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Secure bicycle storage shelters have been installed in multi-storey blocks across Aberdeen. 

Residents living in Kings Court, St Machar Court, Donside Court, Inverdon Court, Balgownie Court and St Ninian Court will soon be able to safely and securely store their bikes.  

Aberdeen City Council has today written to all residents and owners in properties of a particular historic construction type in the Balnagask area of Aberdeen affected by RAAC in roof construction.

Several major build projects have been completed in Aberdeen including two new school complexes with more schemes continuing at pace, a council committee heard today.

Aberdeen City Council’s Finance…

An extensive consultation with residents and owners in eight city centre multi-storeys is launched today as part of the production of a full options appraisal for the future of the buildings.  

The consultation, which is online as well as copies available in drop-in sessions, will…

More than 22,000 council homes in Aberdeen are currently being reviewed for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) – a lightweight building material used between the 1950s and 1990s. 

Although Aberdeen City Council is not expected to have many homes built with…

Council tenants from across Aberdeen are being encouraged to have their say on increasing investment in the city’s housing stock. 

It was previously agreed to increase rent to 4% for this year, which had followed on from rent freezes in 2021/22 and 2022/23, and a lower rent increase than…

Work is continuing to be undertaken to bring empty properties back into use across Aberdeen.  

An update on progress was presented today to councillors at the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee. 

The Empty Homes Service works alongside owners,…

A new approach to the allocation of council housing in Aberdeen that allows residents to make informed decisions on where they live has been introduced.  

Choice Based Lettings (CBL) allows applicants to see all available properties from Aberdeen City Council and bid for those that they…

The Prince of Wales today (27 June) visited Tillydrone Community Campus to launch Homewards – a programme that will…

An extensive consultation exercise with tenants, owners and other stakeholders is to be carried out as part of the production of a full options appraisal of eight city centre multi-storey blocks.  

Aberdeen City Council’s Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee today…

The Minister with Special Responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine, Neil Gray, today visited council properties in Aberdeen that are being brought back into use to help support those fleeing conflict in Ukraine. 

Mr Gray also heard from families who have resettled in the city.…

A revised Housing Allocations Policy has today been approved by the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee that will see the Choice Based Lettings (CBL) approach replace the current system.  

Currently applicants are matched to available properties based on the choices…