Empty Homes

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. From Dumfries and Galloway to the Western Isles,

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. There has been a record number of empty homes brought back into use

Joanne Saurin, a housing professional with Fife Council, has won the 'outstanding individual' award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference this week. The judges recognised Joanne for her "amazing work" with Fife Council which has included bringing 395 properties back in to use since taking up her po

West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled an updated strategy that will bring at least 100 empty homes across the region back into use.

Aberdeen City Council has received an Outstanding Service award at the 10th annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference.

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.

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 acros

Angus Council is launching a £100,000 campaign to turn empty properties into homes that people want to live in.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced the finalists for its 10th Annual Conference Awards Ceremony. The winners will be announced on the 2nd of February, on the second day of the three-day digital 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.

Nominate your colleagues and project partners now for the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards before nominations close on the 12th of January. Over the past 10 years, the awards have showcased the inspiring work of individuals and organisations who have made exemplary contributions to the field of priv

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. With the theme 'Providing Homes, Helping Recovery', this year’s conference will r

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has called on local authorities to use Scotland’s 40,000 long-term empty homes as part of COVID-19 recovery plans, ahead of an expected increase in numbers of properties empty for six months or more. SEHP is expecting official statistics publish

Nominations are now open for the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards. Over the past ten years, the awards have showcased the inspiring work of individuals and organisations who have made exemplary contributions to the field of private sector empty homes work in Scotland.

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP), set up to help councils bring empty properties back into use, has urged Dundee City Council to consider the city’s 1,209 long term empty homes as part of its strategy to address the local housing crisis. The council recently announced a £6 mil