City Of Edinburgh Council

Just under two months since becoming the first UK local authority to set a target date for ending poverty, the City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled a ten-year delivery plan outlining the actions it will take to help eradicate poverty in the capital by 2030. The End Poverty in Edinburgh Delivery Pl

Over the last four years many services provided by the City of Edinburgh Council have improved, its finances have been well-managed and ambitious strategies to improve the lives of local people and the economy have been agreed.

Plans submitted by Sundial Dundas Corstorphine Ltd to redevelop Corstorphine Hospital and its grounds have finally been approved by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Moves are being made to make council housing in Edinburgh some of the most sustainable in the country as part of an ambitious £2.89 billion programme. A new report from the City of Edinburgh Council reveals the significant investment that has already been made by the local authority in im

More than 50 suppliers have won a place on a major new consultancy framework which aims to support the delivery of state-of-the-art new schools, early years centres, sports facilities and affordable homes across Edinburgh.

The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a public consultation into its plans for the first phase of housing for the development of Granton Waterfront.

Blackwood Housing and Care has been awarded £430,000 which will enable it to adapt homes and directly improve the lives of people with disabilities across Scotland, enabling them to live as independently as possible. The funding from the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council, and the

A new welcome centre in Edinburgh has opened its doors for the winter season, providing warm food and sleeping facilities, immediate housing advice and wellbeing support to anyone facing rough sleeping.

There is no solution to poverty in Edinburgh without resolving the city’s housing and homelessness crisis, according to a wide-ranging report which has called on the Scottish Government, as an urgent priority, to ensure the city has the right funding and support to meet its social housing expa

The City of Edinburgh Council will today consider plans to revise its five-year homelessness strategy to further strengthen support for people who need support.

Work is under way to build new affordable homes at council-led developments in Bingham and Parkview in North East Edinburgh.

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged to "use all the powers available" to crack down on Airbnb-style short-term lets after a new report found that only about one in 500 properties had proper planning permission.

A proposed housing-led vision for the Leith Walk/Halmyre Street area has been published by the City of Edinburgh Council to help shape future development of the site following consultation with the local community and other groups.

Dunedin Canmore has delivered a major boost to affordable housing across Edinburgh after completing 174 new homes in four communities across the capital. The social landlord has completed 110 new, energy-efficient houses and flats for social rent and another 64 for mid-market rental.

The City of Edinburgh Council has delivered a rise in new homes being built and approved over the last 12 months and a decrease in repeat presentations of homelessness.