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.
Tag: Housing and Planning
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.
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
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