Reading Time: 24 minutes This blog provides a summary and analysis of the 2023-24 Programme for Government.
Category: Housing & Planning
RAAC in Scottish public buildings
Reading Time: 6 minutes A post looking at Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), with a focus on potential defects in Scottish public buildings and possible remedies.
Licensing of short-term lets
Reading Time: 8 minutes A brief description of key elements of the recently introduced licensing system for short-term lets.
Rent cap and evictions pause – the Scottish Government’s plans to extend to 31 March 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog provides information on the Scottish Government’s plans to extend the rent freeze and evictions pause.
Homeless temporary accommodation – policy and statistics
Reading Time: 4 minutes In September 2022 there were 14,458 households living in temporary accommodation, including 9,130 children. The number has increased despite policies aimed at improving homelessness prevention
Dachaighean falamh ann an Alba: firinnean, figearan agus poilesaidh
Reading Time: 5 minutes Tha am blog seo a’ coimhead air meud duilgheadas nan dachaighean falamh ann an Alba agus ceumannan poileasaidh gus dèiligeadh ris. Cia mheud dachaigh fhalamh
Empty homes in Scotland: facts, figures and policy
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog provides an overview of the scale of empty homes in Scotland and the policy measures to tackle them.
Scotland’s rent freeze and evictions pause – what is the Scottish Government planning next?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at the Scottish Government’s plans for the rent freeze and evictions pause in Scotland
So, what’s this about a “climate lockdown”?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This post considers whether claims that national and local government are pursuing policies that constitute a “climate lockdown” are supported by available evidence.
Dampness in Scottish social housing
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at the issue of dampness in social housing in Scotland.