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

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

Parliamentary Briefing – Taking Scotland Forward 2 June 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]

Call for minimum energy performance standard in all housing

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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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.

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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.