Empty Homes

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership will receive £423,000 of funding to continue its work of increasing the supply of homes by bringing empty properties back into use in 2024-25. The Partnership works with local authorities and private homeowners to provide advice and support to help bring em

Grampian Housing Association’s visionary Old School regeneration project at Abergeldie Road, in the Ballater conservation area of Aberdeenshire has won the Best Use of Empty Homes to Meet Social/Affordable Housing Need award at the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference.

An innovative new project aimed at bringing empty homes back to use in Dundee was announced at the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference in Glasgow.

Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan MSP will deliver the keynote speech at the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference at The Studio in Glasgow on 29 February. In line with the theme of conference, Learning from the Past – Visions for the Future, the minister will share his insight in

The Scottish Government has been urged to take action on long-term empty homes after new analysis estimated their total value to be more than £3 billion.

The 13th annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 29 February. Held in The Studio on Hope Street, the conference will bring together housing experts, public servants, and others to discuss the role of empty homes in Scotland.

New powers enabling councils to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes have been agreed by the Scottish Parliament.

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged to reduce the number of empty council homes after a new study revealed that almost 7,000 homes in the capital are lying unused.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has today published new guidance setting out how some of Scotland’s 42,000+ long-term empty homes can be used to help to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency.

A successful home buying scheme in North Lanarkshire is continuing to provide additional properties for council tenants to rent. An update on the progress of the Open Market Purchase Scheme (OMPS) was provided to the recent housing committee, with Councillor Michael McPake highlighting that 348 long

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

Almost 1,200 long-term homes are being brought back into use for those fleeing the war in Ukraine through an innovative approach.

Non-urgent repairs for council homes in South Lanarkshire are to be temporarily suspended to tackle a backlog in empty properties.

More than 9,000 long-term empty homes have been brought back into use in Scotland since the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) was established in 2010, according to a new report published today. In its latest impact report, the SEHP reported that empty homes officers supported owners to bring 1

Glasgow City Council has approved a new housing strategy which includes a supply target of 13,000 homes between 2023 to 2028 but a councillor has warned that some social homes in the city could become unaffordable.