What you told us and what we're doing

What we asked

We asked local residents, partners and organisations to review the draft Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2025–2030, which sets out how we plan to address housing need, prevent homelessness, improve housing quality and support wellbeing across Moray.

What you said

We received 70 responses, a significant increase from the previous LHS review (15 responses).

The feedback was generally positive, with strong support for all four LHS priorities:

• Priority 1 - Building more homes: 66% agreed or strongly agreed (there was a higher rate of neutral ‘neither agree nor disagree’ responses for this priority)
• Priority 2 - Making better use of existing homes: 96% agreed or strongly agreed
• Priority 3 - Housing’s role in improving health and wellbeing: 79% agreed or strongly agreed
• Priority 4 - Improving property condition and affordable warmth: 91% agreed or strongly agreed

Comments highlighted the need for:

• More accessible and smaller homes
• Reducing under‑occupancy
• Warm, energy‑efficient homes
• Better support for specific needs, including mental health and ageing populations

What we did

We reviewed all comments. As the consultation showed strong support for the draft strategy, only minor changes were required. These included:

• Adding reference to the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan
• Updating the action plan to remove a carbon credits action that received low support
• Adding detail on specialist housing for people with mental health needs

What’s new in the strategy

The final Local Housing Strategy sets out how we will:

• Increase housing supply across all tenures
• Make better use of existing homes and prevent homelessness
• Strengthen partnership working to support health and wellbeing
• Improve property condition and energy efficiency across homes in Moray

It also reflects:

• A new two‑year partnership with Aberdeenshire Council to deliver an Empty Homes Service
• Updated actions shaped by recent consultation feedback

Next steps

The Local Housing Strategy 2025–2030 was approved for implementation by elected members at the Housing and Community Safety Committee meeting on 12 March 2026. You can read the report presented to Committee here.

The strategy will begin immediately following approval.

We’ll:

• Share updates with tenants, partners and stakeholders
• Publish the final strategy and action plan on our website
• Begin delivering the actions set out for the 2025–2030 period
• Continue working with partners to support delivery and monitor progress

The final Local Housing Strategy has been published on our Housing Strategy webpage.