Having worked with the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) for more than six years to support the charity in their mission to bring Scotland’s empty homes back into use, Auction House Scotland are delighted to be silver Sponsor for the organisation’s 12th Scottish Empty Homes Conference.
The conference will take place on Wednesday 1st March 2023 at The Engine Shed in Stirling and also includes an awards ceremony to recognise the hard work and achievements of those involved in transforming empty homes over the past year.
The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Repair, Reuse, Revitalise’, focusing on how the repair and reuse of empty homes is helping to revitalise communities and local economies, as well as offering a cost-effective approach to delivering environmental sustainability goals.
The SEHP was formed in 2010 after the review of the private rented sector identified that empty homes can play a key role in meeting the country’s housing challenges. With an estimated 43,000 long-term empty private-sector homes in Scotland, the Partnership exist to combat the ‘housing emergency’ and return as many empty homes back into use as possible.
During 2021-2022, the SEHP brought 1,152 properties in Scotland back into use, bringing the total number of properties brought back into use since the organisation’s commencement to 7,759.
Finalists for the event’s awards have now been announced. The award categories include:
- The best use of empty homes work to create social/affordable housing
- Best retrofit of an empty home: for an excellent environmentally friendly improvement to an empty home
- The best use of data to inform empty homes practice: for outstanding examples of using information to get results
- Empty Homes rising star: For a new start making a positive impact on empty homes work
National Project Manager for the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, Shaheena Din commented on the sponsorship:
“We are delighted to once again have the support of Auction House Scotland for this year’s conference.
There are often complex circumstances involved in the sale of empty homes, we’ve seen many examples over the years of where Auction House Scotland has achieved fantastic outcomes.
This year’s conference will feature some really interesting transformation stories and showcase the expertise involved in empty homes work, and we are looking forward to a dynamic and inspiring event.”
Sales Valuer and Business Development Executive for Auction House Scotland, John Loudon, will be at the event to present on the value of auction for empty homeowners and how we can assist the SEHP with their mission:
“Auction House Scotland is proud to have supported the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership for more than six years. Over this time, we have helped almost 50 homeowners return their long-term empty properties back into use using the unique speed and security of an auction sale and look forward to helping many more in the future.
We are delighted to be part of the SEHP Conference again as a silver sponsor and look forward to meeting with the attendees and hearing about the fantastic work the award nominees have been doing in transforming empty homes across the country.”
Tickets for the 12th Scottish Empty Homes Conference are available for both in-person and online livestream attendance.
For more information about the event and for tickets, visit The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership website: www.emptyhomespartnership.scot
