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
Housing data
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFind below dashboards with the latest statistics on housing supply, alternative uses of housing, housing costs and homelessness. Last updated on 1 April 2026.
What happened to the Housing (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe final stage of the Housing (Scotland) Bill (Stage 3) is due to take place on 23 and 24 September 2025. This blog looks at
Scotland’s Housing Emergency – one year on
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s a year since the Scottish Parliament agreed to a Scottish Labour motion declaring a national “housing emergency” in Scotland. A previous SPICe blog considered
Rent adjudication – a return to the status quo
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 1 April 2025, the temporary measures to the rent adjudication system that could limit rent increases for private rented tenants came to an end.
Scottish Budget – 2025-26: Affordable housing supply
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government has increased funding for affordable housing with a budget of £768 million next year. This blog takes a closer look at the
Can they fix it? CMA report looks at property factoring arrangements on housing estates
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the Competition and Markets Authority’s analysis of the private management of amenities on housing estates and how its conclusions apply to Scotland.
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.