City Of Edinburgh Council

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Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron writes about the challenges facing Edinburgh, and the work being done to tackle them. In Edinburgh, our population continues to grow at speed and for some years now, housing demand has been significantly outstripping supply.  

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The City of Edinburgh Council leader and campaigners have come together to call for action to challenge the injustice of poverty in Scotland’s capital.

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Prospect Community Housing held a formal opening on Wednesday 8 October to celebrate the completion of its development at Clovenstone Close, Edinburgh. Prospect have been working with the contractor, J Smart and Co (Contractors) PLC over the past seven years to develop this site.

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Substantial upgrades to bring two Category A-listed Edinburgh housing blocks up to the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) have been given the green light. A planning application for the £69 million retrofit of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, submitted by Collective A

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Two Edinburgh multi-storey council housing blocks could be demolished after the cost of planned refurbishment works increased by tens of millions, city council officers have revealed. A report going before councillors this week states that refurbishing Oxcars Court and Inchmickery Court in Muirhouse

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Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron writes about the improvements the City of Edinburgh Council is making to blocks in the capital. Across Edinburgh, hundreds of residents are seeing improvements to their homes and neighbourhoods, thanks to the council’s Mixed Tenure Improvement Service (MTIS).

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The director of housing charity Shelter Scotland has described August as a “time for dread” for people experiencing homelessness in Edinburgh, warning that the city’s busy festival season could force vulnerable individuals out of temporary accommodation.

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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.

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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

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