New funding could bring more than 400 empty homes back into use for communities across Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today.
17 housing associations, councils and house builders submitted successful bids for the Scottish Government’s Empty Homes Loans Fund.
The fund will help private owners renovate empty homes in exchange for them being made available as affordable housing for at least five years.
There are around 25,000 empty homes across Scotland that are classed as long...
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