Homes For Scotland

The City of Edinburgh Council's stance against development in the greenbelt risks jeopardising the delivery of homes that the city needs, housebuilders have warned. The City of Edinburgh Council revealed its new City Plan 2030 last week, which will address climate change, affordability, providing mo

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has called on the Scottish Government to focus on clarity, collaboration and consumers in order to avoid a “perfect storm” of circumstances threatening present and future housing delivery ambitions. The call came after the organisation’s annua

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has outlined its intention to work collaboratively with new Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater in support of net zero transition ambitions following their appointments earlier this week. Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has been named minis

Campion Homes has been shortlisted in the Homes for Scotland Awards 2020/21 for its development on behalf of The Gannochy Trust. Nominated in the Development of the Year - Medium category, this development saw the extension of the current Gannochy Estate with 48 new homes.

Latest annual planning performance statistics for 2020/21 showing a 17-week increase in the average decision time for major housing development to 54 weeks are unacceptable, according to home building body Homes for Scotland (HFS). The figure represents more than a 40% rise on the previous year and

The Scottish Government has been urged to reopen its First Home Fund after new figures highlighted the continuing demand for support for those looking to buy a new home but struggling with deposits. The Help to Buy (Scotland) Monitoring Information Report 2020-2021 has highlighted that the Help

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed a new Scottish Government report on the value, incidence and impact of developer contributions, which it says demonstrates the important linkages across housing tenures. The report highlights that:

Habitat for Humanity Great Britain has today announced the appointment of Homes for Scotland (HFS) chief executive Nicola Barclay as chair of its board of trustees Ms Barclay will succeed Ian Whitehead who served as chairman since 1991 at the charity which focuses on lo

Scottish Housing Day is back for the sixth year and will take place on Wednesday 15 September 2021. The day is intended to raise awareness of challenges and successes in the housing sector and raise people’s awareness of their housing options. This year the focus is on housing and the climate

A consortium of researchers is undertaking a project that could pave the way for the mainstream adoption of using digital technologies to remotely inspect construction sites – a move that could underpin a quicker and more efficient sector in Scotland.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced three new appointments to its board following its Annual General Meeting last week. Regional managing director for Keepmoat Homes Beth McNeil and managing director for Bellway Homes West Scotland Fraser Conn join HFS director of policy Fionna Kell as company di

Industry body Homes for Scotland has secured significant political support for its own manifesto call for the delivery of at least 25,000 new homes each year. The backing, ahead of this week’s election, from key Conservative, Green, Labour, Liberal Democrat and SNP candidates was confirmed dur

The First Home Fund, a shared equity pilot scheme launched by the Scottish Government to provide first-time buyers with funding, has closed for applications after just five working days. The fund opened on 1 April this year with a budget of £60 million. It provides first-time buyers with up to

Scottish home builders are keenly awaiting the planned lifting of restrictions next month with trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) keen to play its part. Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus have prevented workers from entering customers’ homes for non-essential afterca

Continuing the 20th anniversary celebrations at Scottish Housing News is Nicola Barclay, chief executive at Homes for Scotland. “With Homes for Scotland being a cross-sector representative body, the wide perspective Scottish Housing News provides is extremely valuable. Timely, informative