Bringing empty homes back into use: audit of privately owned empty homes (2023)
The Indigo House Group Anna Evans, Mandy Littlewood, Regina Serpa, Andrea Paterson, Eddy Graham
The audit has considered the current picture of empty homes in Scotland; the key barriers to, and opportunities for, bringing empty homes back into use in this context; the existing approaches and interventions used to bring empty homes back into use; and whether these approaches could be improved and what further action could be taken.
136 pages
Contents
1. Introduction and research aims
2. Research methodology
3. Empty homes in Scotland
4. The progress and barriers in bringing empty homes back into use
5. Current approaches to bring empty homes back into use 74
6. Value for money assessment
7. Areas for improvement and learning from alternative approaches
8. Conclusions and recommendations
ISBN 978-1-83521-314-8
Further information
- Scottish Empty Homes Partnership
- Scottish Government Policy – Empty Homes
- Spice Spotlight –Empty homes in Scotland: facts, figures and policy (Nov 24)
- See also Indigo House Group and Rent Better
Updated 09.04.25
