Edinburgh

From UK Housing Wiki

Edinburgh is Scotland's capital city and the second largest in terms of population. It is home to around 450,000 people.

Edinburgh has a history of high rise building with tenements as tall as 10 storeys being built in the 18th century. During the inter war years, many housing estates were built to alleviate the slum areas in the central area of the city. This slum clearance program continued after the war. In the 1960s and 1970s, over 70 tower blocks were built in the city, the tallest being the 22 storey Martello Court in Muirhouse.

A regeneration of Edinburgh's housing commenced in the late 1980s. Prewar tenements were refitted while substandard 20th century housing were either demolished or refurbished.

In 2007, many of the city's tower blocks have been demolished or will be razed within the next 5 years.