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Existing Homes Alliance

@existinghomes.bsky.social
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A coalition of Scotland's key housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations calling for urgent action to transform Scotland’s existing housing stock.

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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 07/09/2026
Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, and this year’s theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, encourages the sector to consider the importance of where we live when it comes to our health and wellbeing.
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Gillian Campbell: Warm homes are healthy homes
Scottish Housing Day takes place next week, and this year’s theme, Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures, encourages the sector to consider the importance of where we live when it comes to our health and wellbeing.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🏠 Ensuring any Barnett consequentials from the UK Warm Homes Plan are used to supplement the £1.3bn Heat in Buildings budget; 🏠 Piloting an area-based low carbon heating collective purchase programme for homes with heating oil. 6/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🏠 Protecting private tenants who are dependent on heating oil - in absence of minimum energy efficiency standards, ScotGov should consider enhancing incentives to encourage rural private landlords to upgrade energy efficiency and switch properties from heating oil to low carbon alternatives;...5/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🏠 Running a targeted HES Grants and Loans pre-winter campaign for heating oil households; ....4/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🏠 Increasing the Warmer Homes Scotland budget to cope with projected increasing demand and additional measures like solar pv and battery storage to ensure affordable running costs;...3/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🏠 Working with local advice services to signpost heating oil households to Home Energy Scotland (HES) for advice and support to move off heating oil to a heat pump;...2/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Households on heating oil must be protected from unaffordable winter costs without being locked into long-term dependence on fossil fuels. We are calling for the Scottish Government to turn crisis support into a route out of it by.....1/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2650253...
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Pressure on Scottish Government over crisis heating oil scheme
Pressure is mounting on the Scottish Government to extend emergency heating oil support as households brace for higher winter energy bills.
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Stop Climate Chaos Scotland @sccscot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Scotland can speed up the switch to ✅ cleaner heating systems ✅ lower/stable bills ✅ better health Funding must target those who need it most, so that *everyone* can benefit. @povertyalliance.org @wwfscotland.bsky.social @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social @changeworks.bsky.social @cemvo.bsky.social
Photo of a white and grey cat lying on a radiator, stretching out. Text on the image says: "Healthier heating & stable bills for all - not just the rich"
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IPPR Scotland @ipprscotland.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🔥Most people are serious about climate change and want to see action around it. Why then is it there very little progress in Scotland? 🥵 Read @davehawkey.bsky.social in @thetimes.com Thunderer
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Heat in Buildings Delivery Plan must include plans for tenement law reform to make decision making easier & ensure people in flats are not left behind - everyone should have the right to a cleaner, greener future. @stephengethins.bsky.social @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social @gillianamartin.bsky.social
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@scotlibdems.org.uk Climate, Environment and Energy spokesperson @sannedd.bsky.social raises the challenge of getting consensus amongst owners for retrofitting tenements. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells ScotParl action on fuel poverty and warmer homes is "something that we're very serious about tackling in this government". www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We look forward to working with @stephengethins.bsky.social and colleagues to ensure that everyone in Scotland can live in a warm healthy home.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Progress is being made but we must accelerate action" @gillianamartin.bsky.social tells Scot Parl. @stephengethins.bsky.social to lead on Heat in Buildings Delivery Plan to provide clarity on how buildings are heated & stimulate clean heat market. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
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Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
UKGov scrapping ECO4 without a clear replacement for Scotland was a blow - the next ScotGov should scale up programmes like Warmer Homes Scotland, protecting households from future energy price shocks & delivering steady pipeline of work for businesses. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
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Job loss warning for heating engineers after Westminster green homes grant axed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced last year she was scrapping the £1.3billion ECO scheme for households in fuel poverty.
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Holyrood @holyroodmag.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since the last election, a charity has revealed www.holyrood.com/news/view,ju...
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Just transition will fail without poverty action, Scottish parties are warned
Number of Scots seeking help to heat homes has shot up since last election, Citizens Advice Scotland says
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Switching from #heatingoil to a #heatpump is good for your pocket, good for the planet and can free up space in your garden 💷🌍🌱..... #cleanheat #cleanenergy #energysecurity
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Gillian Martin @gillianamartin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I’ve just announced a £10 million fund to help Scottish households struggling to afford their oil heating. More details to follow www.thenational.scot/news/2594404...
Gillian Martin in parliament chamber in newspaper article
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Lovely to be part of the @wwfscotland.bsky.social @snp.org fringe panel on Saturday with @mairimcallan.bsky.social @futureeconscot.bsky.social and Uplift. Read our manifesto here: existinghomesalliancescotland.co.uk/news/holyroo...
