Posts by Stuart Butler
Reflections from the National Manager
It’s been a busy few months since I joined the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership as National Manager, covering Lisa Borthwick’s maternity leave. I wanted to use this opportunity to introduce myself and reflect on the experience so far. I spent most of my early career doing homelessness advice and advocacy, mostly in London but I’ve…
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Record Number of Empty Homes Brought Back into Use Across Scotland
A report published today by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) shows that almost 11,000 long term empty homes have been brought back into use in Scotland since the partnership was established in 2010. In its latest impact report, the SEHP reported that Empty Homes Officers helped owners to bring 1,875 long-term empty homes back…
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Working Together: Auction House Scotland & Highland Council’s Empty Homes Officer
At the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, we’ve worked with Scottish property auctioneers Auction House Scotland for over eight years. In total, through our collaboration, nearly 70 properties have been sold through Empty Homes Officer introductions. In particular, we wanted to give a well-deserved shout out to Highlands EHO Dawn Meston whose continual willingness to help…
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Empty Homes Renovation – We spoke to Nick about his renovation project in Dumfries
What is the story of your empty home project? The project is the renovation of a maisonette flat circa 1850 within the Dumfries Conservation Area, although the flat isn’t listed. The flat had been poorly maintained & upgraded and then left empty for over 10 years before we took it on. Several areas of penetrating damp…
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New partnership to bring empty homes back to use launched at Scottish Empty Homes Conference
An innovative new project aimed at bringing empty homes back to use in Dundee was announced at the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference in Glasgow. The project, which is being funded by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) and The Community Impact Initiative (The Cii) will be the forerunner to a multi-year program that will…
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