Scottish Building Safety Levy

The Scottish Government has announced a one-year delay to the Scottish Building Safety Levy (SBSL).

Scotland's property sector has urged the Scottish Government to exempt some housebuilders and developers from paying a proposed new tax amid a chronic shortage of homes across the country. The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) wants a series of urgent exemptions to be made from the proposed new Bui

Social housing developments are to be made exempt from a new build levy that aims to unlock additional funding to fix building safety issues, newly published legislation has revealed.

Proposals for a tax on developers to raise funds to fix building safety issues in Scotland have been published for public consultation.

A tax on developers to raise funds to help fix building safety issues will be considered in Scotland under powers secured from the UK Government. The proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy would apply to the construction of new residential buildings, mirroring measures being introduced in England th