Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Scottish Parliament has approved new regulations that will, from October 2026, place new duties on social and private rented landlords. These duties require landlords
Tag: Housing and Planning
When is a strategy a strategy (or not)? Navigating a complex landscape
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog explores how strategic documents might be defined, and looks at three case studies and how these illustrate the variation in the Scottish Government’s approach to setting out its strategic plans.
Planning appeals in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesA post outlining key aspects of the Scottish planning appeal process.
Moving on from the rent cap for private tenants – what is planned next?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis 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 policy
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis 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 minutesThis blog sets out the details of the Scottish Government’s Heat in Building’s Bill consultation.
The use of spray foam insulation in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis 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 minutesThis blog looks at recently passed legislation that will affect the type of heating system that new build homes will be allowed to use. What
RAAC in Scottish public buildings
Reading Time: 6 minutesA 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 minutesA brief description of key elements of the recently introduced licensing system for short-term lets.