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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

Energy efficiency regulation a “golden opportunity” to improve tenants’ lives

7 April 2017

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]

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Alliance response to launch of Scottish Energy Strategy

24 January 2017

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]

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Ambition right, but plans don’t add up to realise vision for low carbon housing by 2032

19 January 2017

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]

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Draft Scottish Budget ‘still not the bold investment required’ for homes and fuel poverty

15 December 2016

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]

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Latest figures reveal too many Scottish homes still too cold, too damp

6 December 2016

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]

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10 Key Recommendations

1 The Energy Efficient Scotland Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have a statutory underpinning, including a target for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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About us

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland is a coalition calling for urgent action to transform Scotland's existing housing stock and make it fit for the 21st century. Too many of Scotland's homes are in a poor condition meaning unnecessarily high fuel use.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the William Grant Foundation.

Recent Updates

  • Alliance welcomes ambitious Heat in Buildings Strategy and call for fuel poverty budget boost to achieve goals
  • Alliance says Budget must go further to deliver a green recovery and tackle fuel poverty
  • Evidence to Scottish Parliament’s Scrutiny of the Climate Change Plan Update

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Join our campaign to ensure there are no households in Scotland living in a hard-to-heat, draughty home by 2030. We urge the Scottish Government to use the once in a generation opportunity of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme and the Fuel Poverty Bill to transform Scotland’s homes for the better, put an end to fuel poverty and seize the opportunities of a low carbon future.

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