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Holyrood 2026 – A Manifesto for Warm, Healthy Homes | The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
'While Scotland is likely to face more frequent and intense climate events as a result of climate change, such as flooding and wildfires, the choices we make now can bring real benefits to our lives and communities' www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Budget, as it is, is a missed opportunity to scale these progs which would reduce fuel poverty, improve public health by tackling one of main causes of damp & mould & prepare supply chains to deliver climate change targets - supporting thousands of jobs & opportunities across Scotland. 3/3
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Scotland has excellent FP and ee progs such as Warmer Homes Scotland, Area-based Schemes and the Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund, plus generous grants through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan Scheme, but the gap between what is needed and what is currently being delivered is wide. 2/
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
While we welcome the ongoing support to help homeowners, landlords and tenants to make their homes warmer, healthier and more affordable to heat, this remains a drop in the ocean when we have over 800,000 households living in fuel poverty and 44% of Scotland's homes falling below EPC C. 1/
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Good to see the draft CCP recognises the role of decarbonising heat, but industry, homeowners & landlords need clarity on how this will be delivered - clear delivery plan with regulations, along with scaled up advice and support. We look forward to working with the Scottish Government on next steps.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"A just transition means ensuring that everyone benefits, especially those currently struggling to afford to heat their homes" EHA chair, Lori McElroy in the Herald... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
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Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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Vicky Allan @vickyallan.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Jobs, bills, heat pumps, fuel poverty. Scotland's stalling heat transition risks leaving people out in the cold, and industry uncertain. Where we are at - and the big ideas. 🔥 Part of an @heraldscotland.bsky.social series, Scotland's Energy Future www.heraldscotland.com/news/2556624...
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Heat pumps. How do we avoid clean heat becoming 'two-tier' and making people poorer?
The Herald examines the human cost of Scotland’s troubled heat pump rollout — and the risk of leaving households behind in the race to net zero.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Also crucial to remember that this investment in Scotland's homes delivers warmer, healthier homes with better air quality, lower bills and energy security plus economic growth. It's an opportunity to improve the health and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of households 2/2
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Really interesting report. Notable point early on in the report: "The cost of no action would substantially exceed the cost of mitigation as it would increase temperatures as well as risk Scotland being left behind in the adoption of new technological advances." 1/2
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Perth heating apprentice up for award is "making the most out of the demand for new types of heating" www.scotsman.com/community/fr...
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From torpedoes to thermostats: Why this Perth apprentice ditched the Royal Navy for a career in heating
Only Scot nominated for UK-wide award as industry calls for greater investment
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The shift to low-carbon heating – such as heat pumps and heat networks – can deliver wider benefits, including reduced air pollution and more stable, affordable energy bills, but the time for decisive action is now. 6/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
With leadership and the right framework of regulation and support, Scotland can lead the way in helping households and businesses switch to clean, heating and energy efficient homes. 5/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
It must also include clear minimum energy efficiency standards, a trajectory for ending the use of fossil fuel heating, and strong support for households – particularly those on low incomes – to overcome barriers like upfront costs. 4/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This plan must set out how Scotland will reach the targets outlined in the CCC’s pathway, including the goal for 40% of existing homes to be heated by low-carbon electric systems, such as heat pumps, by 2035. 3/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
As well as bringing forward the Heat in Buildings Bill, which the Committee has highlighted as one of the most positive aspects of Scotland’s climate strategy, we need a robust delivery plan. 2/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The latest advice from the @thecccuk.bsky.social highlights the scale of the challenge still facing Scotland. We urgently need leadership and clarity from Scottish Government if we are to close the gap between ambition and delivery. 1/6
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
EHA reacts to Programme for Government: existinghomesalliancescotland.co.uk/news/eha-rea...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2514460...
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Investing in home energy efficiency transforms lives - all the governments of the UK should recognise this and focus on scaling up programmes to end fuel poverty, improve health and wellbeing and cut emissions.
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Today 25 businesses & industry reps have written to the First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to warn the cost of further delay to the Heat in Buildings Bill is lost job opportunities and another winter of cold homes”. Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/4bkpj9uc
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
It’s time for the Scottish Government to set out a clear direction of travel towards zero emissions heating by 2045. Homeowners and landlords need clarity to enable those who want to embrace the future now, to do so with confidence. 7/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
It’s disappointing that a year on from the consultation closing and we don’t appear to be any further forward on this. The longer we are left without a Bill, the more growth and job opportunities pass us by. Industry needs certainty so it can invest in the jobs needed to meet growing demand. 6/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We also need a support framework that ensures that everyone can access the help they need to comply, and that the costs of meeting the new standard are fully met for households in fuel poverty. 5/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We need a Heat in Bldgs Bill introduced this session and drafted in a way that protects the most vulnerable – that includes a firm commitment that the Bill contributes to tackling fuel poverty and a role for Scotland’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel in overseeing implementation of the regulations. 4/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The Climate Change Committee recently highlighted that failure by politicians to simulate investment through legislation that enables us to reach net zero and reduce the price of electricity by opening opportunities in private markets will see constituents worse off. 3/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Further delay is not the answer. This move will only extend households’ exposure to volatile fossil fuel markets. 2/7
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Existing Homes Alliance @existinghomes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Cabinet Secretary Martin is right to say that the Heat in Buildings Bill needs to tackle both fuel poverty AND the climate emergency – this is something the Alliance said in its response to the consultation a year ago. 1/7
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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 04/03/2025
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”. @existinghomes.bsky.social @snipefnews.bsky.social
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Hydrogen ‘not cost effective’ for home heating, First Minister warned
A coalition of housing, environmental, fuel poverty, consumer and industry organisations has warned First Minister John Swinney against the use of hydrogen for domestic heating which it claims is “neither cost-effective nor efficient”.
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