City Of Edinburgh Council

A set of proposals which aim to deliver £21 million of savings in the coming financial year have been released for public engagement by the City of Edinburgh Council. Councillors on the finance and resources committee agreed six themes for the 2018/19 budget including increasing income, improving s

Councillor Kate Campbell will chair the new task force A homelessness task force has been created by the City of Edinburgh Council to investigate the growing problem in the city.

City of Edinburgh Council has outlined a detailed plan to deliver the first phase of the capital coalition’s commitment to build 20,000 affordable homes over the next ten years. In January 2016, the Council made a commitment with housing association partners to deliver 16,000 homes over the ne

A partnership between Port of Leith Housing Association and City of Edinburgh Council has delivered a new community of affordable homes in Leith.

The City of Edinburgh Council launched a campaign today to encourage flat owners to work together to keep their properties in good repair as we move towards winter. The council wants to raise awareness of a toolkit produced by its Shared Repairs Service to offer private homeowners help and guidance

An induction day has been held for 22 new apprentices joining the housing service at the City of Edinburgh Council. The opportunity for apprenticeships has been created as the local authority progresses plans to build more homes, invest in existing homes and provide services to reduce tenants’ cos

Craigmillar sites 19 and 20 CCG (Scotland) Ltd is continuing to deliver affordable housing for Edinburgh with a sustained focus in the East of the city where the firm is currently building 111 new affordable homes as part of the first phase of the Craigmillar Town Centre Masterplan on behalf of Dune

Dunedin Canmore managing director Hazel Young, Councillor Gavin Barrie and Dunedin Canmore tenant Mark Keane, officially open the Click & Connect centre A new state-of-the-art digital learning centre providing free internet and computer access has opened at Edinburgh’s Slateford Green Communit

The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled proposals for a new planning system which aims to increase the number of affordable homes in the Capital. Under the new blueprint, planners will be encouraged to prioritise the use of brownfield sites and work with public sector and private landowners to de

Manor Estates Housing Association has completed the third phase of its external wall insulation programme on houses and flatted properties. Over the last three years the Association has expended over £4 million and insulated 707 homes working with Scottish Government HEEPS ABS and HEEPS Loan Scheme

View looking south from Harewood Road through north/south linear park Architects have submitted plans for the construction of 194 new homes at Craigmillar town centre on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council’s 21st Century Homes house building programme.

Lorraine McGrath Services for people sleeping rough on the streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow are expected to be improved following a deal struck between two charities specialising in ‘outreach work’.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) has criticised the City of Edinburgh Council over its failure to notify a landlord that his tenant’s housing benefit would not be paid. An investigation report laid before the Scottish Parliament revealed that Mr C, who is the landlord for his brother

A housing development of over 1,300 homes in Edinburgh has edged closer after councillors gave initial plans the green light. A narrow vote of seven to six in favour of granting approval of the New Brunstane Masterplan will now allow the City of Edinburgh Council’s arms-length developer EDI Group

A £280 million development near Edinburgh Airport consisting of 1,400 new homes, hundreds of which would be affordable homes, has been recommended for refusal by council officials. Work on the Maybury development, which would also include a primary school, shops and offices, had been hoped to