Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the Competition and Markets Authority’s analysis of the private management of amenities on housing estates and how its conclusions apply to Scotland.
Category: Housing & Planning
A changing climate? The Scottish Government’s newly announced policy package
Reading Time: 15 minutes On 18 April 2024 the Scottish Government announced plans to make ‘minor’ changes to climate change legislation, and a climate change policy package which includes
Moving on from the rent cap for private tenants – what is planned next?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog provides an overview of how the proposed law on rent adjudication at the end of the rent cap and the temporary changes that will be in place from 1 April 2024.
Decarbonising heating in Scotland: current Scottish and UK policyÂ
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog sets out the wider UK and Scottish Government policies supporting the decarbonisation of heating buildings.
Decarbonising heating in Scotland: the proposals for a Heat in Buildings Bill.
Reading Time: 8 minutes This blog sets out the details of the Scottish Government’s Heat in Building’s Bill consultation.
Climate Change and Scottish Parliament committees: Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Reading Time: 6 minutes SPICe will be producing a series of blogs to illustrate the links between climate change and the policy areas covered by each subject committee.
This blog illustrates the links between the remit of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee and climate change.
Affordable homes – Scottish Government budget and progress
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog takes a look at the Scottish Government’s affordable housing supply programme budget, reaction to planned spending and progress towards the affordable homes supply target.
The use of spray foam insulation in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at potential issues with incorrectly installed spray foam insulation, and the impact spray foam insulation can have on mortgages.
The New Build Heat Standard
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at recently passed legislation that will affect the type of heating system that new build homes will be allowed to use. What
UK Government net zero policy changes and what they mean for Scotland.
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog considers the recent UK Government changes to net zero policy and how they might impact Scottish ambitions.