Scotland announces £700,000 boost for empty homes funding

Created Oct 30, 2026 • AI-generated summary

Scottish Government announcement (30 October 2026) of an additional £700,000 to bring empty properties back into use as affordable housing or temporary accommodation, distributed across 10 local authorities for repair/refurbishment grant schemes, taking total Scottish Government empty-homes investment to £2m this year. Announced by Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville at the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership conference in Glasgow, alongside partnership figures showing a record 2,285 vacant properties returned to use in 2025-26, with Propertymark welcoming the funding. Membership limited to coverage of this specific funding announcement.