Posts by Stuart Butler
Meeting our strategic objectives 1 – Dedicated EHO or service in every council
There is considerable support for any council looking to invest in empty homes work. SEHP have offered seed funding to all local authorities to test the value of empty homes work, and most have done this through our Kickstarter funding. We are also able to offer ongoing training, support and one to one advice when…
[…]Case study – All Roads Lead to Whithorn demonstrating impact on a rural community
Development trust, All Roads Lead to Whithorn, worked with South of Scotland Community Housing to organise a community led housing approach. This saw a 30 year empty listed building – The Grapes Hotel – premises transformed into much needed affordable, energy efficient homes in Whithorn town centre. Two young families are now settled in warm…
[…]Case study – Open Market Purchase
The Highland Council is piloting a new open market purchase scheme to buy directly from owners in a bid to bolster its housing stock to meet the need for additional affordable housing and provide new homes and futures for families, young and old in communities across the Highlands. A property that was empty for 2…
[…]Case study – A data driven project to tackle the shortage of affordable housing for health and social care workers
Kelly Ferns, Argyll and Bute EHO talks about how data was the key in this groundbreaking project. Argyll and Bute (A&B) is a large area geographically, broken down to nine Housing Market Areas (HMA). There are succinct variations between the HMAs that include a wide mix of urban, rural, and island communities. Therefore the impact…
[…]Case study – Privately owned empty home now let to Ukrainian family fleeing the war
This property had been empty for just under 3 years in the city of Aberdeen. The council have high numbers of empty homes and are directing resource and policies to proactively bring empty homes back into use. In this case study, Aberdeen City Council used their Matchmake to rent scheme to match Ukrainian tenants from…
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