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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

a third of excess winter deaths could be avoided by action on warm homes

17 October 2017

The Existing Homes Alliance has  called on the Scottish Government to take further action to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s homes in the wake of new statistics showing that an excess of 2,720 people died in winter 2016/17 compared with warmer months. See press release: PR_exha_winter_deaths_17Oct2017

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Parliamentary Briefing – Taking Scotland Forward 2 June 2016

30 May 2016

This briefing is prepared for the Scottish Government debate in parliament on Taking Scotland Forward – Creating a Fairer Scotland, on 2 June 2016. Scottish Parliament will debate Latest figures, from the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) 2014, showed that an unacceptable number of households in Scotland continue to live in fuel poverty. These latest … [Continue Reading]

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Call for minimum energy performance standard in all housing

24 May 2012

The Alliance and several other housing, environmental, health and vulnerable peoples’ organisations have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment to urge him to promote regulation requiring minimum standards of energy performance in private housing. The signatories stressed that regulation should be a central part of the Scottish Government’s efforts to tackle … [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 climate plan but awaits detail on delivery
  • Calls for doubling of funding as latest statistics show a quarter of households still living in fuel poverty
  • Warm homes and the Scottish Budget 2021/22

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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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