The dust has nearly settled since the much anticipated Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament.
Category: Policy
12,000 affordable homes needed to meet Scottish housing ambitions
There’s a lot to do to make the Scottish housing market meet the needs and expectations of people in Scotland. There’s the challenge of an ageing population and making sure the homes we...
Reform for private renting long overdue
Today, 1st September, Nicola Sturgeon announced the new programme for the Scottish Government, which includes a new bill to improve the private rented sector (PRS) that will be published...
Scotland’s household estimates: are we building to last?
Today National Registers of Scotland released their updated household estimates for 2015. They show that the number of Scottish households has grown by 18,200 in the past year.
The wrong cuts: Budget 2015 analysis
Today the Chancellor confirmed how the UK government intends to reduce the welfare budget by £12bn by 2017-18. As has been widely predicted, housing benefit took a major hit: automatic...