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‘Ground-breaking’ new partnership to target empty homes for remote essential worker housing
An innovative new partnership has been launched that will see empty homes in Argyll and Bute being brought back into use to help to tackle the shortage of affordable housing for health and social care workers across the region. The two-year project is being funded by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) and Argyll and…
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Tax changes for second and empty homes
Scotland is facing a housing emergency. A chronic shortage of housing is leading to increasing numbers of people in temporary accommodation and longer housing waiting lists. Alongside ever increasing house prices and private sector rents, this means that more and more people are struggling to afford to rent or buy in the places they grew…
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Welcome fall in empty homes but cost of living crisis threatens progress
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has welcomed a fall in the number of long-term empty properties in Scotland but warned the cost-of-living crisis may make it harder to sell homes or refurbish empty properties in the year ahead. Statistics published today by the Scottish Government show the number of long-term empty properties fell for…
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Shetland economy could reap the benefits of bringing empty homes back in to use
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and Salmon Scotland have made a joint call for vacant properties to be brought back in to use to tackle the rural housing crisis in Shetland. New analysis shows that almost shows five per cent of homes in Shetland (558) were long-term empty in 2021, with around 400 of those…
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Over 1,150 empty homes brought back into use in Scotland in 2020/21
A report published today by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership shows how Empty Homes Officers throughout Scotland helped to bring more than 1,150 empty properties back into use last year. The figures show that almost 70% of these properties had been empty for two years or longer. You can view all of this information at…
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