Edinburgh is the first city council in Scotland to formally declare a housing emergency. The only previous local authority to do so was Argyll and Bute in June., external.

Controversial plans to impose Scotland's first 'tourist tax' have been given the go-ahead. The City of Edinburgh Council agreed to proceed with a 5 per cent per night fee on overnight accommodation.

In late January, The City of Edinburgh Council decided to move forward with a 5% per night fee on overnight accommodations within the city. The tax goes into effect on July 24, 2026.

The City of Edinburgh will charge a 5% per night tax on accommodations starting in July 2026. The city's council approved the new fees affecting those staying in hotels and other guest spots.

This year, Edinburgh is projected to get the lowest amount of funding per person of any council in Scotland, with the city set to receive £2009.2 per head – just 73.5 per cent of the national ...

Private student housing blocks in the city could be bought up by Edinburgh Council to help tackle the city's housing crisis. The move emerged as councillors voted to suspended council housing ...

The City of Edinburgh Council will undertake a feminist approach to town planning under the proposals, which could lead to radical changes to how the city looks and operates.

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to introduce a charge for visitors in a move expected to raise tens of millions of pounds each year. The Scottish capital will become the first city in the UK ...

When journalists talk about Edinburgh, often it's a story told in terms of figures.This is a city that is home to 523,000 people, visited yearly by around ten times that, with 5.34 million ...

City of Edinburgh Council, which declared a housing emergency in November last year, passed a motion introduced by the Scottish Greens with 36 votes on Thursday in favour of such controls.

Edinburgh is Scotland’s second-most populous city with 500,000 inhabitants. The City of Edinburgh Council last updated its construction consultancy services framework in 2019 . The latest framework ...

The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to introduce a charge for visitors in a move expected to raise tens of millions of pounds each year.