City Of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council has suspended a plan to charge second home owners four times the standard rate of council tax, just weeks after it came into force. The pause, which lasts six months, follows legal advice and a series of representations from affected homeowners.

Plans to deliver 49 new affordable homes at Coatfield Lane in Leith have been approved, marking a significant step forward in the City of Edinburgh Council’s ongoing programme to increase the supply of high-quality affordable housing across the city. The new homes will be delivered on behalf o

The first part of a Framework Agreement to support the delivery of new affordable homes in Edinburgh, worth around £350 million, is now live.

More than 100 flats across two residential towers in Edinburgh will soon be transformed into energy efficient and comfortable homes, thanks to a sweeping refurbishment programme designed by Collective Architecture. The project forms part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s wider Strategic Inves

A new framework aimed at reducing poverty and inequality in Edinburgh has received unanimous backing from councillors.

Campion Homes has secured a place on the City of Edinburgh Council’s New Build Housing Framework, opening the door to delivering small‑scale social housing developments across the capital. 

Thousands of new homes are set to be delivered in Edinburgh over the next five years, thanks to an additional £1.6 billion agreed by councillors yesterday. The City of Edinburgh Council’s Budget includes a record spend on providing affordable housing alongside significant investment in f

The City of Edinburgh Council has hailed the strong progress made over the past year in bringing empty homes back into use, as councillors approved a new five-year Empty Homes Strategy.

The City of Edinburgh Council holds no evidence that its Short-Term Let Planning Control Area has delivered any measurable improvement in housing supply, affordability or market outcomes since it was introduced in 2022, the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) has found. In a Freedom

A major development in Leith by CCG Homes has been purchased by the City of Edinburgh Council in a £30.5 million deal that will see it repurposed to deliver a much-needed mix of affordable housing tenures.

Nearly £60 million earmarked for building and purchasing new homes is forecast to go unused by the City of Edinburgh Council this year.

A £21 million contract for retrofit and upgrades at Craigmillar and Peffermill Court in Edinburgh has been recommended for approval.

Manor Estates Housing Association has taken possession of 10 three-bedroom family homes at Queensferry Heights.

The City of Edinburgh Council has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicate poverty in the city by 2023 with the publication of its fifth annual update, which delivers a clear snapshot of what’s been achieved and what still needs to be done. The update report, which was considered and agreed by c

The City of Edinburgh Council yesterday agreed the first spend programme for funding raised by the Edinburgh Visitor Levy.