ALMOST 900 new-build homes were started in Edinburgh - across the private, local authority and housing association sectors - during the months October-December last year, according to Scottish Government statistics.

Says the government, here, there were exactly 894 ‘all sector’ new-build starts in Edinburgh during the quarter year, compared to 521 (Q3 20…

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CONSTRUCTION of just over 2,300 new homes - exactly 2,334 - was begun in Edinburgh during the financial year, 2024/25.

According to Scottish Government figures, here, the quarterly ‘house building starts - in ‘all sectors’, ie private and housing association / local authorities - were as follows: 965 (2024 Q4), 815 (2025 Q1), 153 (2025 Q2) and 521 (2025 …

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ALMOST 50 tonnes of litter was picked up over the course of a year by workers employed by the city centre ‘business improvement’ organisation, Essential Edinburgh.

At Essential Edinburgh’s annual general meeting, last month, chief executive, Roddy Smith, also noted that, compared to the previous 12 months, there had been a 131 per cent increase in ‘hazar…

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DURING the months April-June this year, the construction of some 153 new-build homes was started in Edinburgh, in ‘all sectors’: private, local authority and housing association - according to Scottish Government statistics.

And when it came to new-build ‘all-sector’ house ‘completions’ for those three months, the number was 857.

The 153 ‘start’ figure co…

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