Empty Homes

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

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced that the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference will be held on an online digital platform from 1 – 4 February 2021. With the theme Providing Homes, Helping Recovery, this year’s conference will reflect on the work of the past decade and l

Galashiels Town Centre, Hawick Town Centre, Hawick Trinity and Hawick Wellogate had more than 5% of properties classified as Long-Term Empty (LTE) in each of the past four years (2016-2019), according to new data from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP).

Moray residents with empty properties may be eligible for a COVID-19 grant to reduce their levy payment.

Scottish councils have been urged to make empty homes work a cornerstone of post-pandemic recovery after a record number of privately-owned vacant properties were brought back into use last year. In its 10th annual report, the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) announced that 1,412 previou

The number of empty homes in Aberdeen has almost tripled in the last four years.

The promotion of the compulsory purchase of two empty homes in Govanhill has been agreed by Glasgow City Council.

The Scottish Government’s work to tackle empty homes has been put on hold due to “changed priorities” and the implications of the coronavirus crisis, housing minister Kevin Stewart has admitted. The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee issued a rep

A letter has been issued to the housing sector on the importance of bringing empty properties back into use and support for victims of domestic abuse during the COVID-19 health crisis.

Private landlords and other property owners left with empty homes in Edinburgh due to coronavirus are being encouraged to help local people and families in critical housing need through a new scheme which aims to provide a better alternative to other forms of temporary homeless accommodation.

Services are set to be enhanced in South Lanarkshire which aim to increase the number of long term empty homes being brought back into use. A report to South Lanarkshire Council’s housing and technical resources committee confirmed that over 1,100 properties were registered as long term e

The City of Edinburgh Council has boosted its ability to tackle the waste of long-term vacant, privately-owned homes with the appointment of a dedicated empty homes officer.  The capital experiences the highest rents in Scotland and house prices are continuing to rise, placing pressure on housi

Empty homes renovated under a scheme intended to ease pressure on housing stocks are being rented out to tourists in the Western Isles, according to a new report.

The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee will hold a debate today as part of its inquiry into empty homes in Scotland.