Scottish Property Federation

(from left) Crawford Beveridge, Petra Biberbach and John Hamilton The members of an independent panel set up to carry out a “game-changing review” of Scotland’s planning system have been announced by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

Nicola Sturgeon First minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans for a “root and branch review of the planning system” as she unveiled her government’s legislative programme for the last session of the Scottish Parliament before the 2016 elections.

David Melhuish The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for safeguards to protect investors from the long-awaited Land Reform Bill which it fears could constrict development on brown and greenfield sites.

Henry McLeish, patron of PAS, Nicola Barclay, director of planning, Homes for Scotland, Petra Biberbach, chief executive of PAS, Dr Deborah Benson and Dan Macdonald, chairman of Macdonald Estates A charitable trust which will help young people across Scotland engage more positively with the places t

Allan Lundmark Latest official planning statistics showing long periods taken to reach housing planning decisions have been branded “depressing” by home building industry body Homes for Scotland.

Commercial property sales in Scotland almost doubled in 2014’s third quarter, rising from £592m in Q2 to £962m in Q3. This figure represents the best quarterly return on commercial property sales in Scotland since 2008 and the onset of the recession.

John Hamilton The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has announced John Hamilton, chief executive of Winchburgh Developments, as its new chairman.

David Meluish The Scottish Property Federation has said the Referendum outcome has removed the uncertainty around the commercial property market.