Homes For Scotland

Jane Wood discusses the critical decline of SME homebuilders in Scotland and calls for urgent reforms to support the sector. In June 2024, Homes for Scotland (HFS) took a bold step to fill a glaring gap in our national housing data. Our landmark report, Scotland’s SME Home Builders 2024: Data

The number of small and medium-sized (SME) home builders in Scotland has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years, a new report published today has shown, at a time when the country is tackling a housing emergency.

Glasgow construction company CCG is celebrating a landmark achievement after securing two major accolades at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025: Homebuilder of the Year (Affordable Housing Provider) and Affordable Housing Development of the Year (Medium) for Water Row, a development delivered in par

A new report by the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce has laid out an ambitious roadmap to boost confidence and unlock greater investment across Scotland’s housing sector.

With an estimated need for around 700 new planners over the next 10-15 years, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) secured five new 'Future Planners' bursaries totalling £25,000 to help attract talent from a variety of disciplines into this vital profession by assisting with course fees and li

For the second year running, and the third time in four years, Whiteburn has been named Home Builder of the Year (SME) at the prestigious Homes for Scotland Awards 2025. The award recognises Whiteburn’s ongoing dedication to delivering high-quality homes, thoughtfully designed communities, and

Scottish homebuilder Cruden has collected two prestigious accolades at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025, held on 30 May at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The event marked the 25th anniversary of the awards, which champion excellence within Scotland’s homebuilding industry.

Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) celebrates its 25th anniversary today with its largest ever Annual Lunch & Awards set to attract nearly 1,000 senior leaders and industry professionals in Edinburgh. The event comes at a pivotal time, just a year after the Scottish Parliament declared a nation

Scotland’s economic growth is being held back by a chronic shortage of housing, and urgent action is required to remove this barrier to investment and jobs, a new report from Prosper (Scottish Council for Development and Industry) has warned today. Drawing on insights from over 100 stakeholder

With tomorrow (Thursday 15 May) marking a year since the national housing emergency was declared, Homes for Scotland (HFS) is to undertake a consumer campaign to challenge public thinking and help to inform civic society on the need for new homes and the wide-ranging benefits they offer. Creative ag

With Scotland in the grip of a national housing emergency, George Clarke, best known for his work on the Channel 4 programmes The Home Show, The Restoration Man, George Clarke's Old House New Home, and George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, visited a housing site in Banchory in a bid to highlight the impor

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced a partnership with VELUX to secure an improved operating environment for the SME home builder sector, contributing to the growth and sustainability of this vital group which has seen a significant reduction in activity since 2017. In June 2024, HFS published it

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for increased investment in Scotland’s affordable homes programme and voiced "serious concerns" over social security cuts following the Spring Statement. 

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed a reduction in average decision timescales for major housing applications but warned that the determination times still far exceed the statutory period of 16 weeks. New planning application statistics published yesterday covering the period Q1 and Q2 for 20

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 awards programme. As well as recognising best practice and showcasing the critical contribution its varied membership makes to Scotland’s social wellbeing and economic growth, this year’s awards have extra reso