Empty Homes

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.

An innovative new partnership has been launched that will see empty homes in Argyll and Bute being brought back into use to help to tackle the shortage of affordable housing for health and social care workers across the region. The two-year project is being funded by the Scottish Empty Homes Partner

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed proposals to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes in a bid to increase affordable housing supply. First Minister Humza Yousaf announced the joint COSLA proposals at the Scottish

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today which could giv

Property title and land register information provider Millar & Bryce is to partner with the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership following a successful trial period. The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by charity Shelter Scotland, aims to support counci

Projects in Dunoon, Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Dumfries have been announced as the winners of the 12th Scottish Empty Homes Awards, sponsored by Finders International. The awards were announced during the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership conference which was held yesterday at the Engine Shed in Stirl