Reading Time: 6 minutesLast updated 16 November 2023 (note a newer version of this blog was published on 13 May 2025) This blog considers the number of second
Tag: Housing
Smoke and heat alarms in homes – frequently asked questions
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog answers some of the most frequently asked questions in relation to the upcoming changes to smoke and heat alarms in homes.
Draft National Planning Framework 4 – Hub for SPICe material
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA central hub for SPICe blogs and briefings on the draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).
Retrofitting homes for net-zero
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is post about the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee’s evidence on retrofitting homes for net-zero.
Draft National Planning Framework 4: The National Spatial Strategy
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn overview of the national spatial strategy, and associated regional action areas,, set out in the draft National Planning Framework 4.
COVID-19 and rented property in Scotland : Scottish and UK Government support for tenants and landlords
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post summarises action taken by the Scottish and UK Governments to assist tenants and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic to date and planned future action.
Scottish Parliament constituency dashboard
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe dashboard enables Members, their staff, and anyone else with an interest, to gain insights into their constituencies and regions.
The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the housing sector
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at what the impact of COVID-19 is on the rented and social housing sector.
Housing and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the housing sector in Scotland
Conveyancing and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 5 minutesDue to the emergency legislation in the Scottish Parliament this week, this blog post looks at the sale and purchase of property in Scotland. Here