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Next stage approved for major Waterside housing development

Plans for a major residential development in the Waterside moved a step closer today, after Derry City and Strabane District Council's Planning Committee approved a Reserved Matters planning application for 252 new dwellings. The development will ...

05 Oct 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Rent freeze to be treated as emergency legislation

Legislation that would temporarily freeze rents and ban evictions in Scotland will be treated as an emergency Bill following a vote in Holyrood. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill will be debated at stage one on Tuesday, with ...

04 Oct 2022 at 17:04

Scotland

Rent freeze strikes right balance between tenants and landlords – minister

Emergency legislation to freeze rents in Scotland “strikes the right balance” between protecting tenants and ensuring landlords can still offer properties for rent, a minister has said. Patrick Harvie, the Scottish Government’s tenants’ rights ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:37

Scotland

Rent freeze Bill passes first stage at Holyrood

Legislation that would temporarily freeze rents and ban evictions in Scotland has passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament. MSPs backed the general principles of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill by 88 votes to ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:59

Scotland

Emergency legislation on rent freeze to be debated

Emergency legislation which would freeze rents and ban evictions until April will be debated in Holyrood on Tuesday. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill was announced as part of the Programme for Government last month in ...

04 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

No final cost for remedying collapse-risk concrete in Scotland, MSPs told

There is not yet a final cost for work needed to make collapse-prone concrete in Scottish buildings safe, MSPs have heard. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) has been causing concerns across the UK in recent months, prompting ...

03 Oct 2023 at 13:17

Scotland

No cliff edge for tenants following end of rent cap in March – minister

The end of the emergency rent cap will not lead to an “immediate cliff edge” for private tenants, the minister responsible for the legislation has said. Tenants’ rights minister Patrick Harvie gave evidence to the Local Government, ...

12 Sept 2023 at 13:34

Scotland

Visitor levy should be ‘game-changing investment’ in tourism industry, MSPs told

Cash-strapped councils must not use money raised from a proposed levy on overnight stays to make up for budget cuts, tourism leaders have said, insisting the charge cannot become a “toilet tax or a trash tax”. With suggestions ...

07 Nov 2023 at 13:44

Scotland

MSPs warned of ‘extremely negative impacts’ of planned new visitor levy

A planned new visitor levy in Scotland could worsen problems with campervans and wild camping in rural communities, MSPs have been warned. While campers and motorhomes staying on campsites would have to pay the proposed ...

24 Oct 2023 at 13:12

Visitor levy unlikely to have detrimental impact on tourism, say MSPs

‘Unlikely’ visitor levy would have detrimental impact on tourism

A visitor levy in Scotland would be “unlikely” to have a detrimental impact on local authority areas, a Holyrood committee has said in a report. The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning ...

21 Dec 2023 at 09:34

Scotland

If politics doesn’t change housing, housing changes politics, MSPs hear

Failing to improve housing in Scotland could see voters “begin to change politics”, MSPs have been told. The country’s housing system has been struggling in recent years, with slowing housebuilding figures ...

12 Nov 2024 at 13:01

Scotland

Council tax re-valuation urged for ‘early in new parliament’

A Holyrood committee has said a fresh valuation of council tax bands should be done “early in the next parliamentary session”. The Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee conducted an inquiry ...

29 Apr 2025 at 17:09

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