More Homes Scotland

Following her appearance on the More Homes Scotland panel at the Scottish Construction Summit, Liz Hamilton, senior land and planning manager at AS Homes (Scotland) and Briar Homes, considers the barriers continuing to hold back housing delivery in Scotland, including planning delays, site viability

Scotland should consider embedding an independent oversight group alongside the More Homes Scotland (MHS) agency to support long-term housing delivery, according to a new paper published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Scotland’s proposed new national housing agency, More Homes Scotland, must be given a clear mandate, formal powers and a practical delivery role if it is to help tackle the country’s housing emergency, according to a new industry report.

The role of a new Scottish Government housing agency was examined by leading industry figures at an event focused on how it can help tackle the country’s housing crisis. In January this year, first minister John Swinney announced the Scottish Government’s intention to establish a new nat

Housing secretary Màiri McAllan has outlined the core operating principles and early delivery priorities for More Homes Scotland (MHS), the new national housing agency due to launch in 2027–28, describing it as a “step change” in how Scotland plans, funds and delivers homes

In the latest CIOB Column for Scottish Construction Now, CIOB's Scottish policy and public affairs lead, Dr Jocelyne Fleming, asks whether Scotland’s new housing agency could create pre-packaged development opportunities to unlock new housing delivery at pace and scale. Recent announcements an

Scotland’s housing bodies have given a broadly positive but pointedly pragmatic response to the First Minister’s plan to create More Homes Scotland, a new national housing agency intended to accelerate delivery across all tenures.

The Scottish Government intends to establish a new national housing agency with a focus on simplicity, scale and speed to enable the delivery of housing of all types, helping to meet housing need across Scotland. The executive agency will be called ‘More Homes Scotland’ and is expected t