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Scottish new build starts still behind pre-Covid levels
Fewer new homes were built in Scotland in the year to June 2021 than in that ended June 2019, latest figures from Scotland’s Chief Statistician…
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Regulation and rent control part of Scottish new deal
Introduction of rent controls is a ‘key aim’ of proposed reforms to Scotland’s private rented sector laws. These also include increased regulation including appointment of…
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Covid hit on Scottish housing
Housebuilding in Scotland has been hard hit by the Coronavirus crisis, with latest figures suggesting only 15,852 new-build homes were completed in the year to…
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Scotland to create expanded Land Court
Two of Scotland’s judicial bodies charged with settling land and property disputes are to be merged. The Scottish Land Court, an arbiter of landlord and…
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Scotland appoints minister for tenants’ rights
Scotland has a new minister for ‘Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights’. Patrick Harvie is a co-leader of the Scottish Green Party along…
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Scotland consults on licensing short term lets
Consultation on licensing for short term lets is to take place in Scotland over seven weeks this summer. This was confirmed by Housing Secretary Shona…
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Scotland’s hardship fund opens for business
Scotland’s £10m Tenant Hardship Loan Fund offering interest-free loans to tenants struggling with Covid-induced rent arrears has opened for applications, the Scottish Government has announced….
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Race is on to beat stamp duty deadline
Falkirk, Scotland is the fastest moving property market in the UK, with properties taking an average of just 20 days from listing to ‘sold subject…
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Scotland’s rents up by 1.1 per cent
Average rents for new-to-the-market two bedroom properties in Scotland, the most common type of private rented property, increased in the year to September at a…
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Affordable home target unlikely to be on time
Despite the Coronavirus Crisis, Scotland has remained on track to meet its new affordable homes target of 50,000 by next March. Latest figures show that…