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Moniaive Initiative finally gets hold of award for transforming empty house into amenity home
The community group has got its hands on the trophy for landing best long-term empty homes restoration project at the Scottish Empty Homes Awards
Celebrating their award success are Moniaive Initiative Bill McLarty (centre) with treasurer, John Murray (right).
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The total now stands at 47,333 – up 16 per cent from 40,963 in 2019.
This is the new kitchen in a home that had lain empty and was brought back into use by YMCA Glenrothes, with support from Fife Council s empty homes officer Joanne Saurin
Fife currently has 2,264 vacant privately owned residential properties on its Empty Homes Register.
As well as identifying uninhabited houses, Ms Saurin tracks down owners to find out why no one lives there and what it would take to bring them back into use.
She offers advice and assistance tailored to each case, helping owners look at their options and work out what is realistic for them – making them aware of the costs of refurbishments and of leaving a property empty.
Castle Douglas clocktower flat could be sold to affordable housing organisation
Members of the town s common good fund are entering negotiations with South of Scotland Community Housing (Image: Bobby Geddes)
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