The Existing Homes Alliance warmly welcomed a Scottish Government consultation into the establishment of minimum energy efficiency standards for those living in privately rented homes. The move could bring the private rented sector towards the standards which are required for tenants in housing association homes by 2020, and similar regulation has already been introduced in … [Continue Reading]
Alliance response to launch of Scottish Energy Strategy
In response to the launch of the Scottish Energy Strategy, Lori McElroy, chair of the Existing Homes Alliance, said: “The Scottish Government is right to set out a vision for Scotland’s housing stock to be warm, low carbon and affordable, but the timetable is still far too slow and the plan still short of detail. … [Continue Reading]
Ambition right, but plans don’t add up to realise vision for low carbon housing by 2032
Lori McElroy, chair of the Existing Homes Alliance, said: “Today’s announcements in the Climate Change Plan show a welcome ambition from Ministers for Scotland’s housing stock, but too much of the implementation remains unclear. Credible and properly-funded policies will be required to realise that level of ambition, and we are still no closer to seeing those commitments put in … [Continue Reading]
Draft Scottish Budget ‘still not the bold investment required’ for homes and fuel poverty
The draft Scottish Budget fails to provide the ambition required to crack the problem of Scotland’s inefficient homes for good, says the Existing Homes Alliance. The Scottish Government announced that total spend on fuel poverty and home energy efficiency for the financial year 2017-18 will be set at £114m, a small increase on the 2016-17 … [Continue Reading]
Latest figures reveal too many Scottish homes still too cold, too damp
The latest Scottish House Condition Survey has again demonstrated the urgent need for a significant increase in funding for home energy efficiency, the Existing Homes Alliance has argued today. The figures [1] show that nearly 750,000 households are still in fuel poverty, almost one home in three, with 200,000 households in extreme fuel poverty. The … [Continue Reading]
