Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at a recent Court of Session case on whether it is legal to change the locks of asylum seekers when their asylum claims are refused
Category: Housing & Planning
Homelessness in Scotland: Extending the unsuitable accommodation order
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog examines the impact of extending the unsuitable accommodation order for homeless people.
The end of intentionality and local connection requirements for homeless people in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the barriers to accessing homelessness services – priority need – was abolished in 2012. However, if a person is homeless, the local authority
Home Reports – what are they and what might change?
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at the background to Home Reports and some of the main enquiries SPICe receives about them.
Scotland’s changing housing landscape
Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at 20 years of housing in the Scottish Parliament.
Allocation of social housing in Scotland; policy and practice
Reading Time: 3 minutesImagine you can’t afford to live in your current home or you want to move away from your parents or partner. Maybe you don’t want
Short term lets in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe increasing number of short term lets in Edinburgh has been a point of debate for years, with questions around regulation and the behaviour of
Short term lets: time for regulation?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The growth in short term lets, facilitated by peer to peer online platforms, such as Airbnb, has sparked debate about whether short term lets should
SPICe FAQ – Council tax on second homes and unoccupied properties
Reading Time: 4 minutesSPICe regularly receives enquiries asking for information on council tax, in particular whether council tax has to be paid on empty properties, uninhabitable property or
Buying a home: trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs it is Scottish Housing Day, this blog takes a quick look at trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support to help people buy