Renfrewshire Council has invested £250,000 in establishing the Historic Buildings in Villages Grants. There are three grants available to help owners maintain and repair their village buildings built before 1945 to the appropriate conservation and heritage standard. Councillor Andy Steel, convener of Renfrewshire Council’s economy and regeneration policy board, said: "Renfrewshire villages are packed with historic buildings, including many within designated conservation areas and hundreds with listed status. "Historic buildings tend to have stone walls and slate roofs, which can make them harder to heat and more difficult to keep wind and watertight. "We know that many of these historic village properties are people's privately owned homes and often buildings are in shared ownership.

Source: The Times December 03, 2023 11:10 UTC