Opportunity to join our team as an Empty Homes Adviser
Do you have a passion for dealing with people and want to play a role in bringing empty homes back into use? An opportunity has become available to join our team as an Empty Homes Adviser with applications closing on 23rd July. Further information on the role and details of how to apply are…
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BLOG: Empty Homes can help achieve Scotland’s 20 minute neighbourhood ambition
By Paul Stewart, Partnership Officer The concept of 20 minute neighbourhoods – the idea that it should be easy for people to meet most of their everyday needs within a 20 minute return walk or cycle – has recently risen to prominence as a strategic priority in planning. The concept is a multi-disciplinary approach to…
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Over 850 empty homes brought back into use across Scotland
In its 2020-21 Annual Report, published on 14 June, the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) report that Empty Homes Officers (EHOs) across Scotland helped to bring almost 900 empty properties back in to use this year, despite restrictions caused by Covid-19 pandemic that has seen renovation work halted or abandoned, rental properties remaining vacant and…
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Scottish Borders joins the fight against empty homes
Supported by the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, Scottish Borders Council are appointing a dedicated Empty Homes Officer as part of plans to help owners bring long-term empty properties back into use and reduce the impact that neglected empty homes can have on communities in the area. The officer will provide a range of services, advice…
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Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and Homes for Good launch ground-breaking project
Social enterprise letting agency Homes for Good and the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership have launched a partnership to address the rising number of empty homes in the west of Scotland through the purchase and letting of empty properties, a fund to refurbish properties, and the recruitment of a dedicated empty homes manager. Writing in the…
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