Midlothian Council

Midlothian Council is to launch a consultation with tenants and housing applicants on a new Rent Setting Strategy that will inform council housing rents from April 2026 to April 2029.

Midlothian councillors have approved a strategy to deliver 1,583 new affordable homes over the next five years, helping to meet growing demand for housing across the area.

Midlothian Council has launched the final phase of consultation on its draft housing strategy. The Midlothian Local Housing Strategy (LHS) is a five-year document that sets out the council’s plans to improve housing in the area between 2026/27 - 2030/31.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has been granted detailed planning consent by Midlothian Council for its development of 214 new homes off Corby Craig Terrace and Reeforts Avenue in Bilston.

A collaboration between Midlothian Council’s Corporate Fraud team and housing officers helped to recover 11 council homes during the last financial year.

Midlothian Council has released updated plans for the regeneration of Dalkeith town centre.

Work is underway on Midlothian Council’s latest energy-efficient housing development on the site of the former Danderhall library and leisure centre. Contractor Ogilive Construction is building 23 one- and two-bedroom flats in two blocks along with car parking and access routes, landscaping an

Midlothian Council is seeking views on its draft Local Housing Strategy to cover the period 2026/27 to 2030/31. The five-year strategic document sets out the council’s plans to improve housing and housing-related services in the area for all occupancy types, not only council tenants.

Midlothian Council is offering grants to its tenants in the area who want to downsize. The council has stressed that it needs to increase the availability of larger properties for families. With this in mind, it will be reaching out to older tenants living in 4-bedroom properties to chat about the o

Councillors in Midlothian have approved spending of more than £320 million on services, including extra money for health and social care and foster carers, as they set a balanced budget for 2025/26.  Council leader Councillor Kelly Parry acknowledged financial challenges remain but these

The first Midlothian Council tenants have moved into their new homes at the Bellway Homes development at Shawfair in Danderhall.

Midlothian councillors have approved the draft Delivery Programme for the Midlothian Local Development Plan 2017 (MLDP) public consultation.

Midlothian Council has launched a consultation on its draft Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029. The Equality Act 2010 requires all public bodies – such as councils, NHS boards and health and social care partnerships – to publish equality outcomes at least every four years. Equality out

A new energy centre that will provide heat to thousands of homes across Midlothian opened for the first time yesterday. The project is part of a partnership between Midlothian Council and Vattenfall, called Midlothian Energy Limited (MEL), to deliver low carbon energy projects across the region. The

Cruden Group has announced plans to deliver 184 new homes across three new sites in Glasgow and the Scottish Borders. The ambitious plans, which include 128 affordable homes and 56 homes for private sale, come hot on the heels of Cruden starting work on a further 218 new affordable homes across