Homes For Scotland

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has made two senior promotions within its executive team. David Raine has become head of policy development, and David Petrie has taken up the position of senior external affairs manager.

Housing and homelessness organisations in Scotland gave a cautious welcome to yesterday’s UK Budget, praising new support for social housing and rough sleeping but criticising the decision to keep the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) freeze, the bedroom tax and the benefit cap.

Housing bodies have criticised the Scottish Government for failing to consider the added cost of proposed new green energy standards on new homes, warning that the regulations will significantly deepen the country’s housing emergency.

Scotland's national housing emergency, which is now in its third year, cannot be allowed to become normalised, Homes for Scotland (HFS) is warning today. Addressing more than 200 senior members and stakeholders from across the housing sector at the organisation’s annual conference in Edinburgh

Jane Wood, chief executive at Homes for Scotland, argues that today's Programme for Government is a crucial opportunity for the Scottish Government to address the housing emergency instead of waiting for the establishment of More Home Scotland.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) is calling on the Scottish Government to use its first Programme for Government (PFG) of the new parliamentary session to lay the foundations for sustained growth in housing delivery to end a deepening national emergency which is now in its third year. This follows provision

The Scottish Housing Summit will bring together housing associations, local authorities, developers and industry bodies for a day dedicated to the issues shaping housing delivery in Scotland. Running alongside the Scottish Construction Summit, the co-located format also opens up valuable crossover w

A campaign developed by Homes for Scotland to emphasise the need for more housing and drive civic conversation has scooped an award from the world’s largest professional body for the public relations, communications and public affairs industries.

Sector concerns regarding a rapidly diminishing land supply and the viability of development are reflected in the latest Scottish Government housing statistics published this week, according to representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS). Figures show the total number of homes completed during 2025

The sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) published a report on 29 June 2026 urging for a more solid and widespread understanding of development viability and its important position in Scotland’s housing delivery. 

Up to 2,000 households could receive funding to enter the property ladder through the shared-equity scheme, the First Homes Fund, with applications having now opened. 

New planning application statistics, which show a significant fall in the number of housing applications being brought forward, highlight the ongoing challenge facing Scotland’s home building sector as the country’s housing emergency continues, Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. Compar

The vast contribution home building makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing, economic growth and prosperity was recognised as Homes for Scotland (HFS) announced the winners of its 2026 awards programme. The annual event, attended by around 900 senior representatives from across the home building

Around 900 senior leaders and representatives from across the Scottish home building sector are meeting in Edinburgh today for Homes for Scotland’s (HFS) Annual Lunch & Awards 2026 – the first such industry gathering since last week’s Holyrood election. With Scotland now in the

J3 Advisory has joined Homes for Scotland, reinforcing its long-standing involvement in the Scottish residential development market and its commitment to supporting the delivery of new homes across the country. The business has been active in Scotland for several years, advising on risk, insurance a