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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

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Councillor calls for urgent meeting with housing association to discuss anti-social behaviour in Dungiven estate

A County Derry councillor says he is calling for an urgent meeting with a housing organisation following reports of anti-social behaviour in a Dungiven estate. Councillor Sean McGlinchey has asked Apex Housing Association to meet him ...

21 Sept 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

Covid restrictions blamed as number of new homes in Scotland drops by a third

The number of houses built in Scotland fell by a third in one year, to the lowest total for eight years – with restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid pandemic blamed for the drop. There were a total of 15,360 homes either ...

10 May 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

MSPs approve Bill on temporary freeze on rent and evictions

Emergency cost-of-living legislation to protect tenants from rent increases and evictions has been passed by MSPs at Holyrood. The approved Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Bill will be the first bill passed by Holyrood to be ...

06 Oct 2022 at 19:08

Every housing association home ‘to be checked for issues such as damp and mould’

Every housing association property will be checked for issues such as damp and mould and any problems fixed, a national body representing social housing providers has pledged following a review. The Better Social Housing ...

13 Dec 2022 at 18:07

Scotland

Council leaders pledge to keep rent rises below £5 a week

Tenants in council houses will see their rents rise by an average of less than £5 a week, local authority leaders have pledged. It comes after Scottish Government ministers reached an agreement with social landlords – ...

21 Dec 2022 at 13:45

Local News

Message in a Bottle initiative to be launched in Ardara

Following a difficult personal experience of having to call for an ambulance when a young relation was having a severe medical emergency Ardara woman, Mary Whelan reflected on how she had been unable to answer some ...

11 Jun 2022 at 14:33

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MLA 'damp and mould' claims rebutted by housing association

Clanmil Housing Association has rebutted claims by Mark H Durkan MLA and Cllr Lilian Seenoi-Barr (SDLP) regarding their recent claims about damp and mould in homes in Balliniska Avenue. Speaking to Derry Now, a ...

11 May 2023 at 13:33

Derry News

Derry's Meenan Square to become mixed-use housing and community hub

Westco Developments (NI) Ltd has confirmed transfer of its site at Meenan Square in Derry to Apex Housing Association for development as a mixed-use housing, community hub and local amenity scheme. Apex and ...

05 Apr 2023 at 17:33

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