Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog provides background on the Scottish Government’s planned evictions moratorium.
Category: Housing & Planning
The Scottish Government’s planned rent freeze – background
Reading Time: 10 minutes(Please note there is a new blog on this topic, published on 9 June 2023). Last updated: 3 October 2022 On 6 September 2022, the
Second homes in Scotland – facts, figures and policy
Reading Time: 6 minutesLast updated 16 November 2023 (note a newer version of this blog was published on 13 May 2025) This blog considers the number of second
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill – looking ahead to Stage 3
Reading Time: 17 minutesAn extended blogpost on the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill, looking ahead to Stage 3.
Smoke and heat alarms in homes – frequently asked questions
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog answers some of the most frequently asked questions in relation to the upcoming changes to smoke and heat alarms in homes.
Land, space and place: NPF4 and land use
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog looks at the relationship between Scotland’s Fourth National Planning Framework and other strategic land uses.
NPF4: Energy for electricity and heat
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction SPICe is producing a series of blogs on the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), which provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use
NPF4: Mainstreaming Climate Change?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction Published during COP26, the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4) provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use out to Scotland’s net zero
NPF4 and the nature emergency
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses policies in the new draft Fourth National Planning Framework for biodiversity and nature recovery.
Draft National Planning Framework 4 – Hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA central hub for SPICe blogs and briefings on the draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).