EDINBURGH’S housing market closed the decade with activity between buyers and sellers at its highest level – with the rate of transactions soaring. Continue reading Property market ended year with decade-high transaction rate
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Regulating short term lets: new powers for councils
Councils empowered to introduce safety and control measures
Continue reading Regulating short term lets: new powers for councils
New build homes to be more energy efficient
New regulations will be developed to ensure all new homes use renewable or low carbon heating from 2024.
This move to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions for new build homes will run alongside a £30 million investment in renewable heat projects. Continue reading New build homes to be more energy efficient
Improving energy efficiency: proposals to make homes warmer and greener
Homeowners are to be supported to make their homes warmer and cheaper to heat by improving their energy efficiency.
Continue reading Improving energy efficiency: proposals to make homes warmer and greener
Council supports Shelter Scotland’s ‘Are You With Us?’ housing campaign
The city council is supporting Shelter Scotland’s campaign to have the right to a decent home enshrined in Scots law. Continue reading Council supports Shelter Scotland’s ‘Are You With Us?’ housing campaign
Maintaining our tenements
New measures will be introduced to improve and maintain tenement flats across Scotland, the Scottish Government says.
Legislative changes being considered include, compulsory owners’ associations, building inspections every five years and a national reserve fund for repairs. Continue reading Maintaining our tenements
Scottish residents: “We need communities, not just homes”
Two-thirds of people in Scotland feel that too much focus is being placed solely on the construction of new homes, as opposed to rounded communities with supporting infrastructure, a new report has found. Continue reading Scottish residents: “We need communities, not just homes”
MSP launches crowdfunder to prevent Leith eviction
Scottish Green MSP Andy Wightman has launched a crowdfunder to challenge the eviction of a constituent in Leith. Continue reading MSP launches crowdfunder to prevent Leith eviction
No freeze in property sales this winter, says Warners
HOUSE PRICES in the city are remaining steady in spite of the significant year on year jump in the number of homes changing hands.
Warners Solicitors & Estate Agents has revealed that their sales in the three months to October were up 36% on the same period last year, while the average house price has risen only 2.8% over the same period. Continue reading No freeze in property sales this winter, says Warners
Funding deal to create hundreds of affordable homes across Leith and north Edinburgh
Port of Leith Housing Association has attracted investment of £40 million from Scottish Widows, bolstering its plans to create more than 650 social and mid market rent homes by 2025. The funding will be drawn in stages at a low 30-year fixed rate of 2.84%. Continue reading Funding deal to create hundreds of affordable homes across Leith and north Edinburgh