City Of Edinburgh Council

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

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.