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…
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…
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…
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…
Writing in the Scotsman, Shaheena Din explains why an empty homes strategy should be key to addressing the housing emergency and pandemic recovery and calls on all councils to confirm their commitment to empty homes work in the coming year. Read the full article here
Aberdeen City Council, an Inverness-based building company, a community housing project in Dumfries & Galloway and a Fife Council officer were the winners in the 10th Scottish Empty Homes awards sponsored by Fraser & Fraser Genealogists and International Probate Researchers. The winners, announced yesterday at the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership annual conference, recognised the efforts…
Crumbling bricks, broken windows and overgrown gardens of empty homes across Scotland could be a visual legacy of the economic crisis caused by the Covid pandemic if action is not taken to bring more properties back in to use, according to the leader of a project working with local authorities across the country. Shaheena Din,…
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced a dynamic line–up of speakers for its first ever digital conference, which will be held 1-3 February 2021. The 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference will begin with an address by Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning Kevin Stewart MSP, and will focus on the theme of Providing…
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has called on local authorities to use Scotland’s 40,000 long-term empty homes as part of Covid-19 recovery plans, ahead of the publication of official statistics by Scottish Government (15 December) that are expected to show an increase in numbers of properties empty for six months or more. SEHP are…
Early bird tickets have gone on sale today for the 10th Scottish Empty Homes Conference, which will be held on an online digital platform from 1 – 3 February 2021. Single day tickets with early bird pricing are £15, while 3-day conference passes are available for £40. The discounted tickets will be available on the…
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