Funding to renew empty homes 27/12/12
New funding could bring ten empty homes in the Western Isles back into use.
£155,000 from Scottish Government’s Empty Homes Loans Fund will help private owners
renovate empty homes in exchange for them being made available as affordable housing
for at least five years.
Announcing the funding Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said "Empty homes are
a blight on many communities across Scotland. Standing empty these properties are
no use to anyone. Renovated, they could provide much needed new homes for hundreds
of people.
“That is why more needs to be done to make better use of these existing assets.
“Bringing empty homes back into use makes sense because it is a cost-effective way
of increasing the supply of housing available to families across Scotland’s communities.