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Rural estates across Scotland face pressure to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings as part of the drive towards net-zero, subject to the PSR provisions set out in the forthcoming Heat in...

The low-carbon heat sector in the UK remains vastly underdeveloped compared to renewable electricity. For example, at the community energy level, while wind, solar, and hydro have a combined installed...

As the year draws to a close, many landowners are making plans to decarbonise buildings and estates in 2025. The inexorable direction of government Net Zero policy and the multiple recent shocks in...

Proactive woodland management has long been a central feature of estate life in Scotland, and as pressure to reduce domestic and commercial carbon emissions from buildings grows, many estate and...

Visitors would be forgiven for thinking that the Gate House on the Aldourie Estate had always been there, but in fact the building was only completed in September 2023. After an architect unearthed an...

Since purchasing the estate in 2022, owners Chris and Camille Bently have undertaken an ambitious programme of property restoration including tenanted and employee properties, holiday cottages...

Glengorm Farming Partnership led by Tom Nelson, with support from the Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT), has seen the delivery of much needed new affordable homes on the Isle of Mull. Recognising...

For many decades the Grade A listed workshops and stables lying in the Designed Landscape of Broughton Place (designed by the renowned architect Sir Basil Spence) had laid empty. Jemima Elliott moved...

Overview of the Heat in Buildings Bill Proposals  

On the 28th November 2023, the long-awaited consultation on a prospective Heat in Buildings Bill was published by the Scottish Government.  This...

As we approach April, a pivotal time for energy contract renewals, we aim to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to make informed choices for your business.

At SLE Energy Services, we...

Paul McLennan MSP, Minister for Housing, has overseen the publication of the much anticipated Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan (RIHAP). This maintains that the Scottish Government’s approach to...

In this blog, our Policy Adviser (Access and Visitor Management), Simon Ovenden, shares his frustrations relating to the Scottish Government’s Short Term Lets (STL) licensing legislation and the...