City Of Edinburgh Council

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The City of Edinburgh Council has spent almost £95.5 million buying new-build homes from private developers in the past two years, according to figures obtained through a Freedom of Information (FoI) request.

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A petition has been launched to call on the City of Edinburgh Council to provide support for families facing eviction from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Dreghorn Estate in Lochend.  The DIO is selling property deemed surplus to requirements and as a result, 47 families are con

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The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed changes to its licensing policy on short-term lets (STLs) that will water down key health and safety requirements for homesharers during the Festival period to try to ease the acute shortages of visitor accommodation.

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The City of Edinburgh Council has opened the second round of engagement to gain people’s views on proposals to create new homes and commercial premises in Craigmillar’s local centre.

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Edinburgh councillors are a week away from potentially approving Scotland's first Visitor Levy, a scheme aimed at raising up to £50 million annually through a 5% charge in addition to the cost of overnight accommodation.

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Jane Meagher has been named as the new leader of the City of Edinburgh Council. The former Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work convener was appointed by her fellow councillors following the resignation of Cammy Day as leader on Monday 9 December.

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Maxi Construction has been awarded a £3.7 million contract from the City of Edinburgh Council for refurbishment works to May & Gunnet Court in the Muirhouse area of the city. Works to the two nine-storey occupied residential buildings include the replacement of 19.5m high glazed screens an

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