Scottish Empty Homes Conference 2023
With the theme Repair, Reuse, Revitalise, the 12th Scottish Empty Homes Conference was held on Wednesday 1 March 2023 at The Engine Shed, Stirling.
Thank you to all those who were able to join us in person or via the digital platform. We are also very grateful to our speakers for their time and engaging presentations.
Many thanks to our gold sponsor Finders International, silver sponsors Auction House Scotland, Fraser & Fraser, and Brodies LLP, and bronze sponsor Online Property Auctions for their support of this year’s conference.
As announced at the conference, SEHP is partnering with housing specialists Arneil Johnston, to launch new guidance to assist local authorities bring some of Scotland’s nearly 43,000 long term empty homes back into use. The documents are available to view and download from the links below -
Videos of all presentations can be viewed here:
Keynote address
Shona Robison MSP
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government
Gold sponsor welcome
Katie Watson
Public Sector Development Manager – Empty Homes
Finders International
From Empty Homes to Social Housing
John Kerr
Housing Development & Homelessness Manager
West Dunbartonshire Council
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/805148632
Applying Big Ideas to Small Houses
Chris Morgan
Director
John Gilbert Architects
Breakout session 1: Sustaining Homes, People and Communities
Catrin Evans
Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer
Community Impact Initiative Wales
Sponsored by Brodies
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/805160599
Breakout session 2: Retrofit Empty Homes Action Plan (REHAP)
Brighid Carey
Consultancy and Projects Manager
Action on Empty Homes
Sponsored by Fraser & Fraser
Sponsor Presentation
John Loudon
Sales Valuer & Business Development
Auction House Scotland
Draft Strategic Framework Launch
Andy Moseley
Empty Homes Policy and Projects Manager
Scottish Empty Homes Partnership
&
Donna Milton
Managing Director
Arneil Johnstone
Short film and discussion: Cal and Claire’s Empty Homes Journey
Kelly Ferns
Empty Homes Officer
Argyll & Bute Council
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/805053713
Repair and Retrofit of Traditional Buildings
Moses Jenkins
Senior Technical Officer
Historic Environment Scotland
Sponsor Presentation
John Martin
Business Development Manager
Fraser & Fraser