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
Tag: Housing
Buying a home: trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support
Reading Time: 4 minutes As it is Scottish Housing Day, this blog takes a quick look at trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support to help people buy
SPICe FAQ – Repairs in Private Rented Property
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe receives many enquiries about repairs to private rented property. This blog post is aimed at answering some FAQs about the repairing standard. It also
Implementation of Land Reform Measures
Reading Time: 4 minutes Prior to devolution, Government policy on land reform was widely considered to be conspicuous by its absence. Therefore, the development of land reform as a
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutes As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those
What’s been happening with social housing rents?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Next week, at the start of the new financial year, Scotland’s 610,000 social housing tenants will begin paying a new rent for their home. Over