Homes For Scotland

Funding cuts to the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) have resulted in more than 1,800 new affordable homes being stalled, according to a new report.

Jane Wood, chief executive of Homes for Scotland, discusses the alarming decline of small and medium-sized home builders in Scotland and its impact on the housing crisis, emphasising the need for urgent policy reforms to support the sector. Last week, Homes for Scotland (HFS) published a report reve

Scottish construction firm The JR Group has joined Homes for Scotland, adding its voice as a member to strengthen the sector body's advocacy for increased housing supply. Paisley-based JR Group is a key delivery partner for councils and housing associations across Scotland and builds hundreds of mod

The Scottish Government risks presiding over a collapse in housebuilding and needs to take urgent action to tackle the housing emergency, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said in response to "dire" new statistics which show the number of homes completed by housing

The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) building homes in Scotland has significantly declined, according to new figures. A report published today by representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS) shows the proportion of new homes sold by those building between three and 49 homes per an

Cala Homes was named the Large Home Builder of the Year for a second year running as Homes for Scotland (HFS) announced its annual award winners last week. More than 900 senior representatives from across the home building sector attended the event in Edinburgh on Friday 17 May, which

The importance of strong leadership and partnership working are among the key messages being delivered to over 900 senior home building sector representatives and guests attending the Annual Lunch and Awards of representative body Homes for Scotland (HFS) in Edinburgh later today. At what is the lar

The Scottish Government has been urged to "back words with action" and reverse the "hammer-blow" £196 million affordable housebuilding cut after it declared that Scotland was in the midst of a housing emergency. Cabinet secretary for social justice Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP revealed yesterda

The Scottish Government has dropped its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that the interim step is now "out of reach".

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2024 awards programme, this year focused on how its members are meeting the housing needs of everyone living (or who wishes to live) in Scotland. With the awards seeking to showcase the many examples of best practice and innova

Sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has strengthened its executive team with two new key appointments. Kevin Murphy has joined as head of planning, while David Raine is taking on the wide-ranging role of policy manager.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP yesterday outlined the UK Government's plans to tackle climate change and support its 2030 net-zero targets with a commitment of more than £1 billion to renewable technologies in the next auction round for Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of its Contracts for Difference

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