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Housing and local services

Landlords, rent, council tax, buying a home

  1. Find your local council in Scotland

    Visit your local council website.

  2. Buying and owning a property

    Information about buying, taxing, keeping and selling a home or business property.

  3. Self-building a home

    Information about building your own home or renovating an existing derelict property.

  4. Planning permissions, appeals and building regulations

    Find out how to get planning permission, appeal a planning decision and meet building regulations and standards.

  5. Mobile homes

    Information for mobile home owners, mobile home site owners and gypsy travellers.

  6. Landlords, letting agents and property factors

    Find out what you need to know if you are a landlord, including how to hire a letting agent or property factor.

  7. Short-term let licences

    The law around short-term lets has changed. Find out if you need a short-term let licence and how to apply for one.

  8. Council Tax

    Find out about registering for council tax, ways to pay, if you cannot pay, exemptions and tax bands.

  9. Home energy

    Information on making your home more energy efficient and reducing energy bills.

  10. Water supplies and sewerage

    Find out about water supplies and sewerage.

  11. Repossessions, homelessness and evictions

    Information on what support is available to help you stay in your home. Includes your rights if you're homeless or have nowhere safe to stay.

  12. Renting a property

    Information on starting and ending a tenancy with a private landlord, or applying for social housing.

  13. Noise, neighbours, pets and pests

    Includes neighbour disputes, reporting noise nuisance and looking after pets.

  14. Community safety and crime prevention

    Includes personal and home safety, terrorism and weather emergencies like flooding.

  15. Bins, rubbish and recycling

    Check council websites for bin collection days, how to report a missed bin, bulky uplift and other things to do with rubbish.

  16. Find a local library

    Check the library services provided by local councils.

  17. Report a pothole

    Potholes and damaged roads can be dangerous for motorists and cyclists. Report potholes to your local council.

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