City Of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council has released new photos this week that show work is well underway on the Wester Hailes affordable housing development, marking a key step forward in its long-term vision to transform the area.

Edinburgh is one of 19 new local authorities joining the international Bloomberg Philanthropies i-team initiative, which provides support and expertise to tackle pressing local challenges.

The Cockburn Association, Edinburgh's heritage watchdog, has criticised plans to knock down the former Causewayside Lads’ Institute to make room for student accommodation. 

The City of Edinburgh Council has invited residents and stakeholders to take part in a consultation on the city’s Affordable Housing Policy (AHP).

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a plan to convert a 67-room student accommodation block on Gorgie Road into temporary housing for homeless individuals.

Plans to transform Edinburgh's iconic Cables Wynd House and Linksview House have been submitted to councillors by Collective Architecture. Built in the 1960s and now Category A listed, the two buildings collectively provide 310 homes, the majority of which are owned by the City of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council and CCG (Scotland) have been recognised for their approach to collaboration in the delivery of net zero homes after winning the 2025 Unlock Net Zero ‘Collaboration of the Year - Partnership’ award. Unlock Net Zero is an organisation that is designed to educa

Small Edinburgh charities struggling with rising costs are being encouraged to apply to the council for emergency support. Brought forward by councillors as part of an urgent package of support for the city's third sector, the £275,000 funding pot aims to support local organisations working to

The City of Edinburgh Council has negotiated the purchase of 78 homes in Colinton, ending the threat of eviction for many households. In July 2022, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) declared its Dreghorn properties as ‘surplus to requirement’ and informed the Scottish Government of its plans

Plans have been submitted to build new homes on the site of properties which were damaged in a gas explosion in Edinburgh in 2023.

A new affordable housing development was given the green light by Edinburgh Council's Development Management Sub-Committee. The approved plans will deliver 49 new homes – comprising a mix of flats, colonies, and terraced houses – on a partly brownfield site adjacent to an established res

Members of the tenants' union Living Rent have warned of community destruction unless the City of Edinburgh Council’s Mixed Tenure Improvement Service (MTIS) is improved.

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