT

Fife Council met on Thursday to set a balanced budget that protects services and freezes council tax for the coming year. The council has also agreed that it will hold council tax at its current level and is calling on the Scottish Government to release £9.3 million that was being held back in

Fife Council has agreed a rent increase of 5% for council houses from April 2024, adding £4.12 a week to the average rent cost. The same increase will apply to service charges, garages, lockups, and temporary accommodation.

Refined proposals to deliver new family homes in a Fife village are set to be determined by councillors tomorrow.

Councillors have approved almost £300,000 funding for four community projects in Glenrothes and its surrounding areas. Fife Council's Glenrothes Area Committee members recommended funds from the Fife Community Recovery Fund should be allocated to four projects in and around Glenrothes.

Fife Council is to begin rolling out a new food waste service for high-rise flats across the region following a successful trial.

Fife Council has been successful in a bid for funding from the Scottish Government which will see families benefit from a “cash first “ approach. The Cash First Fund aims to reduce the need for emergency food parcels and food banks and will provide help to low-income families.

A three-year plan to tackle the challenges faced by homeless people in Fife was agreed by councillors recently amid a warning that the local authority could declare a housing emergency. Last week, SHN reported that councillors in the region said they will have no choice but to become the fourth

Councillors in Fife have warned that they will have no choice but to become the fourth Scottish local authority to declare a housing emergency unless the council receives urgent financial support.

Councillors in Fife have this week agreed plans to regenerate council housing in Touch, Dunfermline. The City of Dunfermline Area Committee voted to demolish 94 properties on Law Road and Henryson Road, with an agreement to redevelop the site for affordable housing.

Councillors in Fife have agreed to conduct a council tenant survey into plans to increase housing rents from 5-7% to balance the books and maintain services.

Fife Council's housing service has introduced a new domestic and sexual abuse policy.

Gavin Smith, chair of the CIH Scotland Board and service manager at Fife Council, reflects on the Autumn Statement and what it means for the private rented sector. On 22 November the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced as part of the UK Government’s Autumn Statement that Local

Fife Council has endorsed long-term plans to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and switch to climate friendly heating systems across the region.