City Of Edinburgh Council

The renewal period for secondary short-term let licences in Edinburgh is being extended from one to three years.

Over the coming year, dedicated teams of cleansing staff from the City of Edinburgh Council are making their way around the capital with the aim of sprucing up each neighbourhood and ward.

Julie Ashworth is to lead the new forum to advise the City of Edinburgh Council on all matters related to establishing the city’s visitor levy and its ongoing performance. A recruitment panel, comprising senior representatives of the council, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Visit Scotland and E

The Edinburgh Partnership is conducting a review of how it supports and works with third sector organisations in Edinburgh.

Hundreds of buildings have been brought back into use and over £10 million has been raised for council services thanks to new tax-raising powers adopted by the City of Edinburgh Council. Since 1 April 2024, following changes to Scottish Government legislation, a 200% Council Tax charge has bee

Edinburgh's city council and partners came together last week to take steps towards building, adapting, and finding accessible homes across the capital.

Edinburgh residents are being urged to check their cost-of-living support to claim everything they are entitled to.

Emergency action to suspend council housing allocations across Edinburgh has been hailed as a bold response to the city's mounting homelessness crisis.

The City of Edinburgh Council is preparing to take the unprecedented step of suspending its general council house letting policy for up to a year, in a move aimed at tackling a mounting homelessness crisis and meeting legal obligations to provide suitable temporary accommodation.

A new £10,000 Community Benefits Fund, supported by Cruden and the City of Edinburgh Council, has officially opened for applications.

The City of Edinburgh Council is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Fund (CGF), offering grants of up to £5,000 to support community work in neighbourhoods across Edinburgh.

Construction has begun on a new residential development in Newington which will provide 19 modern, fully wheelchair-accessible homes available for social rent.

Charities due to lose funding from the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) will be able to apply for emergency support from the City of Edinburgh Council.

Families in Edinburgh who have been homeless or living in temporary accommodation are being housed as part of an innovative scheme in the city.

Twenty-six residents from the Dreghorn Estate secured a meeting with the City of Edinburgh Council last week amid an ongoing campaign against the forced evictions of 19 families due to plans to sell properties.