City Of Edinburgh Council

A decision on whether to demolish a block of flats in Edinburgh has been delayed after a council meeting was disrupted by protestors.

Edinburgh’s new tourist tax is set to play a major role in tackling the city’s housing emergency, with income from the levy earmarked to deliver more than 470 affordable homes across three major developments.

A new pilot aimed at preventing people from becoming homeless has officially been given the go-ahead after the City of Edinburgh Council and partners were awarded funding from the Scottish Government.

The City of Edinburgh Council is to consider extending the suspension of its housing lettings policy until March 2027.

Plans to demolish three Edinburgh tower blocks are set to go before councillors early next month, including one where pipes leaking sewage into people's homes cannot be repaired. The eight-storey Westfield Court in Gorgie was built in 1952 and is said to be nearing the end of its lifespan. A report

City of Edinburgh Council leader Cllr Jane Meagher believes more affordable homes could be delivered through improved partnership approaches. Scotland's housing crisis isn't just a statistic.

A family has described moving into their new South Queensferry home as “like winning the lottery” after years spent in temporary accommodation.  Wheatley Group partnered with Cala Homes to deliver 23 homes for social rent at Builyeon Road – part of a wider development in the a

New investment will enable hundreds of affordable homes to be provided in the first phase of Scotland's largest brownfield regeneration project.

Tim Pogson has been named as housing convenor by the City of Edinburgh Council following the suspension of Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron. The current chair of Edinburgh’s Integration Joint Board, Mr Pogson is a service improvement manager at Scotland’s Housing Network and is also a bo

Gareth Barwell has been appointed to the role of corporate director of place for the City of Edinburgh Council. The post is accountable for a range of major council services including travel and transport, parks and waste, housing and planning, libraries and culture, and Edinburgh’s new visito

Edinburgh’s housing convener, Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron, has been suspended by Scottish Labour after refusing to resign following remarks suggesting the city should relax its affordable housing targets. Ms Cameron, who also serves as the city’s Deputy Lord Provost, faces removal a

Twelve households have celebrated becoming tenants of The City of Edinburgh Council after the future of their homes was secured.

Significant progress is being made at a new affordable housing development in the heart of Edinburgh city centre.

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work convener, Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron, has welcomed an increase in funding for affordable housing. A rise in the Scottish Government’s ‘voids and acquisition’ fund, which will double in its second year,

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.