Empty homes
Unique partnership launched to tackle empty homes in the west of Scotland
Social enterprise letting agency Homes for Good (HfG) and the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership have launched a partnership to address the rising number of empty homes in the west of Scotland through the purchase and letting of empty properties, a fund to refurbish properties, and the recruitment of a dedicated empty homes manager.
Published 29 April 2021
Council houses in West Lothian lying empty for longer, report finds
Coronavirus safety restrictions have badly hit turnaround times for letting empty homes to new tenants in West Lothian.
Published 15 April 2021
Scottish Empty Homes Partnership seeks third sector views on empty homes
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership wants to hear from third sector organisations with their thoughts on if and how they can use empty homes to help to meet their housing objectives.
Published 12 April 2021
Shaheena Din: Council employees key to bringing Scotland’s 47,000 empty homes back into use
Scottish Empty Homes Partnership national project manager Shaheena Din outlines the benefits of employing an empty homes officer and argues that bringing empty homes back into use can a key pandemic recovery strategy for Scotland's councils.
Published 16 March 2021
Moniaive Initiative affordable housing wins Empty Homes Award
Moniaive Initiative is celebrating after its first Community Affordable Housing Project won the award for 'Best Long-Term Empty Homes Restoration Project' at the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership Annual Awards Ceremony on February 2.
Published 10 February 2021
Fife Council housing professional wins at Scottish Empty Homes Conference
Joanne Saurin, a housing professional with Fife Council, has won the 'outstanding individual' award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference this week.
Published 5 February 2021
West Dunbartonshire updates strategy to bring at least 100 empty homes back into use
West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled an updated strategy that will bring at least 100 empty homes across the region back into use.
Published 4 February 2021
Aberdeen City Council celebrates empty homes award
Aberdeen City Council has received an Outstanding Service award at the 10th annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference.
Published 4 February 2021
Scottish Empty Homes Awards winners announced
Aberdeen City Council, an Inverness-based building company, a community housing project in Dumfries & Galloway and a Fife Council officer were the winners in the 10th Scottish Empty Homes awards sponsored by Fraser & Fraser Genealogists and International Probate Researchers.
Published 3 February 2021
Scottish Empty Homes Partnership calls for action to ensure empty homes are not legacy of COVID
Crumbling bricks, broken windows and overgrown gardens of empty homes across Scotland could be a visual legacy of the economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic if action is not taken to bring more properties back in to use, according to the leader of a project working with local authorities across the country.
Published 1 February 2021
Angus Council launches £100,000 empty homes campaign
Angus Council is launching a £100,000 campaign to turn empty properties into homes that people want to live in.
Published 28 January 2021
Finalists announced for the Fraser and Fraser 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards ceremony
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced the finalists for its 10th Annual Conference Awards Ceremony.
Published 27 January 2021
Speakers line-up unveiled for 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced a dynamic line-up of speakers for its first ever digital conference, which will be held 1-3 February 2021.
Published 15 January 2021
Last call for the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards nominations
Nominate your colleagues and project partners now for the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards before nominations close on the 12th of January.
Published 8 January 2021
10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference to go digital in February
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced that the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference will be held on an online digital platform from 1 – 3 February 2021 with tickets from as little as £15.
Published 7 January 2021