Homes For Scotland

The passing of the Scottish Budget 2024/25 at Holyrood yesterday will perpetuate housing inequality across the country and limit the number of new homes coming forward across all tenures, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. The Budget includes more than £1.3 billion for the W

An open letter published today is urging the First Minister to think again about the cuts being proposed to the 2024-25 budgets for housing and planning. The call comes the day before the Scottish Parliament votes on the draft Scottish Budget for the year ahead and follows the findings of independen

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has called for critical government action after new planning statistics revealed that the average processing times for major housing developments are now taking over a year. Described as “woeful” and “unacceptable” by the sector body, the figures

A comprehensive survey into the housing needs of the population has found that more than a quarter (28%) of households in Scotland do not live in accommodation that adequately meets their needs.

The Scottish Government's plan to cut its housing budget by around £200 million next year will have "devastating" consequences for social housing supply and homelessness support, ministers have been warned.

The number of new homes started in Scotland over 12 months has fallen by 24% compared to the previous year to reach the lowest annual figure for almost ten years.

Home building sector representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the appointment of Kevin Murphy as its new head of planning. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Mr Murphy joins from Persimmon Homes where he was planning manager, leading on planning applications, undertaking pr

Homes for Scotland (HFS), the sector body representing the country’s home builders, has responded to the call for ideas on planning system ambitions requested by the new planning improvement champion Craig McLaren. With the planning system having a major impact on the delivery of much needed n

In the wake of Homes for Scotland's annual conference and ahead of next month's Scottish Budget, chief executive Jane Wood repeats the trade body's call for local authorities to be adequately resourced to deliver much-needed new homes. Last week, Homes for Scotland held its annual conference in

Shelter Scotland and Homes for Scotland have expressed their disappointment after MSPs failed to declare a housing emergency during a debate at the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

Less than two weeks since Scotland’s capital city declared a housing emergency, over 200 representatives from across the home building sector and associated stakeholder organisations will meet in Edinburgh today to discuss how to meet the country’s housing needs. Attending the annual con

Councillors in Edinburgh have overwhelmingly voted to recognise and seek to address the scale of the capital's housing crisis.

Proposals for elected members to have mandatory training on planning have been welcomed by Homes for Scotland (HFS). The requirement was included in the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, alongside a package of other measures to improve performance.

Campion Homes joint managing directors Susan Jackson and Dougie Herd welcomed Homes for Scotland staff and members to its latest completed project in Gauldry this week, where they were invited to take a tour of the development and learn more about these innovative new homes.

Scotland’s failed planning system is having an impact on housing associations being able to deliver the number of affordable homes required to meet Scottish Government targets and tackle poverty and homelessness, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned. SFHA CEO Sally