Stakeholders in the Private Rented and Build to Rent (BTR) sectors are invited to submit written submissions to the Scottish Government by Thursday 8th December. Submissions should be sent in MS Word or PDF format to housing.legislation@gov.scot Given the severe impact that the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 has had on investment …
Read more >The approach taken by the devolved UK Governments towards rental inflation has highlighted radically different political ideologies. Whereas the Scottish Government has legislated in favour of a rent freeze (September 2022 – Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill), the Welsh Government has rejected a rent freeze (October 2022) with First Minister Mark Drakeford warning …
Read more >Edinburgh and Glasgow both have a significant number of brownfield sites (previously developed land, often for industrial use). Many of these sites tend to be well located, obsolete and underutilised ‘gaps’ across our cities that require significant amounts of investment to support renewed urban regeneration. These, now vacant sites, have remained undeveloped for long periods …
Read more >To those involved in the explosive growth of the Residential Investment Sector in the UK, with the (long) overdue entry to the market of institutional investment, it has become increasingly clear there are opportunities for new and innovative forms of residential rental accommodation. These concepts can maximise affordability for tenants, while retaining quality of operation …
Read more >The demand for net zero housing has never been stronger. The Scottish Government has set ambitious targets to become a net zero country by 2045 and, as set out in Building a Net Zero Future, it requires that all new build properties have zero emission heating systems by 2024. At the same time, dramatically rising …
Read more >As the Build to Rent sector continues to grow, so does the range of new funds entering the market seeking opportunities. Now that the market has been established, lower risk funds are looking to purchase and fund new housing projects. One segment is entrants who have a mandate to provide social returns through delivery of …
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