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Record Number of Empty Homes Brought Back into Use Across Scotland

July 22, 2024

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…

New partnership to bring empty homes back to use launched at Scottish Empty Homes Conference

March 11, 2024

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…

Finalists for the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Awards, sponsored by Auction House Scotland

February 20, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce our finalists for the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Awards, sponsored by Auction House Scotland! They are: Best use of empty homes to meet social/affordable housing need – Perth and Kinross Council vacant property development team (w/ YMCA) – Grampian Housing Association – South of Scotland Community Housing (w/ Dumfries and Galloway…

Awards Up for Grabs at 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference

January 17, 2024

The winners of the Auction House Scotland Empty Homes Awards will be announced when the 13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference comes to Glasgow in February. Awards in five different categories will be up for grabs. The awards are: Best Use of Empty Homes to Meet Social/Affordable Housing Need Special Recognition Award Best Housing Renovation –…

13th Scottish Empty Homes Conference Comes to Glasgow

January 17, 2024

The 13th annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 29 February. The in-person only event will be held in The Studio on Hope Street near the city centre. Boasting a packed agenda, this year’s Scottish Empty Homes Conference brings together housing experts and professionals from across Scotland to discuss successes…

Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan

November 3, 2023
White farmhouse

We were pleased to see the focus given to empty homes at the Scottish Government’s parliamentary debate on Tuesday on their Rural Housing and Island’s Housing Action Plan from all political parties. Attention was given to the blight of empty homes on rural communities, the positive impact empty homes can have for example in housing…

Strategic Framework launched to help to tackle Scotland’s empty homes

September 15, 2023

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has today published new guidance setting out how some of Scotland’s 42,000+ long term empty homes can be used to help to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency. The Strategic Empty Homes Framework guidance and template were developed in partnership with Arneil Johnston, Scotland’s foremost specialist housing consultants, and set out…

New figures show 9000 Scottish empty homes brought back into use

June 15, 2023

A report published today by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) shows that more than 9,000 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 supported owners to bring 1,257 long-term empty homes…

SEHP in the news

May 22, 2023

Coverage National Empty homes to be used to tackle housing shortage (also on pg14 of the print edition) Daily Record Scottish Housing News New partnership to target empty homes for remote essential worker housing

‘Ground-breaking’ new partnership to target empty homes for remote essential worker housing

May 22, 2023
Cullipool

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…